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Who Wants Nothing To Do With One Sticking?

I’d like to try it but the start up cost is way too much. It’s hard to justify the expense. Especially since I’m kind of funding my kids hunting and fishing also.
 
2Sloe said:
Kind of new to the game. As far as attaching to the tree, isn’t a “one stick” and a regular stick fundamentally attached to the tree the same way? If so, why can you hunt some trees with regular sticks that you can’t hunt with a one stick?
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I don’t have a good answer for this other than with one sticking I tend to look for trees without a bunch of limbs like I would a climbing stand but fundamentally you could climb one sticking it’s just a lot of work over sticks for me.


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Fascinating topic with so many variables to compare. My mind endlessly searches among these comparisons for an advantaged system, but I usually end up finding none, only tradeoffs.

It seems there are three major aspects of a hunt where these gear comparisons come into play:

1) the walk/hike in/out
2) the climb up/down
3) the time on stand

Each hunting phase has its own ease/comfort and weight/bulk tradeof:

1) easier walk in = less weight/bulk
2) easier climb = more weight/bulk
3) comfort on stand = more weight/bulk

I may be over generalizing, but it seems that you can choose two of these to improve, but not all three.

Which two we choose depends on:
1) how far in we typically hunt
2) how tolerant we are of strenuous physical exertion
3) our comfort tolerance
4) personal preferences that have nothing to do with the above.

Probably obvious observations here. Just thinking out loud, which helps me process. This golden age of saddle and climbing gear seems to be just endless attempts to refine these processes, while mostly just moving the chess pieces around.
 
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Plebe said:
Some good responses to this already, but I just can't see hunting the same set after nature calls on #2 to take the field. I mean, we're talking emergency and I'd think the rappel would be quick enough to have a moment to unsaddle before any unwanted explosion. If not, you're gonna have to change that saddle mister and the only thing brown going down is all ready to pack out.

If it's a more casual gots-to-go, how far are you trekking to unload your extra gear? I suppose you could try and make something of a bad situation by creating a nice little wind bump to funnel deer by your stand. Personally, I don't want a pile anywhere near my spot. Clench or move on.
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It took one time..once...uno...for me to realize it is a lot easier to prepare yourself and prevent this than it is to plan for an afield emergency. Skip the morning coffee, anything caffiene, bran or protein related. Gets a good nights sleep, drink plenty of water the night before, eat a hearty breakfast (eggs, pancakes, waffles, banana as a desert) and go to the bathroom prior to leaving the house. Get your body in this schedule for hunting season and you will have energy, rest, awareness, and no emergencys!
 
good assesment ....for me tree hopper steps and squirl steps fit in a bag more comforitably.and can climb any tree crooked or with branches with slow quiet movements while standing verticle.and if deer start moving i can pull my bow off my back and draw .to much movement near a blacktails beding area and you wont see one for three weeks
 
2Sloe said:
Kind of new to the game. As far as attaching to the tree, isn’t a “one stick” and a regular stick fundamentally attached to the tree the same way? If so, why can you hunt some trees with regular sticks that you can’t hunt with a one stick?
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I had issues with really bad leaning or crooked trees at the point you have to hang from your tether to remove and replace your one stick. I would be hanging a decent distance away from the tree and it wasn't easy removing and re-attaching the stick. Other than that it is essentially the same.
 
some guys are pros at it much like spurs .just not ideal for me.with single steps i can do it blindfolded in the dark.dont have to use my forehead or hang and reach down.its more straps but the simplicity of movement is stealthyer for me.
 
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tailgunner said:
good assesment ....for me tree hopper steps and squirl steps fit in a bag more comforitably.and can climb any tree crooked or with branches with slow quiet movements while standing verticle.and if deer start moving i can pull my bow off my back and draw .to much movement near a blacktails beding area and you wont see one for three weeks
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I tried the whole squirrel step thing.

How much room does 10 Treehopper steps and OCBs take up?

It was a very strappy ascent up the tree and clipping all those OCBs was a good amount of movement too.
 
Arrowsquirrel said:
As much as this question gets asked on this forum I'm wondering what you guys eat before you head out? Maybe too much coffee in the tree?
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I only ask because I got about half way up the tree with my hand climber once and had to quickly descend back down to make brown once. Now it's a worry if mine.
 
I tried it. Modified stick to make it easier and found it was still a no go for me. I prefer 3 full sized sticks with aiders. If I want to go higher I'll just one stick on my last stick.
 
Treehopper2 said:
I don’t have a good answer for this other than with one sticking I tend to look for trees without a bunch of limbs like I would a climbing stand but fundamentally you could climb one sticking it’s just a lot of work over sticks for me.

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If you're going to hunt limbless trees anyway, it's hard to beat a climbing platform. Some benefits are: 1. Tether tension is easily managed for safety. 2. You don't need to rappel so you can choose to save on the weight / bulk of that gear. 3. Weight savings can be reinvested in extra platform size. Problem is, there isn't a good purpose built platform for climbing..yet.

The one stick/rappel method provides extra versatility. For guys and gals who like hunting off small platforms, it's really a great option for a lightweight mobile setup that can handle most climbing scenarios. Couple pounds of rope, couple pounds of stick. Not all that complicated. Fast enough to setup, really fast to tear down. To me, the ONLY drawback is tether slack.

But I like a platform so why stick climb and hang a platform when you can no-stick climb using your platform and aider like you'd one stick?
 
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