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All day sits

I try to sit all day in November if possible. Days are shorter any way. JX3 works. I also will take two small platforms. It just opens up so much more for foot options and adjustments. I don't walk deep into public. So maybe that's not a good option for you.
But for me shooting a firearm out of a saddle, more platform is definitely helpful. Either a larger one, or two. Helps me steady.
Hopefully in the northeast we get snow during the November rifle season. Tracking is by far my favorite way to hunt but it's not always here. My archery season goes all the way to the day rifle opens so some November bow sits are possible. I never even thought about the days being shorter. That's a good point.
 
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Don't be afraid, you will sit from dark to dark very comfortably, no fidgeting, be able to snooze when you want, no dreaded hip pinch, no back aches, you can shoot 360° around the tree with any weapon, bow or gun, no weak side shot.
No platform required, only a ROS, or a JX3 wide top climbing stick, no sore feet, no knee pads required, no sore knees, no tired legs from leaning as you can sit all day, built in pack frame for carrying all your needs. No getting into “saddle shape” as your Lazy Boy at home does it for you. Buy once, cry once.
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That thing looks amazing. Just not sure about taking it more then a mile in and out everyday haha! Definitely look comfy!
 
The thing about a hang on is you have a tiny uncomfortable seat and only ONE position to sit in and that's 90* with your back to the tree. You can't really doze off or get too comfortable because you'll fall.
Exactly and I believe our bodies also naturally seek out equilibrium with gravity so we may not even realize we’re holding our left hip up slightly more than normal in these stands as an example over the course of a day that adds up to more pain and we don’t know where it came from or so we believe.
 
@HuntfishskiVT to what @woodsdog2 said about fatigue can still affect you in a saddle. For all day sits, remember to take care of yourself afterwards. I had the most excruciating cramps of my life hit the night after a 3/4 day saddle sit (like, almost asleep and then both legs… bang). I think being in a saddle requires some positions that while comfortable do stress leg and back muscles when in the same shape all day long. Now I drink so much water, then Liquid IV or Gatorade, stretch, even take ibuprofen or muscle relaxers sometimes. Hasn’t happened since, fingers crossed.

Also, getting down and walking even a little to renew your body and mind is beneficial. I know it can be noisy and a hassle to change trees but really unless you’re 110% confident about your spot, staying in the same tree all day is ultra boring and physically hard. Last deer I killed I took at dusk after an all day hunt, but I had moved trees around 2pm. Doing that helped me stay sharper and sit still late in the day when I’m betting deer will be moving again but when my endurance meter is sure running low.
 
@HuntfishskiVT to what @woodsdog2 said about fatigue can still affect you in a saddle. For all day sits, remember to take care of yourself afterwards. I had the most excruciating cramps of my life hit the night after a 3/4 day saddle sit (like, almost asleep and then both legs… bang). I think being in a saddle requires some positions that while comfortable do stress leg and back muscles when in the same shape all day long. Now I drink so much water, then Liquid IV or Gatorade, stretch, even take ibuprofen or muscle relaxers sometimes. Hasn’t happened since, fingers crossed.

Also, getting down and walking even a little to renew your body and mind is beneficial. I know it can be noisy and a hassle to change trees but really unless you’re 110% confident about your spot, staying in the same tree all day is ultra boring and physically hard. Last deer I killed I took at dusk after an all day hunt, but I had moved trees around 2pm. Doing that helped me stay sharper and sit still late in the day when I’m betting deer will be moving again but when my endurance meter is sure running low.
I'm 55 and around mid July I started doing 30 min. Of different body weight core exercises mixed in with yoga stretching 3 to 5 days a week. I have never felt so good saddle hunting including the hikes in and out. I hunted 8 of the first 9 days of the season including 2 all days and felt great. They were just 4 or 5 simple routines from my Garmin watch app on my phone.
 
