For all you bowhunters that use climbing stands...
12-13-2007, 07:32 AM
#41
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,131
RE: For all you bowhunters that use climbing stands...
ORIGINAL: YooperMike
I leave mine on the ground, attached to a retractable hoist. Use the hoist for getting the bow, but also for height checking. Have a couple marks on the rope, and when it stops, I'm at 30'.
I leave mine on the ground, attached to a retractable hoist. Use the hoist for getting the bow, but also for height checking. Have a couple marks on the rope, and when it stops, I'm at 30'.
12-13-2007, 10:44 AM
#42
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (Buckeye= Big Bucks)
Posts: 333
RE: For all you bowhunters that use climbing stands...
ORIGINAL: Primitive Weapon
I can't believe this is a question. 
Get a rope. Tie one end to your bow, tie the other end to your climber. I hope the rest is self-explanatory.
ORIGINAL: Simp
Just curious, what do you guys do with your bows as you're climbing the tree? Thanks for your time! Simp
Just curious, what do you guys do with your bows as you're climbing the tree? Thanks for your time! Simp
Get a rope. Tie one end to your bow, tie the other end to your climber. I hope the rest is self-explanatory.
No, you tie the rope to your bow, climb up the tree, tie the other end around your neck and jump out of the tree...
12-13-2007, 10:45 AM
#43
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (Buckeye= Big Bucks)
Posts: 333
RE: For all you bowhunters that use climbing stands...
ORIGINAL: shawnfogelman
And yet you still answered...?
ORIGINAL: Primitive Weapon
I can't believe this is a question.
Get a rope. Tie one end to your bow, tie the other end to your climber. I hope the rest is self-explanatory.
ORIGINAL: Simp
Just curious, what do you guys do with your bows as you're climbing the tree? Thanks for your time! Simp
Just curious, what do you guys do with your bows as you're climbing the tree? Thanks for your time! Simp
Get a rope. Tie one end to your bow, tie the other end to your climber. I hope the rest is self-explanatory.
12-13-2007, 02:22 PM
#45
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
RE: For all you bowhunters that use climbing stands...
Guys, I will back up NCRemingtons comments about the gunslinger treestands 100%. They are by far the most comfortable stands you will ever sit in. It is literally like strapping your lay-z-boy to the tree. About 5 years ago I use to work in a shop in Dothan Alabama that carried these treestands and we couldn't keep them in stock.
The back of the seat is adjustable so you can sit more upright or leaning back.
They also make one called the combow hunter that is a bit smaller and lighter in weight and you can either face the tree or face away from the tree.
http://www.jrhsport.com/index.html
The back of the seat is adjustable so you can sit more upright or leaning back.
They also make one called the combow hunter that is a bit smaller and lighter in weight and you can either face the tree or face away from the tree.
http://www.jrhsport.com/index.html
12-14-2007, 01:33 AM
#47
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Tecumseh MI
Posts: 1,015
RE: For all you bowhunters that use climbing stands...
I have used a sling before too. I had a place where I had to walk a long way in so I had a sling on my bow. I could then keep it on my back when I climbed. Not sure that is the safest, but it works..
12-14-2007, 03:47 PM
#48
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: For all you bowhunters that use climbing stands...
I take my quiver off and mount it on the bracket I installed on the left side of the stand. I usually use two quick disconnect straps to lash the bow to the other side of the stand and climb up with them....especially in snow and crap. I have a haul line permanently mounted in a little bag on the climber but usually go with the straps. Hang ons and ladders I always attach a haul line to the back of the seat when I put the stand in and adjust the length so when I hook the bow on it before I start climbing... it's hanging completely off the ground. When I'm done hunting I have the rope just the right length to have to stretch it to get it to hook over a step or climbing stick so it doesn't blow up in the tree tops when I'm gone.
