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Mobile Deer Stand Doubles As A Fish House
Why leave your deer stand or icehouse out where vandals can wreck it or weather damage it? Rudy Imhof has a combo deer stand and icehouse on a trailer that lets you take it to the woods or out on the ice and then bring it back home again that day. To get even farther out into the woods, he even has room on the trailer
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Mobile Deer Stand Doubles As A Fish House FARM HOME recreation 30-5-25 Why leave your deer stand or icehouse out where vandals can wreck it or weather damage it? Rudy Imhof has a combo deer stand and icehouse on a trailer that lets you take it to the woods or out on the ice and then bring it back home again that day. To get even farther out into the woods, he even has room on the trailer for an ATV.
"Lots of areas don't let you put permanent stands up in the woods any more. With this rig, you can pull off a logging trail and be 13 ft. in the air a few minutes later," says Imhof. "In the winter, you can pull out on the ice and use one or more of the three trap doors in the floor to access the ice and drop your lines."
The mobile mini-cabin is a compact 5 ft. wide and 6 ft. long with an exterior shell made from 16-gauge steel with 1 1/2 in. of insulation in between. It features a vented 15,000 btu propane heater and hot plate, as well as interior and exterior lighting. It is cedar paneled with indoor carpeting and sliding windows that can be easily removed.
The stand is ideal for the disabled or anyone with a problem climbing. Pull into the woods, climb in the house and press a button on the inside remote. A hydraulic power pack works off a 12-volt battery. The telescoping stabilizer lifts the cabin up and into place. Open a window, and you're ready to hunt.
"If you use it for ice fishing, just pull it in place, open the traps and drill your holes," says Imhof.
He suggests lifting the house up part way and putting inner tubes or old tires around the holes. When the house is lowered back into place the tires form a tight seal between the ice and the house floor.
The Fish & Game Sports Master comes in a natural camouflage and sells for $8,400.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Fish & Game Sports Master, 5349 Cingmars Rd., Littlefork, Minn. 56653 (ph 218 278-6267; mrimhof@msn.com).
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