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Live from the tree 2017 version

donnieballgame said:
8 hours in the sit drag today, 10 hours in the woods, saw 8 doe this morning at my 5 o'clock, being a saddle newbie I wasn't able to move and get the shot :( sad face!

Oh I thought this was interesting, first 4 hours with the xop hand climber as a platform not bad, second sit just ameristeps, ugh I don't know how you guys do it!

Got a video of a buck that came a few hours after the ladies smelling everything..... but I can't shoot him til Oct 7th.
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With hand climber top I just loosen my bridge, and turn around to take 5 o'clock shot... standing on platform back to tree...
 
bubba g said:
With hand climber top I just loosen my bridge, and turn around to take 5 o'clock shot... standing on platform back to tree...
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I'm laughing out loud right now, because I never thought of that, it is such a simple solution! Wait do you mean use the tree stand like a normal tree stand? LMAO I am guessing you don't have a fixed bridge, do you use a ropeman on it? Right now I have a fixed bridge with ropeman's on my linemans belt and tether, I could probably swap my linemans belt ropeman once I'm settled at hunting height to my tether.

I was thinking I never got a chance to actually practice a shot in that direction because I don't really have a place to climb and shoot, and both places that I had(my brothers and a local friend) didn't naturally allow for that kind of shot, and I never pushed the issue. Maybe if I had actually practiced instead of just watching Boswell's youtube video's and thinking I had it figured out, I would have come up with a solution, or at known the options better.

I do love this forum! Thanks Bubba g!
 
donnieballgame said:
Maybe if I had actually practiced instead of just watching Boswell's youtube video's and thinking I had it figured out, I would have come up with a solution, or at known the options better.

I do love this forum! Thanks Bubba g!
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This is why we preach "practice, practice, practice before your first sit" lol. You learned!!! Awesome story.


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donnieballgame said:
Oh, I did practice......just didn't know what I didn't know.
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If your practice tree doesn't have a lot of shot options to practice, you can set up at different locations around the tree. So instead of moving the target, move your tether and platform to create those different shot opportunities. Good luck donnieballgame! Hope you get team 7 on the board :)


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donnieballgame said:
Oh, I did practice......just didn't know what I didn't know.
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Good point. Come to think of it, I don't think I ever practiced the 5 o'clock shot either.

I shot my first ever muley buck at that position and it was awful. I was so contorted, I don't know how I made the shot. I got lucky I suppose.

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I definitely could have taken a shot, just didn't feel comfortable taking it, darn hindsight! I was really looking forward to tenderloin for dinner while watching "MeatEater"!
 
Jefferson10940 said:
If your practice tree doesn't have a lot of shot options to practice, you can set up at different locations around the tree. So instead of moving the target, move your tether and platform to create those different shot opportunities. Good luck donnieballgame! Hope you get team 7 on the board :)


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Thanks for the pep talk Coach, lol! I actually had that exact thought as I was typing a response to g2. In hindsight, I could have made it happen if I had put more thought into the matter.

And don't worry, I'll get us on the board if I have to spend all week in the saddle!
 
donnieballgame said:
I'm laughing out loud right now, because I never thought of that, it is such a simple solution! Wait do you mean use the tree stand like a normal tree stand? LMAO I am guessing you don't have a fixed bridge, do you use a ropeman on it? Right now I have a fixed bridge with ropeman's on my linemans belt and tether, I could probably swap my linemans belt ropeman once I'm settled at hunting height to my tether.

I was thinking I never got a chance to actually practice a shot in that direction because I don't really have a place to climb and shoot, and both places that I had(my brothers and a local friend) didn't naturally allow for that kind of shot, and I never pushed the issue. Maybe if I had actually practiced instead of just watching Boswell's youtube video's and thinking I had it figured out, I would have come up with a solution, or at known the options better.

I do love this forum! Thanks Bubba g!
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lol... glad I could help... it's easy to overlook the obvious when you're out there sometimes.. .

if you have a fixed bridge you can just slide the ropeman, or prussic that's attaching you to your tether down a little to give yourself enough slack to turn your back to the tree.... it's one of the things I like most about having the platform...

Good luck.
 
Holy bear!!!!! That is awesome!!!! Is there a story to go with this ???? Congrats!!!! With your new bow too.
 
Cool; congrats. I always wanted to take a bear with a bow.
For that matter, I always wanted to shoot a Border Bow too.

Are you a super hero?

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@donnieballgame bubba said he loosens his bridge but the same can be accomplished by just loosening your tether and turning around. The hand climber as a platform doesn't allow you to walk around the tree as easily as some but you can almost shoot 360 while keeping one foot on the platform.
 
EricS said:
@donnieballgame bubba said he loosens his bridge but the same can be accomplished by just loosening your tether and turning around. The hand climber as a platform doesn't allow you to walk around the tree as easily as some but you can almost shoot 360 while keeping one foot on the platform.
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I mentioned that in response to his fixed bridge post...
 
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