deerstand
nounUK /ˈdɪəstænd/
US /ˈdɪrˌstænd/
A small seat or platform high in a tree where a hunter sits and waits for deer.
My uncle climbed into his deerstand before sunrise to wait for the deer.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A raised platform used for watching or photographing wildlife.
She set up a deerstand to take pictures of the herd at dawn.
3. A wooden tower built on stilts in a field or marsh.
The old deerstand leaned in the wind after the storm.
4. Any elevated spot from which someone observes animals without being seen.
From his deerstand, he quietly watched a fox cross the clearing.