Rappelling is fun, and fast, but like @flinginairos mentioned, my rope got hung up more than once. Also, like @redsquirrel mentioned, carrying all that rope is bulky. If I was hunting on a ring of steps, I would rappel. Since I use a platform, putting them back on is pretty easy. I have no complaints about spurs. I love them.
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"No worries my friend. We will chat about spurs in your camper since you have available sleeping space."
careful Donnie.......
Im a tent guy! But I am flying in a Saddlehunter helicopter and then it goes in the raffle.LMAO, I know right, I did offer to let folks that were flying crash there, but I didn't think @huck72412 was flying in. Knowing huck he was probably just messing with me!
Personally, I hunt 95% public land so not really worth it for that 5% of the time I don't. I may eventually reach that point of tinkering but it's an ain't broke don't fix it kind of thing for me. Sticks work well, they aren't too bad to carry, so I don't feel the need to go searching for another method. I guess it seems like a significant learning curve for maybe an incremental gain.
The tree damage concerns me a bit too, especially with oaks. Even to the extent they are a good climbing method, I don't feel like it's a real positive/responsible thing to publicize and try to encourage their use more widespread. Chestnuts, ash, now beech and hemlock are in trouble. Freakin A, can't the next disease hit some useless junk tree? If we ever get some nasty oak disease our forests will be nothing but junk.
How is your rope getting hung up all the time? If my rope is getting hung up, so is my bow.Rappelling is fun, and fast, but like @flinginairos mentioned, my rope got hung up more than once. Also, like @redsquirrel mentioned, carrying all that rope is bulky. If I was hunting on a ring of steps, I would rappel. Since I use a platform, putting them back on is pretty easy. I have no complaints about spurs. I love them.
pulley?My rappel rope would get hung up while I was pulling it down. Maybe I need to add one of those small pulleys.
pulley?
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This is exactly why I have zero shame in walking up the side of any tree that meets my hunting strategy. Thanks for pointing this out for some people that may be undecided due not to restrictions but fear they may be killing a healthy tree.Just my take on spurs damaging/killing trees. Since 1973 myself and my hunting partners have climbed hundreds of trees with spurs. Probably more oaks trees than any other species and some multiple times. During all those years I can only remember two that died and they weren't oaks. Maybe the spurs killed them and maybe they didn't, I have no way of knowing.
I have to obey the rules even when I think the rules might be dumb.This is exactly why I have zero shame in walking up the side of any tree that meets my hunting strategy. Thanks for pointing this out for some people that may be undecided due not to restrictions but fear they may be killing a healthy tree.
You can it's called SRT, but it's a little more work, lol.Definitely going to work on spurring back down this year. Not sure if rappelling worth the extra weight, bulk, and equipment to save a few minutes getting DOWN the tree. If I could rappel UP the tree different story lol
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So do you guys not use sticks or steps to get up? I saw these for the first time today and this looks great. Haven’t read the whole thread yet so following.If im going to hunt the same tree several times and it's on private property, I will try and find a different method.
It's mainly out of respect. Land access is really hard to get here and I don't want to jeopardize it by making a tree appear damaged.
I know the marks will heal, and on public land or in a situation where I'm not going to use the same tree repeatedly, it's the only method I use.
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