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Curious about spurs

Greybeard60 said:
On another note, don't take it for granted that spurs are illegal on all public lands. I just got off the phone with the Administrative Captain for Minnesota DNR enforcement, and his interpretation is that spurs and screw-in-steps are perfectly legal, at least in Minnesota's forests and wildlife management areas (other than special hunts in parks or SNA's). He expounded on his interpretation to say he believed that neither method caused any lasting damage to the tree.
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Hallelujah!!!!!! Call him back and tell him how refreshing it is to speak with a government official that doesn't speak or conduct business in overly bureaucratic terms.
 
How do they work on some of those big gnarled bark trees in the Midwest?? I’ve noticed a lot of those trees are even tough with sticks. They seem to slip and kick out easier.


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Lbbowhunter76 said:
How do they work on some of those big gnarled bark trees in the Midwest?? I’ve noticed a lot of those trees are even tough with sticks. They seem to slip and kick out easier.


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Spurs work better than sticks or stepps in this situation. This is where I hunt.

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BassBoysLLP said:
Spurs work better than sticks or stepps in this situation. This is where I hunt.

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Good to know thanks. I was curious how they worked on those trees. It was my first time in Illinois last year and was a learning curve with the trees. The bark was so hard and deep grooved I had a hard time getting sticks to bite.


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Greybeard60 said:
I agree; I stopped practicing with the WE steps in my backyard for that very reason.
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I tore up a white oak in my front yard with the WE Stepps. I used my XOP sticks today to climb that tree purposely to limb it up.

I like the WE Stepps they are very solid under foot. It is the design of them.
 
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bigjoe said:
I tore up a white oak in my front yard with the WE Stepps. I used my XOP sticks today to climb that tree purposely to limb it up.

I like the WE Stepps they are very solid under foot. It is the design of them.
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I’ve been using the WE stepps for a few days now. I like them a lot. I think their a little more difficult on softer bark trees. They cam over tight but seem to dig in and loosen when you step on them.


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Lbbowhunter76 said:
I’ve been using the WE stepps for a few days now. I like them a lot. I think their a little more difficult on softer bark trees. They cam over tight but seem to dig in and loosen when you step on them.


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One it depends on how much you weigh. Secondly, take your we steps I’d you have not and leave each one cammed on tree for a few days. Then do it again on a bigger tree. The ropes need to stretch. They do dig in and hold.
 
How does the spurs do on pine trees?


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tider said:
How does the spurs do on pine trees?


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You can climb just fine with them but the pine tar is gonna get everywhere. I would recommend picking a different tree nearby thats not a pine and climbing it. If a pine is the only tree you can hunt out of I would use sticks or something else that doesn't penetrate the tree. I'm not 100% sure when it is but I think after the first frost the tar will leave the tree so they're not as messy to climb. I know I've used my ez hanger in early season and there will be a line of tar coming down the tree form the hole but later on in the season theres no tar at all. Not to mention the bark on a pine can be pretty noisy when trying to move around the tree for a shot. Its not worth it to me, ill get in a different tree.
 
Mineral spirits are the absolute best when it comes to pine tar. And a lot of mineral spirits!
I had to soak an entire dump pouch full of bolts after saddlepalooza... fabric and all.


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Last year while hunting a pine tree I saw a clear drop under my screw in hook. Not thinking I touched it. Dammit man! Everything got sticky. Forgot about it and rubbed my eye. Glued my damn eye shut. I was like you stupid #!&^%%... Every time I blinked it would grab. Sometimes...Lots of times, I'm glad I'm not filming.
 
I got some in my mouth one time. Don't remember what but I used my teeth to hold something so I could free up my hands and some was on there. I went from calm to pissed real quick lol. I try to stay out of em as much as I can but most of the time they seem to be the only good tree to get in.
 
Stump06 said:
I got some in my mouth one time. Don't remember what but I used my teeth to hold something so I could free up my hands and some was on there. I went from calm to pissed real quick lol. I try to stay out of em as much as I can but most of the time they seem to be the only good tree to get in.
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Random side note here. I quit holding things in my mouth. I was holding a maglight in the middle of the night striper fishing on the beach and chipped my front tooth and its in a spot they can't fix it. I don't know what I'd do without headlamps anymore.
 
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