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Bow and sticks strapped to pack

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one-eyed-jack

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If you strap both your bow and sticks to your pack, I’d love to see a photo and details about which pack you use and the attachment method. Thank you!
 
Eberlestock has packs that yiu can attach a "butt bucket" which holds a bow.

I've used the X2 and tailhook to carry everything.

Quality packs. Tailhook is out of production though. Wish I never sold mine

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BTaylor said:
Why would you not have your bow in your hands?
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Steep rugged KY hills. I remember crawling on my hands and knees going up ridges. Can't do it anymore, too old. I hunt ridge tops or bottom land now.
I agree that if possable I like my bow in my hands.
 
Plebe said:
Hiking in steep terrain where you may need your arms free to help climb.
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I have been in plenty of situations where I had to put my bow down to navigate a spot, just not an extended enough stretch of that type terrain to warrant put the bow on my pack. All the country I have been around where that would be the case was out west. I asked the question because I have seen a decent handful of guys around here put their bows on their backs going into a whitetail setup in areas that are skillet flat. Never understood that.
 
BTaylor said:
I have been in plenty of situations where I had to put my bow down to navigate a spot, just not an extended enough stretch of that type terrain to warrant put the bow on my pack. All the country I have been around where that would be the case was out west. I asked the question because I have seen a decent handful of guys around here put their bows on their backs going into a whitetail setup in areas that are skillet flat. Never understood that.
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I've had to pull myself up steeps by grabbing onto trees, hand over hand. So that's my experience with it.

But when doing something like say, traversing open hardwoods in the dark, you don't really need bow in hand and a sling or pack carry is less fatiguing.
 
BTaylor said:
Is that a regulation? I could understand if we were talking about not having an arrow nocked on a park trail or similar situation.
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I have some urban archery spots where I can't shoot within 100 yards of a house. Sometimes I'll walk in deep into the woods but hugging the edge, so I'm in safety zone the whole time. I know some people have to park and then use forest service roads to access as well, some people by bike. Not regulation to carry just not shoot, so I could carry my bow if I want to, there's just no point as I can't shoot it there. To be honest most times I still carry it anyway


i can see @Plebe s point after my recent Alaska trip-we were gun hunting but half the climb up to the tundra was more of a scramble up a stream than a hike up a trail, so hands free was helpful. I may invest in trekking poles. We had one rifle between us so just handed it back and forth for the tough bits, and then carried it out just as loaded as we carried it in lol
 
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thedutchtouch said:
I have some urban archery spots where I can't shoot within 100 yards of a house. Sometimes I'll walk in deep into the woods but hugging the edge, so I'm in safety zone the whole time. I know some people have to park and then use forest service roads to access as well, some people by bike. Not regulation to carry just not shoot, so I could carry my bow if I want to, there's just no point as I can't shoot it there. To be honest most times I still carry it anyway


i can see @Plebe s point after my recent Alaska trip-we were gun hunting but half the climb up to the tundra was more of a scramble up a stream than a hike up a trail, so hands free was helpful. I may invest in trekking poles. We had one rifle between us so just handed it back and forth for the tough bits, and then carried it out just as loaded as we carried it in lol
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I have a set of poles and carry them out west to use for pack out if needed but have never bothered with them otherwise.
 
I carry my bow on my back during inline muzzleloader season. I love hunting with the inline and it's usually a good time to fill a tag or two but I have trouble sitting without my bow. I use a kuiu 2300, put the EDP in the bag with one outter layer, strap the one stick using the side straps, put another layer strapped on the other side, then strap the bow on using the two straps on the back. I probably could have done it with 4 skeletors (2 on either side, as pictured below) but I was getting back in there and new I had good trees for solo sticking. I'll try to get a pic of that setup, but this is how I normally run the bag to give you an idea.
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I carry my bow but for instances I need both hands a simple Paracord sling doesn't take up much room in ur pocket. I don't use a backpack so it's not an option for me but just throwing it out there as an alternative.... Required equipment if I'm riding a bike.

A tiny Amsteel whoopie sling would be another good option
 
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BTaylor said:
I have been in plenty of situations where I had to put my bow down to navigate a spot, just not an extended enough stretch of that type terrain to warrant put the bow on my pack. All the country I have been around where that would be the case was out west. I asked the question because I have seen a decent handful of guys around here put their bows on their backs going into a whitetail setup in areas that are skillet flat. Never understood that.
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If I had to carry one of those heavy contraptions with wheels on the ends. l might consider packing it also.;)
 
Kifaru Hellbender/Stryker would work as long as sticks and platform are between pack and frame and bow is strapped to pack.

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