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Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:54 pm

Found this ladder stand set up on an island while I was fishing today. Normally it wouldn't be a big deal but this is an extremely small island way out in the lake on the Cisco Chain very close to the MI border.




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This pic shows just how small the island is. It's litteraly only 40 yards long and maybe 10-12 feet wide! :?


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Let me guess.............buck beds at the point.............slip on the island and set up in his staging area........them kill him before he swims to the mainland! :lol:

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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby dan » Wed Jul 01, 2015 8:14 pm

Weird... Have to think the guy must have seen a good buck swim out there one day...
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Singing Bridge » Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:57 pm

Isolated, topped out conifer tree's in lakes and reservoirs like the one the ladder stand is on are preferred nesting locations for eagles / osprey. It may have held a nest of that type in the recent past. Beyond that my guess would be a lookout perch for a conservation officer or ranger.
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Zap » Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:05 pm

:lol:

Good one, Dewey!

Made me laugh.
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:15 pm

Singing Bridge wrote:Isolated, topped out conifer tree's in lakes and reservoirs like the one the ladder stand is on are preferred nesting locations for eagles / osprey. It may have held a nest of that type in the recent past. Beyond that my guess would be a [glow=red]lookout perch for a conservation officer or ranger.[/glow]


This was my first thought. Sitting a little higher allows the warden to see what is going on inside the boat (e.g. fish into coolers). A lot of fisherman are cognizant of a warden patrol when they are on the water. Much more difficult if the boat was beached and he was observing from a far. Looks like a great setup to pinch habitual law breakers.
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby hunter10 » Thu Jul 02, 2015 3:33 am

I would say that is my guess as well. It makes sense that a ranger would sit there and get his intel. Heck, its actually a pretty clever idea. Personally I havent found anything too interesting but unfortunately found many stands on illegal ground off limits to hunting.
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Darin » Thu Jul 02, 2015 3:49 am

Either wildlife viewing area or game warden spot. I would think the warden uses it

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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Rome » Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:08 am

I was fishing the Cisco first week of June and we saw that stand. It provided great conversation for us for a while. One theory we had was coyote hunters using it after the lakes froze. Or, late season deer hunters after the lake froze. Or, my favorite one...a group of deer drivers had watched bucks from the mainland swim to the safety of the island year after year, but this year, they set someone up to wait for him.

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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby hunter_mike » Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:38 am

bowfishing?

or point of entry for a rope swing nearby?

we may never know!! :lol:
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby stash59 » Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:01 am

Definatly different. Bet if it's wardens it will be used this weekend!
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Kraftd » Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:25 am

Waterfowl Hunting?
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby kurt » Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:52 am

I would guess rope swing. With the amount of territory for a warden up there it seems unlikely to stay in one spot unless he was looking for something specific

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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Bigb » Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:06 pm

Or someone put it out there just to get a rise out of people like us! Seems to be working! :)
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Ryan » Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:44 pm

Its the only place the guy can go to get away from his wife chasing him telling him not to go hunting :lol:
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Re: Strangest place I ever found a treestand!

Unread postby Ghost Hunter » Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:55 pm

Well I guess you can only keep it a secret so long. :doh:
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