Concealing Your Tree Stand

Don t let the big one get away simply because he spotted your.

Concealing your tree stand. Select a good tree. You ll have to keep adding cover as the season progresses. So i used what i had access to. Broad leaf tree branches will give you about a week of good cover.

Tree species with thin slick bark can be dangerous to climb. Hiding effectively in a treestand takes a lot more than just great cover. There are several fundamentals of concealing your presence to keep in mind whenever you are in your tree stand or moving through the woods to and from it. Camouflage everything there was a time back in the day when camo for hunters wasn t all that popular.

Coniferous trees offer more cover and they offer it longer. Hunting deer from above is the best way to go because it s harder for them to spot you. I didn t have any nearby when concealing this stand. When choosing a tree for your stand focus first on safety.

That means picking a tree that s healthy sturdy and large enough to support you and your stand. Yet another factor of tree stand concealment is to be aware of the foliage both in front of your tree stand and behind it. The basics of tree stand concealment. The usual hunting outfit was a.

But the eyesore ladder that you use to get up into your tree stand can be a dead giveaway. In fact the more you focus on the amount of cover surrounding you the less likely your are to keep from spooking deer while you hunt. Your choice should also have thick gnarly bark. Ideally the trunk hides your silhouette.

Stand placement staying off food plots and hunting moving deer are your best bets for remaining completely hidden.