Ok, there is a thread about pics of the mountains out west that have some really amazing pictures....

So I thought I'd start one for the rest of us.  How about it?  Got some pics of where you hunt?  Stand setups, critters under your tree, sunsets etc?

Here are a couple of mine.

This is a ground level pic of my Montana decoys under a stand setup last winter.  I've not had a chance to try them during the rut yet but I think they look pretty convincing!

 

Here's the view to the northwest from the stand over the same spot.  It's the same hill in the background.  Bucks chase the does out in the far weed field and sometimes funnel into my little corner.

 

And here is a view over my left shoulder looking southwest from the same stand.  I had a nice 8 or 9 point come out of that thick stuff and lock eyes with me right between the base of the branches just right of center at the bottom of the pic.  I made the mistake of moving a bit while he was still facing me.  

 

My avatar pic was taken from the Bowl stand.

My two oldest kids, Lindsey and Emmett on a December bunny hunt.


Part of the gang on last years 3rd annual KC area trad bunny hunt.




Pre dawn breakfast at the same hunt.  MMMMMmmmmmmmmm!!!!

Here's the entry to the stand I killed my buck from on Nov 4 in Iowa last year:



Tied the jonboat on the left side across from the big oak and waded to the stand - its in another white oak on the water probably 30 yards right behind the big oak - the water takes a little jag to the right.

Deer's eye view from where my buck was standing - you'll see the stand peeping out from behind the cedar.  I leaned out and shot the buck from behind the cedar at 10 yards.



Closeup of the stand - green fold up seat on Climax stand.



The tree would be approx over my left shoulder - buck made it 50-60 yards with the Snuffer through the top of his heart.



Kind of a pretty spot - and only 100 yds or so from the porch of my folk's house.

R

Boy Ryan, that's a slick set up!  If that creek comes up to the edge of the yard you must have some nice quiet, scent free travel in to that stand.  I've been wanting to build a little plywood piroque for just that kind of setup.  Originally I was thinking maybe 14 ft or so but I recently saw plans for an 8 ft wooden johnboat (sort of) with a tire on one end and you use the oars for handles like a wheelbarrow.  Might be the perfect one man or one man and a dead deer cartopper huntin' boat.

I like the way you left the cedar undisturbed and used it to your advantage.  Looks like a little head movement would be all it takes to either hide your face or peek over the branch in front of you.  On the first picture I wasn't able to spot the stand until I saw the second picture taken from closer up.  I honestly thought the stand was up about 5 or 6 feet higher as I saw one dead straight and horizontal "line" about 3 ft from the top of the cedar and thought it might be part of the platform.  A guy could learn a lot from pics like that.  Keep 'em coming!

That funny looking thing leaning on the close tree in the 2nd pic would be a pole pruner (DONT LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!).  I took these pics on the 3rd when I was setting the stand up - guess it just felt good.

R

My tree stand overlooking my favorite cattail marsh. A video of my second favorite spot.

 

Dave

Its actually a pond in the shape of a "U", the folks house is on the right "flat" of the "U" and the stand is on the left top "point" of the "U".  The deer naturally filter around the left point from the fallow field the buck died in to the woods on the peninsula between the points.  Predominant wind is in your face in that stand blowing out across the pond.  I've only sat in that tree the one morning - for about 2 hours.  Planning on being in it some the next time I draw a tag!

Stand is about 10 ft up - my normal height.

R

Took two deer out of this field last season.
My treestand is located in the oak tree on the red dot, about eight feet up.
 

Here is one of my favorite stands on a foggy morning. There is a field to my right and across the field is an overgrown pasture that the deer bed in. To my left is rows of pine trees and the deer walk in these rows and cross the field or go south towards a big swamp. The first pic is of the field and you can see the pasture in the background. The second pic is of an opening in the pines to the left and in front of my stand.  

These are pictures from North Dakota in '08 with 2 real good friends. This was our first time hunting out there and we had a blast. This first picture was of the sunrise on the first morning while I was sitting in a natural ground blind in a strip of trees the deer traveled by. The second pic is of my friend Mike while we were out for one of the many walks we went on. The third pic is of both of them, probably looking for their arrows. I love the rolling hills in the background, it was great to see so far and I still managed to have some whitetails sneek up on me.    

You guys are killing me. I can;t wait for Oct1 and now I look at these. Nice looking set-ups.

Here is a pic from one of my favorite stand. To my left is a white oak and to my right is a persimmon tree.When both produce in the same year this stand will be hot for at least 5 weeks. Its on public land.

 Here is apic from the stand. You can only see one porker but there are about 10 around.




 Here is a pic about an hour later...

One of my Favorite places to hunt. Ossabow Island. Public Land. These were a bit to far.

Probably more than a 100 River Miles a fella can boat hunt in South Ga.....

Going in the Morning...



 A Lucky Midday run to the cooler...



 Headed home...

I hunt mainly big rolling hard wood ridges and low creek bottoms here. I have another lease which is lime stone,catus,and brushy like south Texas just a 30 minute drive away.

Here are a few pictures of a place behind my house that I cleared out and planted last year. It turned out to be a honey hole!

These are few shots from the stand:







Here is one from the ground:



Another one of my food plots across the street from my house:



And here is young buck that was really tempting me. He is about 12 yards:




Hope you enjoy!
Ryan

Great whitetail habitat


Some elk country


Antegoat habitat