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    Today's Blessings

    Bowhunting and this new new saddle and rope stuff this season.
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    What bow is everyone shooting this year?

    Parker Premier-Mag set at max #'s and don't you forget it. Hehehe. Hopefully I remember my release this year because this saddle hunter stuff introduces a whole new set of equipment to me.
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    56 year old Newbie to Saddle Hunting

    Welcome from Missouri. I am 53 and new too. Good luck with your new saddle!
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    Newbie from Missouri checking in for first time ever here. Also grateful.

    I was just in Goldsboro a few weeks ago. My son bowhunts at Seymour Johnson AFB.
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    Hand ascender teeth wear on DRT rope

    See New York saddle hunters on youtube and their easy out knot trick to carry the friction saver up to the branch.
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    Pack for SRT/DRT

    I went with kuiu pro 1850 for the exact same reasons. It's still setup for fishing versus hunting though. I will start converting it to hunting soon. I plan to carry the predator platform off my hip too - I've been practicing my hike to and from my tree in the backyard that way too. I bought the...
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    Hand ascender teeth wear on DRT rope

    I just realized I didn't have a safety knot tied on that taped end. :grinning:
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    Hand ascender teeth wear on DRT rope

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    Hand ascender teeth wear on DRT rope

    I will consider the ropeman 1 for my foot loop then. For now I am using a manual prusik and carabiner for attaching my footloop (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XBQBL5B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) . I reach down and slide the prusik up before stepping down again and I...
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    Hand ascender teeth wear on DRT rope

    In response to Old Squirrel: "I make my own out of 3/4" flex conduit with rings welded on ends, then wrapped with tape. " Thanks for the idea! Did you have to grind off the galvanized finish on the conduit to get those rings to weld on? Did you wear a N95 mask for the fumes? LOL. Covid's not...
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    Hand ascender teeth wear on DRT rope

    Sure. I will post pictures after my next practice session. I am anxious to practice with my bow from saddle very soon.
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    Hand ascender teeth wear on DRT rope

    Thanks very much for your reply. Last night I had success with with 2 blakes, midline coil knot, and added a prusik for a foot loop attachment in a DRT setup. Although a hand ascender would be easier with a foot loop, it was no problem to reach down and move the prusik. Now I know I can climb...
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    Hand ascender teeth wear on DRT rope

    I am using predator climbing rope for DRT with my right arm and bare hand right now. I came up with a few questions for SH.com: Although it's not much more for a hand ascender with attached foot loop, it is considerably more equipment to add. It might cause more wear on my rope. Any opinions...
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    Newbie from Missouri checking in for first time ever here. Also grateful.

    Just upriver from you.
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    Newbie from Missouri checking in for first time ever here. Also grateful.

    I just got back from visiting Goldsboro, N.C., Wrightsville Beach, and Raleigh last week.
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    Newbie from Missouri checking in for first time ever here. Also grateful.

    Thanks everyone for the welcoming last week. Right away, I am seeing that I might like to ascend with a foot loop below my blakes hitch somehow. Do you have any threads on that? Searching. Again, the NYSH posts on youtube got me thinking about it. I am getting along without but a foot loop with...
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    Newbie from Missouri checking in for first time ever here. Also grateful.

    Welcome Raining. You will get your own thread started when you are good and ready so this is fine with me. Thanks for letting me know about your gear. I bought the Aerohunter. Supposedly they were sewing from home since covid and I am really pleased with the people and their handmade American...
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    New Member Alabama

    Good luck to you changing your ways like I am doing in Missouri.
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    Newbie from Missouri checking in for first time ever here. Also grateful.

    Just stopping in to say hi. Also new to saddle hunting and practicing with DRT and Aero Hunter Kite in my back yard willow tree. I Just got the hang of technique 2 feet off the ground with 2 blakes hitches aiding each other. It just might work for everything this coming bowseason. Thanks to...
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