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What are you using for climbing?This will be my second season using it. Can't imagine hunting any other way. My spots are a ways in, in most cases. I wear my saddle and my method of climbing is neatly tucked away in my backpack. I can get through the nastiest thickest growth. I hunt only public land with lots of pressure so I need to get away from the masses as much as possible.
What are you using for climbing?
Why does it always say for Bowhunting. Why can’t you use it with a rifle?
Why does it always say for Bowhunting. Why can’t you use it with a rifle?
I think its the thought that a lot less gun hunters use or climb trees than bowhunters do.
But it can be used in any season for any weapon. Probably easier to use with a rifle or shotgun than a bow.
I have one for sale. They are nice and quiet. And you won't fall out if you snooze.Seen them used but haven't really considered using one. I'll have to give it some thought.
https://www.bowhuntingmag.com/editorial/bowhuntings-guide-to-tree-saddle-hunting/360362
Haha yes that could be disasters. Monday I fell asleep in my stand. Never happened before. I took some cough medicine because I didn't want to be hacking in the woods ( I'm sick). I was also in the woods an hour before I usually even wake up. The wind and swaying tree put me to sleep. Probably only 15 second but it scared the s*** out of me.I have one for sale. They are nice and quiet. And you won't fall out if you snooze.
Haha yes that could be disasters. Monday I fell asleep in my stand. Never happened before. I took some cough medicine because I didn't want to be hacking in the woods ( I'm sick). I was also in the woods an hour before I usually even wake up. The wind and swaying tree put me to sleep. Probably only 15 second but it scared the s*** out of me.
No harness I'm in a ladder stand. I just bought one though, it was delivered today. I want to try to get a little more mobile. So I'm going to try sticks and hang on. There's a lot of hunters in there now. Initially I was the only one. The ladder stands are too much how about pain in the ass to move.Hopefully you are wearing a harness, not that you cant get hurt with one on, But if I start to get sleepy in a tree I pull the teather up high and tight so if I slipped off im not falling anywhere.
Use a good harness with a prussic or ropeman and you can adjust tether accordingly. Like when im sitting in the dark its high and tight, then as it comes to hunting time I just let slack out in the ropeman so I can move for hunting
If you hunt the SAME fixed treestand all the time, a climbing rope from ground to stand with a prussic or ropeman as you ascend is a great idea.
If you hunt different sets a linesmans harness is a good idea while you climb.
One thing you'll notice with those saddle guys, they're always in straight trees. Usually limbless at hunting height too because they have to swing around for different shots. Get in a tree that you would normally use the outter claw tooth of a Lone Wolf batwing to set up in and I'll be impressed. (tree with a lean to either side) That's the thing about them. They say the main advantage is that you can swing around the tree. But if the tree leans then you'll fall to the low side and end up hanging there. I see them in the same way as climbers in that regard. They are limited as to the tree you can get in.
It can not be argued that they're lighter than a stand. But you still need to climb the tree. So whatever your climbing method, be it sticks, strap on steps, etc. you're still bringing them. So the real weight delta is just the stand vs saddle and platform. That usually ends up only being just a couple of pounds. With some of the ultra-lightweight stand on the market, like the Lone Wolf Custom Gear stand, it may even be less then that.
The next thing to consider with them is that they have a limited useful life. Much like a safety harness, the materials degrade over time and they have expiration dates. Stands last a lifetime if you maintain them with just really basic maintenance.
Weakside shots are a chore in them as well. You have to bring your bow over your bridge and tether (lots of movement) and then contort your body by rolling it over so you're facing almost away from the tree. In this position, your body weight is fighting you and wants to return you to the position of hanging from the bridge. The other option is swinging 180 around the tree which requires multiple footholds. So screw-in steps or a ring of steps kind of thing. But you can't do it with a platform.
They have their advantages - that being weight and less bulk. They have their disadvantages. Crooked trees, weak side shots. There's also the issue of adding/removing layers of clothing as weather changes. You can do that in a stand. You also can't get at anything in your pants pockets. Everything has to be carried in a gear pouch on the saddle.
If you absolutely had to have one right now for this season, the Trophyline is "in stock and ready to ship"
Trophyline
I think you would have to be nuts to order a Tethered or Aero Hunter considering the lead times. They're close to 2 months or more. Most credit card companies only let you dispute charges for 30 days from the date of the transaction. They could bork you and you have no recourse.
I am much better with my climbing system these days, usually getting up any treein five minutes. But here is a couple example of not so straight trees. The second video below was probably my third time trying this thing ever. I am not sure you can do that tree with a climber. Pete
Summit climber is ok but bulky.
.........Rogers' wife said he had planned on returning home by midnight.
MSP said that while they were gathering information about Rogers' last known location and vehicle description, his brother had gone to the hunting property and located his truck.
A short time later, the brother found Rogers deceased in the woods.
MSP said it is believed that Rogers died after falling twenty feet from a tree stand.
A problem with the summit viper is I wind up doing more sleeping than hunting..
A problem with the summit viper is I wind up doing more sleeping than hunting..