ladder stands for chickens

[meerdeer]

I got my wife in a ladder stand. she almost had me convinced to call the fire dept to get her down. anybody ever resolve a tree stand for chickens issue?

 

[cecil30-30]

Nope,I think a ladder stand is about the safest you can get as far as tree stand wise!Maybe a elevated shooting house?I have 3 ladder stands now,and a climber,all i use.

 

[meerdeer]

I see they make some high dollar $450 or so two mans with an extra rail on either side of the ladder for your hands did you ever use those? I just have the plain cheapos!

 

[Coach]

You may want to try having her just go up a few steps and stand there....then, after a while go a few more...after a few days she would probably get used to it unless she suffers from some type of vertigo or an inner ear infection..

 

[Football Hunter]

take on of the steps off maybe

 

[rem270]

get one of the 12' buddy stands i think there around $198 and they usually mark them down alot at the end of the season.
thats about as safe as you'll get and not very high off the ground

 

[Hatchee]

Putting a shooting rail around mine helped. Seems like having something out in front of you makes a difference.
I use the cheap ladders from Wal-Mart and Richard's. I add the rail myself.

 

[Bowdacious]

No fear here. I trust my harness and am not afraid of heights....however, I am too chicken to try a climber, so she will get no judgement from me. A rail, as has been suggested, might make her feel more secure. The first time I went up I shook it and jumped up and down to make sure it was secure. After that I was fine.Just make sure she wears that harness!!

 

[Mike Belt]

I started my wife on a climber. It took me an hour to get her up a tree everytime I took her and the same for coaxing her back to the ground. She'd shake the tree and was miserable the entire time fearing she'd fall. I then got her a ladder stand. Although watching her climb up was irritating and comical at the same time, the fear was still there. Once her feet were 2 feet off the ground she'd start to lock up. That fear never left her and she still won't climb. I did make her an elevated shooting house about 6 feet off the ground she was comfortable with but since I no longer hunt that land she hasn't been hunting with me again. The phobia is terrible thing.

 

[easy45]

My wife was the same way, but as long as it has a shooting rail she will get in one now

 

[J.Maples]

I never hunted chickens from a ladder stand.

 

[ShaneHallum]

My wife got in my climber one day. We had it on the light pole. I was working on my seat. She climbs up around 10 feet, and the bottom slides off her feet. and fell all the way 2 the ground.

I had 2 get my feet in the straps, and bear hug the pole and climb up to get her.. Somehow, I was able to climb down this tree with 2 people in my climber. She was scared to death.

She doesn't mind the ladder stands because of the shooting rail, and I put camo burlap around it, to make it like a blind. it helps alot.

 

[DntBrnDPig]

Get a winch and just hoist her up and down.

 

[TNLynn]

Ground Blind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!