Tree Stand Town

Dixmont, Maine is a rural town. Dixmont has beautiful landscapes, views, and wildlife, and what better place to view these amazing creations than from your quiet, peaceful tree stand. That is why I have chosen my tree stand. Tree stands are devices that are placed in trees for a better view and to enable people to stay hidden from wary wildlife. My tree stand is located in a remote area in the woods looking over trails and an old tote road. Tree stands are a good representation of Dixmont because the town is located is in the country and has many hills, and not much of traffic.
Tree stands are significant and used often in the little town of Dixmont. Whether people hunt or not, many of them have friends, relatives, or acquaintances that do hunt and own a tree stand. Tree stands also can be an escape route for people who are dealing with hard issues or are depressed. It gives people the opportunity to think, relax, and enjoy the beautiful gifts that God has given us. Furthermore, many other towns are loud, with traffic, and unfriendly neighbors who live close to you. Dixmont isn’t. It is quiet, peaceful, relaxing. We have space between our neighbors, many fields, homes, and hills that we can see while driving that make residents glad they live in Dixmont. Tree stands are an excellent way of portraying that peace and happiness.
My tree stand is significant because its location intercepts the deer paths between their food and their bedding areas. It is near where I first gutted out my deer. I’ll have memories of this for the rest of my life, and photos that captured my facial expressions while gutting it out. This stand is also where my family have seen and shot deer. The area around the stand has been carefully scouted. This stand is a double stand meaning that dad and I can both fit in the tree stand. It has camouflage material covering the outside so we are unnoticed by deer and other wildlife.
For my local project I plan to interview at least two people. First, I will interview my dad because he scouted the area; he knows the trees, and the deer patterns. He also takes me on many of my hunting experiences. Second, I want to interview my neighbor, Greg Maher because he is a retired game warden. He respects, and enjoys nature and has his own tree stand. I feel he can give me some excellent descriptions about the importance of forests, hunting, and tree stands. In addition, I want to have a model of the stand and the area around it. I also plan to take pictures of the area, my stand, any nearby deer, turkey sign, and of gutting my first deer out near the stand. Furthermore, if possible I want to have my spring turkey hunt filmed to show the adrenalin rush and the excitement of the moment. These reasons and more have made me come to the conclusion that a/my tree stand is a good choice to represent Dixmont.