I checked a deer stand that belongs to one of our friends, and it was strapped onto this cherrybark oak much too tight. Trees grow faster than we think and a few years can cause a tree to grow right over straps and steel. This week I will be climbing every stand in our woods, loosening the upper straps, climbing down, loosening the lower straps and shaking the stand loose from the tree. Get out and do the same if you have deer stands in your timber!
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I take mine down at the end of the season. I'm afraid of strap degradation due to UV sunlight.
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