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Is one-sticking still a thing?

25ftup

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Have only climbed using 1-stick this season and have no plans on going back. With my BIG BOB stick and a 3 step aider I can get to hunting height in 3 moves and extremely quickly and quietly.
 
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Dirk Dangler said:
You guys think it's growing in popularity still? Or is it falling out of favor a bit?
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According to social media you’re either one sticking or want to be. It’s a direct replacement for the most popular mobile method - climber so it makes since.
 
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still a thing, its just situational for me. on the lease, presets all day everyday. On public, it depends....i have one area thats primarily pine and access isnt terrible so i use multiple sticks...one sticking on pines makes too much noise....another WMA i hunt is thick and nasty and i know im covering alot of ground out there and i wont have a problem finding a hardwood tree to get in so one stick it is.
 
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I've gone to one sticking for almost all of my gun hunting, the ability to get up to 25-30ft with less gear and noise has been great. That said for archery it's about 50/50
 
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After a few seasons of three-sticking, then two seasons of one-sticking, I think I'm going to go to two-sticking next year. Just eliminate that first move, get me up the tree a little faster.

In the rut I like to be able to move nimble and quick. If I see action afar, I often adjust to go to it, and I like to make that move as fast as possible. One-sticking is a little slower and this year I hesitated a couple times to make those quick moves and one day missed out on a kill because of it. Two sticks strap to my stand a lot better than three. So I can still be pretty compact. Before the leaves come off it's not rare for me to hunt two sticks high.
 
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elk yinzer said:
After a few seasons of three-sticking, then two seasons of one-sticking, I think I'm going to go to two-sticking next year. Just eliminate that first move, get me up the tree a little faster.

In the rut I like to be able to move nimble and quick. If I see action afar, I often adjust to go to it, and I like to make that move as fast as possible. One-sticking is a little slower and this year I hesitated a couple times to make those quick moves and one day missed out on a kill because of it. Two sticks strap to my stand a lot better than three. So I can still be pretty compact. Before the leaves come off it's not rare for me to hunt two sticks high.
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this is basically what i do 90% of the time except i technically use 3 sticks...2 full size lone wolfs and the 3rd is my 18'' stick with platform top step. The first 2 sticks gets me up quick and then i have the ability to 'one stick' higher if needed. its still a nice lightweight and compact system.
 
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elk yinzer said:
After a few seasons of three-sticking, then two seasons of one-sticking, I think I'm going to go to two-sticking next year. Just eliminate that first move, get me up the tree a little faster.

In the rut I like to be able to move nimble and quick. If I see action afar, I often adjust to go to it, and I like to make that move as fast as possible. One-sticking is a little slower and this year I hesitated a couple times to make those quick moves and one day missed out on a kill because of it. Two sticks strap to my stand a lot better than three. So I can still be pretty compact. Before the leaves come off it's not rare for me to hunt two sticks high.
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I’ve done that this year as well. My first stick is just a 10” with one step and a 4 step amsteel aider with Daisy chain. Weighs just over a pound and gets me to about 7’ in 30 secs. It was pretty slick actually.


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Dirk Dangler said:
You guys think it's growing in popularity still? Or is it falling out of favor a bit?
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I think the buzz has died down a bit. I invested heavily into one-sticking 2 years ago and saw some advantages, but when Tethrd released 1 lb climbing sticks, that pack tightly together, I went back to sticks. With 4 Tethrd sticks I can get into more trees, faster, with less effort. I use a 3 step aider on the first step and get to 20 feet in about 5 minutes.

Sold the One Sticking setup for a big loss.
 
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Am I the ONLY ONE still wanting to SRT? That’s the one I want to do! Still doing the boring ole 1 stick thing. I have modified some things and got rid of the mechanical ascenders……but I want to climb big knarly trees!
 
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DOMMA said:
I think the buzz has died down a bit. I invested heavily into one-sticking 2 years ago and saw some advantages, but when Tethrd released 1 lb climbing sticks, that pack tightly together, I went back to sticks. With 4 Tethrd sticks I can get into more trees, faster, with less effort. I use a 3 step aider on the first step and get to 20 feet in about 5 minutes.

Sold the One Sticking setup for a big loss.
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You can one stick with your Tethrd One Stick and sell your other three sticks to get your money back.


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elk yinzer said:
After a few seasons of three-sticking, then two seasons of one-sticking, I think I'm going to go to two-sticking next year. Just eliminate that first move, get me up the tree a little faster.

In the rut I like to be able to move nimble and quick. If I see action afar, I often adjust to go to it, and I like to make that move as fast as possible. One-sticking is a little slower and this year I hesitated a couple times to make those quick moves and one day missed out on a kill because of it. Two sticks strap to my stand a lot better than three. So I can still be pretty compact. Before the leaves come off it's not rare for me to hunt two sticks high.
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I plan on doing this exact technique next year.
 
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Decided to pull the old gal out of retirement. She hasn’t seen much action since 2TC won my heart, but she still holds a special place among my saddlehunting gear. She had been feeling a little wobbly on an old Lonewolf post for some some time, but a crisp piece of 1 in tube and some vet tape has her feeling brand new. 3.5 lbs and 3 moves to 20 feet speaks for itself. She ain’t pretty but she’s cheap enough and gets the job done. 01FE556E-D05B-40C3-B7D6-D5F37F5B7120.jpeg
 
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One sticking is:
too dangerous...
creates slack in your tether system...
too noisy...
too slow...
is a fad...
said all the people who:
know their limitations...
can't master it...
don't practice...
are physically unable...
are mentally challenged...
drink lattes..
won't admit it's superior to 2TC...

#1sticklifer
#onestickproud
:tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy:
 
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