found my lost tree stand!

[LB_hntr]

I have 6 stands that have extra long chains on them that I put up in proven spots or big diameter pain the but trees and leave them all season.
 All summer I kept saying I think I'm missing a stand and my wife would say no we got them all down in January. But it kept bugging me.
 Today I was clearing lanes and putting in bright eyes and other stand prep stuff. I happen to see a great buck cross a 2 track and I thought I used to hunt a half mile in there at a pinch point, I'm gonna take a min and check it out. When I got to the pinch point I saw a stand in the tree and was pretty upset thinking someone found my funnel. Then I got a closer look and thought that guy not only put that stand in the perfect spot he uses the same stands I do....then it hit me....I found my missing stand...I did have 7!
 All is good now and I'm not actually crazy, just forgetful.

[achigan]

"All is good now and I'm not actually crazy, just forgetful."
I'm in good company I see.  

[degabe]

I think it is called CRS/can't remember stuff. My kids call it old timers disease.

[finkm1]

Sucks getting old  

[Gooserbat]

Better than finding your missing stand with in sight of the fence line of the "neighbors" property.  I did that once.

[Stump73]

Now you can rest your mind about your missing stand. Especially you know now you not as crazy after all.

[troy butler]

that's funny I went in one morning to hunt the same stand I had hunted the night before in an area that had the pine rows thinned. I get to row of pines and walk to where my stand was to be only to fined it gone. Mad someone had stolen it I sat on the ground, after good light I look over two rows and see my stolen stand... I was in the wrong row of pines.

[Sam McMichael]

I am "old" school. I keep trail markers out on all my stands so this old man can find them again. Daylight or dark, I directionally challenged. Just this past week, I got turned around while setting out a new stand. I did not realize I was going out the wrong way till I ran into the creek, which is the property line.

I'm glad you found your stand. It sounds like it is in a good place.

[JamesV]

"Someone" stole my neighbors stand off his property. He went down to the end of our road where the "outlaws" live and offered a $45 reward if they could find his stand. Got it back the same day.

[olddogrib]

Just remember if you leave stands up through the winter(intentionally or not), if they have cable supports they need to be routinely inspected and changed.  There is a post here somewhere of what can happen when moisture gets under the plastic, it will rust away without warning until it fails under load.

[ghall80]

Good now come help me find my lost stand lol!!! Did the same thing but I can't find it its what you get when you hick your nutty in the woods far enough away from others