| Predator hunting from an elevated stand can be a | | | | 4 wooden step ladder. Attach the type of bucket |
| great advantage especially in late summer and | | | | swivel seat designed for the top of a five gallon |
| early fall when the grass is high, the crops are up | | | | pail and throw on some camouflage paint and you |
| and the leaves are still on the trees. Often times | | | | have a portable hunting platform. |
| this extended view will make the difference in a | | | | With the ladder folded you can attach a leather |
| successful hunt. | | | | strap to the side and you have a carry handle. |
| If you're lucky, your state hunting laws will allow | | | | Although, it's not the lightest thing to carry it's not |
| hunting predators from an elevated platform. | | | | unreasonably heavy. |
| Fortunately, the state I live in, Michigan passed a | | | | If you want a steady shooting platform you will |
| law allowing predator hunting from an elevated | | | | need at least a 5 foot collapsible shooting |
| stand during daylight hours. | | | | monopod. Next, you'll need some type of |
| Just like with deer hunting from a tree stand | | | | attachment on the bottom step to rest the end |
| really has its advantages. You can make use of | | | | of a collapsible monopod on. An eye hook |
| the same tree stands that you used for deer | | | | screwed into the front of the bottom step works |
| hunting but, often they just aren't in the right | | | | well and will allow you to set the mono pod on. |
| spot for a setup. | | | | This will give you a steady shooting platform and |
| Just think of all the clear cuts, fence edges, and | | | | the swivel base allows a wide swing area for |
| thick brush you could open up if you had a way | | | | shooting. |
| to get up off the ground, exactly when and | | | | A simple easy to build predator ladder is just one |
| where you need it. Well you can with a simple | | | | more tool that can be used to increase your |
| easy to build portable predator ladder. | | | | chance of a successful predator hunt. |
| A predator ladder can be constructed by using a | | | | |