My neighbor asked me to help him set up a couple of deer stands last weekend. I agreed as he has helped me on other projects in the past. Much to my surprise I discovered that his idea of a deer stand was a small cabin on stilts with a roof to keep the rain out, a padded swivel chair and "shooting windows" on each side. he says that he uses a heater on cold days and sometimes takes a battery operated TV to watch football (hopefully with the sound off) while he is waiting for the deer to show up. For some reason he still finds it necessary to wear one of the latest gore-tex camouflage outfits while inside this contraption! We set up his "deer stand" on the edge of a green field specifically planted to attract deer. He also has an automatic feeder the drops corn at a specified time each day to lure the deer in. Fortunately he has to remove the feeder before hunting season due to Game and Fish regulations. Whatever happened to the idea of "fair chase" hunting?
