How To Build A Deer Stand

If you are looking to buy a tree stand that is already made rather than build one yourself, you might not be making a bad move. The quality and affordability of tree stands nowadays makes building your own a less appealing money-saving venture. This is especially true if you don’t already have all the required tools ad materials to build your own.

A good basic cheap tree stand will only run you about $40 in most sporting goods departments. You can find even better cheap tree stands for even cheaper online. These stands are built quality. They have a long-standing reputation and name backing them up. Unless you have a lot of experience welding, you will probably be better off safetywise by going with the tried and tested tree stands built by a manufacturer who has been around for a long time.

If you are looking for a cheap tree stand to save money, consider that the time it takes you to build your own tree stand could be used doing work at your job. Even if you only make $10 an hour, that’s just 4 hours worth of work to be able to buy a tree stand. If it would take you longer than 4 hours to build one, you are better of working and buying one.

Now, this doesn’t take into account the fun and sense of pride and accomplishment that you would get by doing things yourself. But speaking strictly money-wise, if you are looking for a cheap treestand, your best bet is to buy one.

Here are some more plans on how to build a deer stand.  These are pretty simple deer stand plans.  It’s drawn on grid paper where each grid represents 1 foot x 1 foot.

How To Build A Deer Stand

 You should use 1.5″ wood screws to attach the plywood to the braces.  These plans were sent to me by e-mail and I haven’t seen any instructions to go along with them.  I’m assuming the 2×4’s are split in half to make 2×2’s to use for the braces.  The sloped roof isn’t necessary but it can increase the lifespan of the deer stand by helping water to drain off of the rofo instead of sitting there soaking into it.  If you put a metal/tin roof on, a slope isn’t important and the life of the stand will be increased even more.

Check out this set of Free Deer Stand Plans.

Here is a VERY detailed .pdf of a an extremely nice box blind.  We call these types of blinds “Taj Mahals”.  You feel more like you are taking a relaxing vacation than hunting when you climb into one of these deer hunting stands.

These plans are compliments of the National Wild Turkey Foundation.  A fellow hunter, Will from my home state of Louisiana, sent me an e-mail with a link to these plans.  All thanks go to him for finding these.  These are currently the most complete free deer stand plans I have found online so far.  If anyone else finds any plans on how to build a deer stand, please e-mail them to eric@deerstandplans.net.

There is an old post over at some other deer hunting forums and the link to the deer blind plans is dead.  If anyone has an updated link to these plans, leave a comment or send an email to eric@deerstandplans.net and I’ll put them back up on this site.

Here is how the post on the other forums reads:

“Do the other members a favor if your downloading my file and post a quick reply to this so it will stay near the top for all to see***Thanks

I have made about 6 deer blinds and finally decided to give something back to the hunting friends for free. Seems like nobody shares stuff anymore. The plans are not done by an architect or builder but by me. They are my plans and I am giving you the permission to use them if you like. They are very easy to follow and the blinds work great. My oldest one is 14 years old now and no leaks. You can build them under 200$ easily in a day or 325-350$ if you want a deluxe model. They can be haulded into back country in panels and put together on the spot if you wish. They are 4×4x6′ tall and my latest one is wind tight with plexiglass windows and get this…Insulation. Good luck to you all and God Bless. Go HERE to download the plans.”

There is a new DIY design on how to build a deer stand over at the deer stand plans homepage.  If you have been wanting to know how to build a deer stand, check it out.  It is an entire step-by-step instruction book with plans, pictures, and tips for every step of the way.

The blind is put together modularly so it is easily transportable.  To build a deer stand with these plans, it takes less than 3 hours and less than $140 in materials.  Once the main panels are assembled, they fit in the bed of a pickup.  You can put the panels together on site in about 15 minutes with just a power drill and some screws.

From what I have found on the internet, these are the best plans on how to build a deer stand available.

Click here to get a copy of the plans.

This is the fifth step in the how to build a deer stand series.

Attach two beams on either side of the tree limbs to be used for bracing the platform. Hoist the platform with help from another person. Secure the platform to the bracing beams. Next, brace the platform corners to the back of the tree limb for additional support.

Attach a ladder to the platform, not the tree. If installing a railing, make it at least 2 feet in height.

Enjoy your completed deer stand.

This is the fourth how to build a deer stand post

Put flooring on the platform by using 1 x 6-inch boards. Spacing between these boards will allow for rain drainage and deter rotting longer. Use 10-penny nails to attach the floor boards only on the ends for flexibility.

For more info on how to build a deer stand, check out the Deer Stand Plans homepage