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The directions for every deer stand that I’ve ever assembled, include the same warning— check your stand before using it every time. It’s great advice, but it’s hard to do in the dark early mornings when you meant to be up in the stand 20 minutes earlier.

On a dark early morning last November, I should’ve checked my stand before climbing up into it.


After sunrise, I learned I was not alone.

Dad Gum! That would make most jump out of their stand-least not poison.

I'll gladly take the oak snake over wasp

doomtrpr_z71 wrote: November 25th, 2025, 8:26 am I'll gladly take the oak snake over wasp

That is another story that resulted in a broken arm.

He’s keeping the mice from chewing up your cushion and straps.