Hunting all day is a piece of cake if I hunt at minimum 3 different spots during the day. Sitting dark to dark in the same tree is a form of medieval torture.

if nothing else, I think our scent starts to permeate the area after awhile and the probability of a deer moving in without detecting us starts going down at some point. During the rut that probably doesn’t matter but during the regular season I think it can become an issue.
 
Listen to some of Bobby Worthington's stuff- he is (and i am) a big advocate for all day rut sits. You can go from not seeing a deer for 3 days straight to having a magnum buck in your lap and then gone in the blink of an eye. It happens fast and you gotta be there physically and mentally. If i had to cut it short i would rather hunt from morning till 2 or so. Biggest buck ive ever killed came through a funnel at 1pm chasing a doe, hadnt seen anything else alll day.

The other thing he talks about is expectations and confidence. I agree that it can be super boring, IF i dont expect to see anything and im hanging and hoping. But if i KNOW im in a great spot and have positive odds that the woods could explode with rut action at any second, the day flies by :D

Jx3 is tailor made for all day sits, especially during rifle season. If im not mistaken i beleive the owner has said his biggest sales demographic is guys that do all day rut sits in places like kansas- they camp out in one tree for the whole week or something crazy like that. @kyler1945 can fact check me. Lots of other threads on JX3 modifications to facilitate carrying heaver loads more comfortably for those long treks.

Ive sat all day in a two panel saddle and vowed never again. A climber would be fine if you can get it in wherever you're going. I like locons for short archery hunts but my back starts bothering me and my fat butt gets fidgety on that little seat, lol. Plus its much harder to get a good solid rest during rifle season, unless you rig up something.

if the spot is conducive to ground hunting i ve hunted daylight to dark multiple times in a small hammock "chair". Super comfy and fits in your pocket. Can use the tree in front of you as a rest. There are tradeoffs with everything.

https://amazingwildernessproducts.com/products/amazing-wilderness-camp-hammock-chair-bushcraft-chair
 
Listen to some of Bobby Worthington's stuff- he is (and i am) a big advocate for all day rut sits. You can go from not seeing a deer for 3 days straight to having a magnum buck in your lap and then gone in the blink of an eye. It happens fast and you gotta be there physically and mentally. If i had to cut it short i would rather hunt from morning till 2 or so. Biggest buck ive ever killed came through a funnel at 1pm chasing a doe, hadnt seen anything else alll day.

The other thing he talks about is expectations and confidence. I agree that it can be super boring, IF i dont expect to see anything and im hanging and hoping. But if i KNOW im in a great spot and have positive odds that the woods could explode with rut action at any second, the day flies by :D

Jx3 is tailor made for all day sits, especially during rifle season. If im not mistaken i beleive the owner has said his biggest sales demographic is guys that do all day rut sits in places like kansas- they camp out in one tree for the whole week or something crazy like that. @kyler1945 can fact check me. Lots of other threads on JX3 modifications to facilitate carrying heaver loads more comfortably for those long treks.

Ive sat all day in a two panel saddle and vowed never again. A climber would be fine if you can get it in wherever you're going. I like locons for short archery hunts but my back starts bothering me and my fat butt gets fidgety on that little seat, lol. Plus its much harder to get a good solid rest during rifle season, unless you rig up something.

if the spot is conducive to ground hunting i ve hunted daylight to dark multiple times in a small hammock "chair". Super comfy and fits in your pocket. Can use the tree in front of you as a rest. There are tradeoffs with everything.

https://amazingwildernessproducts.com/products/amazing-wilderness-camp-hammock-chair-bushcraft-chair

My brain is probably wired wrong - I carry the hybrid pretty much anytime I go in deer woods. If I’m hunting thicket or crp and I know I won’t have a tree I don’t. But otherwise, my assumption going in is that I’m scouting all day. It’s the exception I find a tree I’m going to climb and hunt, and I want to be comfortable and willing to climb it. And be able to pack a deer out.

