DRT/SRT questions

[BigB]

So I did a search and didn’t find much. Maybe I did something wrong. If so just let me know and I can delete the post.

So have been watching a ton of videos from the NY Saddle guys. This method has peaked my interest. I’m big guy so wondering how safe it is for big guys. Any bigger guys using either method? Anyone with experience in either method that can tell me if I’m insane....lol.

I use WEI Stepps now have used XOP sticks. I use a flex saddle and a tactisaddle when hunting.


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[Wyatt_burp]

SRT/DRT are great. Its the ability to throw a throw ball and run the rope. I can hit a branch in the yard no problem, but out in the deer woods its noisy and tough to hit the mark.

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[BigB]

SRT/DRT are great. Its the ability to throw a throw ball and run the rope. I can hit a branch in the yard no problem, but out in the deer woods its noisy and tough to hit the mark.

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Yeah was thinking if I attempted this option. My plan would be to do presets. Throwing in the dark I would imagine is a nightmare....lol


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[Bango Skank]

If there’s not much chance of someone coming along and stealing it, you can leave your throwline or string in the tree and pull your rope up whenever you’re ready. When you’re done, put the throwline back in place when you pull your rope out.
Only really gotta hit your target crotch once for the whole season.
The really cheap throwline from Forester or Weaver is good for this, no big loss if it gets taken or damaged.
I’ve heard of critters chewing them up before to harvest nesting material, sure sounds possible.

 

[Wyatt_burp]

Yeah was thinking if I attempted this option. My plan would be to do presets. Throwing in the dark I would imagine is a nightmare....lol


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Presets are cool, I tried doing that one year, kept picking different trees or areas and just 1 stick now.

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[TH 72]

I am using SRT only when I saddle hunt. I‘m not a small guy 5’11’’ and 240 lbs. Once I got my climbing technique down I have found it to be a fairly easy way to climb. Most all my sets are presets. I have found a Doca pole is the best method for presets. We carry the pole with a back pack containing a 1000 ft spool of para cord, hook attachment for the pole, throw ball, knife, lighter and a folding saw when scouting. Once we find a spot we attach the throw ball to the para cord. Hook the weight to hook attachment, extend the pole out. Ours collapses to 7ft and extends out to 30ft. Drop the weight over the limb or crotch you want and the weight will drop to the ground or its decent can be controlled and using the pole we can work it around any limbs. Once the weight is back on the ground we cut the cord, burn the ends to control unraveling and were done. Sometimes we take a climbing harness and climbing gear and climb and prune or we call it good until we come back to hunt. Just tie off the para cord well so it doesn’t blow around in heavy winds and get hung up out of reach. Once we pin point what tree we want to hunt we can usually have a set in place in a matter of minutes. If time and energy permit I have found it is best to climb presets so there are no surprises when you show up to hunt. Sometimes a climbing rope will hang in a crotch or around a limb and it’s better to find that out now rather than when it comes time to hunt. I‘ve found this out the hard way. Another simple thing I‘ve found to work well is a small eye hook screwed into the tail end of my climbing rope. Hook it onto a loop on the end of the para card to pull your rope into the tree. Beats tying to your rope each time and it will pull down straight thru your loop or link if you are using a short climbing rope and run out of rope before the tail end gets back to you.

 

[loujo61]

I one stick up and leave a paracord in if I like the spot, on big trees that can't be one sticked I use a pole to hang the paracord. I'm large and old but still have enough strength to rope climb, I use a foot loop to DRT on tough trees. I also put paracords in Hemlocks so that I can use the rope to ascend or climb the branches and advance the friction hitch as I go up, I have a detachable bridge (on the DRT rope) so I can reattach on higher branches as I climb. It's the safest way I found

 

[bj139]

Check out my channel on Youtube. I made a bunch of videos about my experience with SRT.
Also, in Google search, type, ' SRT site:saddlehunter.com '.

billj139

I am just an old guy having fun tree climbing and playing with sewing machines. Both these things grew out of an interest in saddle hunting from a tree saddl...

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[bj139]

I use mason's twine for presets which is very cheap and I doubt anyone would take it for it's value. A nice 50 foot piece of paracord they might take. Just use the loop to pull the rope up without removing it from the tree. I have at least a dozen set in the area I hunt. The orange makes it easy enough to see from 20 feet. I used camo paracord last year which was very effective when I couldn't find it.

 

[Bango Skank]

I got the DocaPole with hook too, I’ve used it for setting ropes. I like the throwline idea better, that thinnest extension on it is really easy to damage with the weight of 25’ of rope hanging off it.