Deer stands by the swamp

[BleedSiouxGreen]

I'd like to put up a box stand overlooking some swamp. I'm a little concerned it'll be too wet to do, but maybe not? Just curious if anyone has built near swamp/wetlands and if there's anything you can do to keep it from shifting or has any other tips? Thanks!

[Boar]

find some old telephone poles, we use those in our river bottom an sink them four feet down. But we also put them in a dry area, they would work in marshy areas but dont know if shifting would accure, but they last for ever, at leat my time anyway.

[Boar]

Oh yea, I have a scaffolding stand made out of old scaffolding in the lowest part of the river bottom over looking the river, just sunk it in.funny thing, It floods eery sping over the banks an pushes dead falls an ice bergs all over the place, the scaffolding hasnt budge since i put it there five years ago, I dont know, it just sunk into the ground about a foot on the poles, but hasnt moved. wiered.

[fr0sty]

I hunt in the swamp. We have various permanent and commercial ladder stands in there.

Some of the built stands were done with old telephone poles. The are heavy as f and built to take the weather. The rest of those stands were built with green treated wood.

I built one last year with green treat wood only. It is just plunked down in the muck.

[BleedSiouxGreen]

Thanks for the input, guys. I think I know just the right guy to talk to about getting old telephone poles. Appreciate it!