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DRT climbing

Larger diameter rope offers more "hand" referring to it is more pleasant to grip. I learned a method of drt that only requires you throwing over the lowest branch and then advance your climbing line with a small throw bag while in the tree- not very gear intensive or time consuming. I still like the fact you are only moving 1/2 your body weight but are only advancing up at a slower rate while srt you are moving all your weight but gaining more upward movement. Tradeoffs to both but each has its benefits. I find I use srt more because I can fly up the rope and when rec climbing I can redirect easily and retrieval is a breeze. Although drt presents no problem as far as retrieval is concerned.
 
When I DRT I usually go pretty high up. I like that it is just a rope and a carabiner, and I am hooked in all the time. I would love to be able to use it more often.
 

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For the guy’s that want to give this a try I suggest you start low to get the feel for it like a limb at 12’ or so.
Trying to get really high at first is frustrating but over time I have built up to the 20’ mark which for me is what I wanted.
I personally stand sideways to the tree and do kind of a hook shot and that works for me but there are a few ways it can be done.
Your not going to hit it perfect every time but I have been surprised at the number of times I get it on the first try.
The thing I like is even if you miss or get the wrong limb it’s fast and easy to reset for another throw and it doesn’t make much noise at all.
Give it a try you maybe surprised how well it works for low level hunting.


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Went out again today and got in some more practice with this method.

1st tree 4 tries

2nd tree 2 tries

3rd tree 1 try

4th tree 1 try
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Man those trees make mine look like perfect telephone poles. One place I hunt is old hardwoods and the lowest limb is usually about 30-40 ft up on most trees.

I think this method would also work well for a base anchor? Thoughts?
 
gcr0003 said:
Man those trees make mine look like perfect telephone poles. One place I hunt is old hardwoods and the lowest limb is usually about 30-40 ft up on most trees.

I think this method would also work well for a base anchor? Thoughts?
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I have never done a base anchor but it should work if you have enough rope.
I’m only using 40’ of rope and if you look close on the first tree neither rope end is touching the ground so actually on that tree I may not have slack to even tie my knots to climb but you could always get a longer rope than my setup.
 
Team, as a saddle hunting rope climber since 2008, I understand that some hunters will walk miles into new territory and pick a new tree for an immediate climb. In those cases, I would always have a throwball and make sure u have practiced it. A new option is JRB Hitch Climbing.

But on throwball.... we enjoy throwing horseshoes and cornhole, right? Well, we just need to treat the throwball the same way. Get good at it. But for me, most of the time, I don't carry a throwball on a hunt, because i am heading to a tree with a paracord preset from throwball work done weeks, months or years ago. I have paracord in trees that is still viable after over 10 years. No kidding. Throwing a coil of rope is not something i recommend. It will get hung up, caught on a snag, at some point. And that is gonna be a problem. Also if ya wanna sit at 20ft, you need to hit a crotch at 25. That's not likely. But we should be able to hit it with at least 50% success with a throwball. I only carry 50ft of throwline. I let it go and pull the whole thing thru if there's risk of it getting hung up if i pull it back towards me. Lastly, with the changes i am working on with JRB Hitch Climbing, we can rope climb with no throwball required. And can leave paracord on a crotch or false crotch if we wanna return. Last season, we were doing late season drives in a property i never hunted... i got my throwball stuck... i put my system into Hitch Climbing mode and was able to hunt, then retrieve the ball. I had to climb to 40 ft.

I will try to do a throwball video sometime. I believe it will help.

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When using DRT, is it better to switch to a tether while hunting? If the limb, where your rope passes over, is higher in the tree, does it tend to get in the way of handling a bow? It seems that a lower tether mount gives more room for handling the bow. Also, are there any safety differences from hunting from the DRT rope versus a shorter tether? Thanks.
 
KimberTac71 said:
When using DRT, is it better to switch to a tether while hunting? If the limb, where your rope passes over, is higher in the tree, does it tend to get in the way of handling a bow? It seems that a lower tether mount gives more room for handling the bow. Also, are there any safety differences from hunting from the DRT rope versus a shorter tether? Thanks.
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It is up to you. Personally, i never switch to a tether, even if the crotch is way up out of reach. However, that geometry has advantages and disadvantages:
Advantages: It doesn't pull ya hard to the tree, so no kneepads. Easy to move around to the sides.
Disadvantages: more hip pinch and requires a bigger push away from the tree to make room for a shot. Also ya can't rotate around and hunt from a different direction on the tree.

In terms of safety, i am not gonna tell ya a tether isn't safe, but i wouldn't completely remove my climbing rope. I consider it a requirement that i always have a quick path to ground.

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I generally do attach a separate tether but as John RB said, I also stay attached to the climbing line in order to have redundancy and a quick path to the ground as well. I just loosen slack on the climb line once I'm on the standard tether. Having two independent attachments to the tree is just safer than one. Situations where I use a separate tether are in trees where the limb I climbed on is not on the side of the tree I want to be on so a standard tether can be used to redirect my center of gravity so I can hang where I want on the tree, and I also use a short tether because I personally like the a shorter tether to hunt off of. Its a personal thing and you can try it both ways. Take a standard tether with you and if the climbing line doesn't suit you, tie in with the standard tether and let some slack out of the climb line. Video showing redirects.

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Dude. DRT is sweeeeeeet. I gotta feeling this will be used a lot this year. Had a good branch about 15' up. But tried it out. Went up and down a few times. The hip trust was easy. I didn't feel tired, or over worked like one sticking the first time. Hardest part is just getting the knots tied and my friction saver didn't stay put. But plan to tie one in on pre sets. The leather one might be worth the cost?
Anyway. Super excited to play with this some more.
 
Forgot. For me.. There is a freedom of not being so tight to the tree like one sticking.. When your pinned to the tree trying to move the stick, I get a little extra heated from my movement being restricted. The freedom of being away from the tree is more relaxing.
 
MattMan81 said:
Dude. DRT is sweeeeeeet. I gotta feeling this will be used a lot this year. Had a good branch about 15' up. But tried it out. Went up and down a few times. The hip trust was easy. I didn't feel tired, or over worked like one sticking the first time. Hardest part is just getting the knots tied and my friction saver didn't stay put. But plan to tie one in on pre sets. The leather one might be worth the cost?
Anyway. Super excited to play with this some more.
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DRT climbing is a great way to hunt once you get the hang of it.


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