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Creative ways to camouflage a tree stand?

What creative ways have y'all used to hide your ladder, climbing, and strap-on tree stands? Or to hide your silhouette and movement when in the stand?

I've told my family no tinsel on the Christmas tree... I'm using it to add limbs to mine in Jan (split in half w/sawz-all... tie to sides of ladder)

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You could cut some local vegetation and tie it to get it to blend in. I have used chicken wire and ran grass and small branches through it to create a various size camo “walls” to hide the blind. Dyed strips of fabric can be wrapped around ladders and such. Or even old clothes of green, brown, etc can be cut into strips of camo material.

    I have known a few who bought plastic plants at decor centers or florists and sprayed them brown here and there. Plastic ferns work great for this.

    Military camouflage netting used for equipment works great and local foliage can be added to it.

    An old fishing net can be filled with local or plastic plants or fabric strips for a camo net.

    Charcoal from a fire can be rubbed on surfaces to darken them.

    The only problem I see in late season work on a stand is the scent issue from new material. This might be a consideration.

    Source(s): You can spray pain the ladder with camo paint. Go to my 360 page for an example of camo painting truck and shotgun.
  • 1 decade ago

    It doesn't happen overnight, but I planted some native honeysuckle around some of my ladder stands. The stuff grows up the sides and provides great cover throughout winter. And did ya know, deer love honeysuckle? I'm building a a "condo" in a tree for the kids this next year. I'll plan on doing the same thing.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I have used old artificial christmas tree parts before. They are easy to find at the dump in Jan and the vinyl coated wire on the branches lasts for years

    Source(s): 40+ years hunting and shooting on 4 continents
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    This is going to make me sound like a spoiled little b*tch, but I just call my dad and tell him I need money to buy a book for school, or something to do with college.

  • 1 decade ago

    go to cabelas and get some native grasses its like $20 for 15lbs of it

    Source(s): cabelas.com
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well add gren and brown tensil,,,,,,,,,,,,, no i use a alum 20 ft ladder and when done,, remove from tree and that is that ok thanks eddie

    Source(s): exp
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