Appreciate the info guys



I will definiely have a small saw with me.....If you guys notice in the blown up pic of the stand, on the right is a black pole coming off the floor of the stand, my buddy made that, it folds up and fits in your pack. What he made it for was to hold your rifle/bow while your sitting, pretty neat!

 

While there are advantages of hunting from a tree i choose to sit my butt in a ground blind. I know you say "ground blind" right but they have many advantages also. One you are on the ground, two you are much warmer in a ground blind,three you can hide just as well and be scent free with the new fabrics they have. four chances are you won't fall and break your neck and five you can move around some inside or out if need be.

While being up high has some advantages i can say that when i properly scout an area and setup my ground blind (portable one) big inside area of 60" round and 7' tall (heater, penthouse, playboy) i can be in and out of the woods usually in no more than 4 hrs. tops. Try a ground blind there are so many to choose from and they fold up just like an umbrella and carry nicely. try different ways not just stand hunting still hunting is by far the best way to enjoy a hunt but on carpy days i choose a ground blind....... good luck which ever way you choose

Jim

 

i agree with the ground blind..if its a viable alternative to a tree stand. hell yes id much rather be in an enclosed blind on crappy days but for people like me that hunt in densely wooded areas and swampy areas, ground blinds simply arent an option. plus its near impossible to bow hunt from a blind. i do have a pop up blind i take with me if im hunting an area that i can use it during rifle season and it is nice to use.

 

Yes there are advantages of tree hunting when it is very dense but this can be cleared away for proper shooting lanes if you can (permission, whatever). I bow hunt from my blind with no problem it is 60+" round and 7 feet tall, you can stand and shoot sit and or kneel and the shoot thru camo netting woorks perfect. I have 63 acres of prime hunting in nys and i am always on the move and i do have a condo or 2 in the trees built from 2x6's (8x12 and 12x14) and all the comforts of home....

 

The reason I like climbers so much is that I love to stalk hunt...I come down from the tree around 9-10 a.m., put my climber on my back, and walk the property all day until about 2-3 p.m., at which point I have decided on a completely new and exciting hunting spot.

Early in the season at least. Once I get on a larger buck I'll tend to stay in his area and hunt near where he frequents. But I could write a book on that, so I'll stop there haha

 

Sounds like a good idea Chris

 

I use a summit viper ss climber. It's great! Very comfortable. It has a shooting rail so you won't fall out.

I sleep in it fairly often since I like to get into the woods very early before sun up.

Like people have said, take a small saw with you the first time, then your set for a few years on that tree.

I would definitely reconsider the no ladder stand policy too.

Ladder stands are the quietest and easiest to get in and out of. Plus I feel way more secure in a ladder stand vs a chain on.