A hunting stand configured to provide an elevated support for hunter wherein the hunting stand includes a chair that is movable in a three hundred and sixty degree manner around the hunting stand so as to broaden the area in which a user can view comprising:
- a frame said frame having four longitudinal support structures, said four longitudinal support structures having a first end and a second end, said first end being superposed the ground, said four longitudinal support structures being generally cylindrical in shape, said frame further including a plurality of horizontal support structures, said plurality of horizontal support structures being operably coupled to two of said for longitudinal support structures, said plurality of horizontal support structures extending substantially between said first end and said second end of said plurality of longitudinal support structures;
- a platform, said platform being superposed said second ends of said four longitudinal support structures, said platform having an upper surface, said platform including a first section and a second section, said first section and said second section being releasably secured, said first section and said second section being approximately equal in size, said platform being generally square in shape, said platform having a central aperture operable to surroundably mount a tree, said platform having a perimeter edge;
- a channel, said channel being integrally formed with said platform, said channel being formed in a continuous circle, said channel having an interior volume defined by a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, said channel having an opening opposite said bottom wall, said channel further including a first upper support member and a second upper support member, said first upper support member and said second upper support member being contiguous with said upper surface of said platform and operable to extend inward over said opening of said channel defining a slot, said slot being centrally located over said opening of said channel, said first support member further including a plurality of holes drilled therethrough, said plurality of holes being adjacent said slot extending the length of said channel;
- a support member, said support member being generally rectangular in shape, said support member having a first end and a second end, said support member having a first side and a second side, said support member having a first axle and a second axle rotatably mounted extending across said first side and said second side, said first axle and said second axle being proximate said first end and said second end respectively, said support member further including opposedly mounted wheels mounted to opposite ends of first axle and said second axle, said support member operable to be disposed within said interior volume of said channel, said opposedly mounted wheels on said first axle operable to engage said bottom of said channel and said first upper support member, said opposedly mounted wheels on said second axle operable to engage said bottom of said channel and said second upper support member, said support member movably mounted within said channel, said support member operably coupled to the chair, said support member operable to traverse along said channel utilizing said wheels facilitating the movement of the chair in a circular manner completely around said platform, and further including a chair support member includes a first end and a second end, said chair support member being arcuate in shape, said chair support member extending upward and inward towards said central aperture of said platform, said chair support member configured so as to maintain the orientation of the chair such that the chair is facing away from said central aperture of said platform.