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The 444 pokes a big hole completely through deer, but the meat damage is low to moderate, especially for a caliber with such great knockdown power. The meat damage is certainly less than what I have experienced with other calibers which shoot much faster (in the 3000fps range).

Both of the lifts were completed by attaching 2 corners of the stand platform that were on the ground to a rope that went up through a pulley which was mounted high in a tree that was fairly close to the far side of the stand. The end of the rope was then extended well to the near side of the stand and attached to the winch on an UTV for the controlled lifting power. Also, for both lifts, 2 corners near the bottom of the structure were attached to a rope which went up to another pulley in the same tree, just under where the lifting rope was attached. This second rope continued to and was looped around another tree not far from the UTV and was manned by my grandsons. For both lifts, the purpose of this second rope is to ease the structure to the ground after it passes it's tipping point. Make sure you have enough manpower on this second rope as quite a bit of force is required for a structure this large. Also, make sure the guys on this rope begin applying pressure before the tipping point is reached, because if a tipped stand is allowed to pick-up speed, it is hard to stop. And finally, make sure everyone is far enough away from the structure so that if anything goes wrong, nobody gets hurt. This was the second deer stand structure that I erected this way, and it works quite well. Good luck with your build.

@@charlesbarrett thank you for sharing. Also thank you for the fast response. Good luck on your future endeavors and hunts.

The legs are 16 feet long, and although 4 x 4's would no doubt work, considering the number of knots, etc. in lumber these days, I just felt like the 4 x 6's gave me the safety factor I wanted for stand use by my family and friends.

The legs only extend to ground level where they sit on top of 12" in diameter concrete piers that are about 2.5' long to be safely below the frost level. The legs are attached to the concrete piers by screwing long a 0.5" in diameter hot dipped galvanized lag bolts into a pre-drilled hole in each of the legs and these bolts extended into the concrete when we poured the piers. In a stand this tall it is obviously important that the legs are spread to provide a large base at ground level so that a huge amount of tie-down weight is not necessary to prevent the stand from blowing over in the wind.

I bought the brackets at www.e-ztower.com. A Texas company 325-938-5482.

The Parkersburg area.

@@charlesbarrett nice....I'm in Ritchie County ... Just outside of Harrisville...

The enclosure is a Maverick 5-Shooter.

@@charlesbarrett Thanks for getting back to me. My daughter is 11 and doesnt handle the Pennsylvania winter to well and I am trying to get her involved with hunting. Good video and I will look into buying one.

850 bucks

The legs are treated 4" x 6" -16' long.

Charles Barrett, Thanks