If you have a pack with a bow/gun sling, put it there then pull your pack and bow/gun up with your rappel line all in one. I wouldnt recommend loading it prior to the climb. Guy around these parts blew is head off with a Muzzle loader last season pulling it up to his climber while loaded and apparently safety off. .50 cal under chin did a number on his domeskey.
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Only issue I have with this is putting the barrel end in the dirt - if you attach to the front, you're looking down your barrel. I usually attach to the midway point on the sling, so the rifle is parallel to the groundLearn to shoot with either hand so you don’t have a weak side, brace the stock on your bridge, and attach your pull up rope to the rear sling attachment point so the barrel is pointed down when lifting.
You must have a degree in psychology or you've been stalking me this whole season. Because you hit the nail right on the head and I'm glad someone finally said it.Quit watching hunting videos. A saddle is just another stand so grab your damn gun and go climb a tree.
I have a feeling bow hunters are like the guys that bought the Mantis. Once the mantis guys hunted out of it a few times they realized it was awful, but that’s not what they read.....are they the defective 1 in a 1000??? Can’t have folks you don’t even know thinking you suck at saddle hunting so they joined in the fanfare online and suffered in person.
Guys new to hunting want to kill deer. If you’re new and continually not killing deer it sucks. All they’ve seen on tv and YT is bow hunting so they go that route not wanting to be out of the loop. But they don’t kill anything so they adopt phrases like “passed” and “encounter” and “target buck” and “mature” and “a buck I call ______” to justify their lack of success. Inwardly they’re not enjoying themselves.
Finally, the Mantis crowd is provided with a new model and they all pounce “because it’s the new model, gotta try it” while inwardly they’re ecstatic because they’ve been given a socially accepted way out of their suffering. They post their Mantis for sale and as soon as it’s out of their hands you start to see the truth creep in......”never could get comfortable” , “sucked”, “hip pinch”, etc......
Don’t fall into that trap. If you want to kill deer and learn HOW to kill deer in the process then take a gun. The relief of knowing you might actually kill something in itself is liberating. Go do you. If you want to kill a deer then kill a deer. Once you kill a few with a gun it will sink in that it’s not that hard so a bit of the anxiety subsided and you realize you don’t have to shoot it as soon as you see it. You have a gun in your hands, the deer is dead, it’s now just a matter of where it’s going to die. This allows you to spend more time with deer in front of you and that’s where you learn them. And learn yourself.
Now that your wife/husband has renewed faith in your ability to provide if you decide you want to go back to bow hunting then start (gun hunting) setting up with a 30 yd restriction self imposed. Not saying you can’t shoot a deer at 80 yards, but setup to kill the deer at 30 and in. When this gets to be second nature then transition back to the bow.
Even after going back to the bow, every now and then grab your gun and go climb a tree and lay the smack down just to remind the deer, and your spouse, who the damn real boss of the woods is......
I have been thinking about trying the ol 7mm out. I’ve only bow hunted out of my saddle but throwing the idea around. Any pros and cons? Limited on time and need to make every minute count. Any advice are tips would be greatly appreciated. Happy hunting to you all!
You just need to take your son with you to throw the pitchfork!Every time I grab a pitchfork my left foot quivers....I think ill steer clear for a while...
To actually answer your question:I have been thinking about trying the ol 7mm out. I’ve only bow hunted out of my saddle but throwing the idea around. Any pros and cons? Limited on time and need to make every minute count. Any advice are tips would be greatly appreciated. Happy hunting to you all!
Exactly....As far as the questions about getting the gun up the tree... how did any of you do this before a saddle? How's it any different from a saddle than it is from a ladder, hang on, or climber? I've never climbed with my gun unless I forgot a rope to get it up the tree. Your gun shouldn't be loaded when you're pulling it up or climbing with it. I guess I could see it being more difficult if you don't have a sling but the same would be said for climbing the tree with it then too.
I'm curious what saddle you were using 30 plus years ago at around 15 years old?? Were the Anderson or Trophylines available?I’ve been bow hunting out of my saddle for 30 plus years! Killed my share of deer out of it. I had a neck surgery that restricted me from my true passion which is bow hunting! To all of the ones who judged my question about the pros and cons are exactly why I quit following this site! Thanks to the ones that took it seriously just didn’t want to get up the tree and have to learn the hard way so to speak! To all of you die hard bow hunter, don’t worry I’m back at it with my bow now so hopefully I won’t mess up anymore relationships that you all have on here! At the end of the day I just had three days at the end of season that the doctor had allowed me to be able to go and enjoy a few hunts. People really shouldn’t be so judgmental!
My grandpa worked in a limb trimming business and had modified one of his old harnesses. We had lock on stands but would swing out around the back of the tree to make some shots. Guess I should have made that more clean, sorry.I'm curious what saddle you were using 30 plus years ago at around 15 years old?? Were the Anderson or Trophylines available?
No that's neat! I was just curious what the guys that have been doing it for years made work for them.My grandpa worked in a limb trimming business and had modified one of his old harnesses. We had lock on stands but would swing out around the back of the tree to make some shots. Guess I should have made that more clean, sorry.