jacksonhowell88
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So for a little context, I haven't shot a deer in a long time. I hunt pressured public land in a state where you can't shoot does, so that's part of the problem, and I have been mainly hunting from the ground, which I think is a big part of the problem, so I'm looking to get into saddle hunting this year. I had a really bad experience with climbing sticks a couple years ago. I had some of those ****ty old Lone Wolf sticks that only had room for one foot. They stopped making those, and I can see why. I was trying to hang a heavy hang-on stand, while balancing on one foot, way up a tree, and it was very sketchy. At one point, I slipped down a rung and got a big gash on my chest from the stick. Since then, I have zero interest in a traditional multiple sticks setup. Safety is my number one priority. I don't want to be relying on a lineman's belt, I want to be tethered into my harness all the way up the tree with as little slack as possible. I was wondering, what if I preset a tree with a throw ball, then one stick up? That way I could keep the slack out of my tether on my way up with a friction device or hitch, and I wouldn't have to fiddle with moving my tether. That seems safer to me than the traditional method of one sticking where you have to physically move your tether to remove slack. Does anyone one stick this way? Some might say that if you're going to bother with a throw ball then just use a rope climbing method, but I want to minimize ropes, and you have to bring a platform with you anyways, so why not just one stick up and use that as your platform too? Does anyone climb this way? Does it even make sense?