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Recent content by WayneboM10

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    2023 kill stat tracker. Not part of contest. All kills

    10 Point Buck Hoyt Ventum Pro 33 Phantom Saddle, Predator Platform at 4:00 position Private 10/28/23, Gratiot County, MI Not exclusively targeted, but he was on the hit list
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    School me on pre-sets

    I do pretty much the same thing that you are talking about, and it works well for me. I usually prep my spots in mid to late August so that things do not sit out in the sun all year round. I have a few spots where I leave a platform in the tree. That allows me to just climb and hunt when I get...
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    Michigan Meet up. *New date*. May 7th. 2022

    Thanks MattMan81 for organizing the get together, and thanks to all who showed up to make it worthwhile. Thank you Horn for the link to the JRB hitch tying video and letting me test it out on a tree. It doesn't seem to work as well with some of my ropes, but I did find some stuff that worked...
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    Michigan Meet up. *New date*. May 7th. 2022

    If the weather is decent, I plan on stopping by to see what I can learn / share.
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    Ratchet mod

    I like to eliminate the short connector strap and just use one long strap that is open on the end. That way you can feed the open end through the ratchet slot and tighten it up solidly around the tree. I also like to mark the outside of the strap with paint dots so I can tell if the strap gets...
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    EZY Climb Rope steps

    I tried some of these, but did not like that they always seemed to have a little give to them. If it moves, it will definitely make noise whenever I try to get into position to shoot. Maybe it was operator error, as I gave up on them pretty quickly? I took the steps off of the ropes and am using...
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    Baiting conflicts

    Is a guy who shoots a spike over bait with traditional archery equipment less of a hunter than an eight year old girl who shoots a monster buck in a food plot with a rifle from daddy’s heated blind? The circumstances that we deer hunt in are different for everyone. Therefore, you cannot apply a...
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    Rope for Safeline Treestand

    Before making the switch to the saddle, I also used tree stands with lifelines. Since I hunt private property with presets, I set them up with lifelines for saddle hunting as well. I agree that the Muddy ropes are junk like most of their products. However, I am too cheap to throw them away...
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    Lone wolf batwing on predator xl

    I recently did the same thing, but on my Predator XL the Lone Wolf bracket fit perfectly. It does fit tighter than the factory bracket. However, I prefer that over the sloppy fit that allows the factory bracket to pivot. I actually bought three brackets, because I have to replace the bracket...
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    Scaffold knot the cure for a saggy tether?

    Here is a picture of the Ranger Bead tied onto my tether. With the paracord around the larger tether rope, it doesn’t quite look a bead. However, it is the functionality that I care about. I followed the instructions in the YouTube video that kobudo posted. However, I wanted to test it out...
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    Scaffold knot the cure for a saggy tether?

    I tried the Ranger Bead / Celtic Button on the eye of my tether, and it seems to work pretty well. I am going to practice with this set up, and hopefully carry it to my hunting set up. Thanks kobudo! BTW… I did some testing with the scaffold knot idea. I had some retired old DIY lifeline ropes...
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    Scaffold knot the cure for a saggy tether?

    The 2020 season was my first year for saddle hunting. I have learned a lot from reading these forums over the past year, so thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge. However, I only recently decided to become a member. This is my first post and I am not sure if my attachments are going to...
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