I have spent way more time carrying the JX3 than sitting in it. Not even close.

That said, I wouldn’t dream of sitting dark to dark in anything else. You are correct in saying it’s made for that. I just happen to also think it’s made for carrying around all day on the off chance I want to sit for .5-3 hours too…
 
otherwise, my assumption going in is that I’m scouting all day. It’s the exception I find a tree I’m going to climb and hunt, and I want to be comfortable and willing to climb it. And be able to pack a deer out.

I have spent way more time carrying the JX3 than sitting in it. Not even close.
Before I hunted my home property, I only had public access. This was exactly how I did it. Hiked with my diaper already on me or rolled up in my pack with 2-3 climbing sticks that I might just set down and come back for later. I have used my saddle on the ground many times and if I had a JX3 I would probably replace my backpack with it.
One day it’ll make the Christmas or birthday wishlist. When I have more time to play on more land.
 
I can handle all day on stand; it’s a muscle that has to be developed kind of like a hunting meditation.

Something that I’ve been learning over time though is that there a very few days / locations when staying in the same spot from dark to dark is very useful. Most of the time it’s counter productive. Thermals shift, winds switch and swirl. Most days deer don’t move that much during daylight and when they do it’s rare they do so without scent checking an area before they move into it. So if you’re going to spend all day in one tree, make sure that’s it’s on a day when the conditions and topography is working to your advantage. Otherwise your just burning time and a good location. When you’ve got a whole day to hunt and wanna be in the woods, don’t be afraid to slowly and quietly shift locations 2 or even three times. It’s all about reading the conditions and deer and adapting instead of just forcing a plan that you made in advance.
 
I can handle all day on stand; it’s a muscle that has to be developed kind of like a hunting meditation.

Something that I’ve been learning over time though is that there a very few days / locations when staying in the same spot from dark to dark is very useful. Most of the time it’s counter productive. Thermals shift, winds switch and swirl. Most days deer don’t move that much during daylight and when they do it’s rare they do so without scent checking an area before they move into it. So if you’re going to spend all day in one tree, make sure that’s it’s on a day when the conditions and topography is working to your advantage. Otherwise your just burning time and a good location. When you’ve got a whole day to hunt and wanna be in the woods, don’t be afraid to slowly and quietly shift locations 2 or even three times. It’s all about reading the conditions and deer and adapting instead of just forcing a plan that you made in advance.
True. I'm at the gym 5 days/week but apparently use different muscles sitting in a stand. I'm sore the first couple of sits each year no matter if I use a saddle or climber.
 
True. I'm at the gym 5 days/week but apparently use different muscles sitting in a stand. I'm sore the first couple of sits each year no matter if I use a saddle or climber.
Absolutely. I try and make periodic deliberate shifts of position to prevent me from getting sore and fidgety.
 
I don't do a lot of all day sits, but more often it's a 9 to dark sit. Sometimes my plan is to sit for an hour, and if I don't see anything, move. If I see a deer, that resets the clock for another hour. Something that helps me is having a game to listen to with one ear during mid-day. And definitely bring water. That helps me more than food.
 
I struggle with all day sits. About the only way I can do it is break it up and make like three sits with a short walk in between. I’ve made myself do it a few times when there was a hot doe in the area or a buck I was watching disappeared into some thick cover. I’ve made a couple sits in bedding during the rut. Mid November here it gets daylight just after six am and dark right around six pm. So I want to be in the tree by 4:00. That makes for a long day. Also as each year goes by I have a hard time convincing myself that mental or physical torture is fun. My personal enjoyment is why I hunt. If it isn’t seeming enjoyable I have a hard time continuing. I’ll probably always talk myself into one or two all day sits during the rut. But I think I’ll probably walk back to the truck and enjoy lunch. Maybe fish that creek I parked next to on the way in. Spend some time doing something fun instead of hoping something fun comes and finds me. If it costs me a booner so be it.
 
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