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Duck hunting with a saddle

noxninja

noxninja

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Has anyone ever used a saddle as a seat while duck hunting? I know that the sit drag is advertised as such.
 
Yes. It works great. I do a lot of walk-in wood duck hunts in flooded timber. I like to get out there EARLY to make sure I'm setup where I want to be and have first dibs. I generally wear my waders and saddle in, and use what is usually my linemans as a tether. This, a small waist pouch for shells, and a mesh backpack with a dozen dekes is all I bring. Fast, light and mobile.

Getting there at 3am means I have 3 hours until shooting light. It's nice to be able to rest in the saddle. A chair is impossible to use, but a saddle can be used even in waist-deep water if necessary. I just throw it in the dryer when I get home. It's very easy to swing and shoot, and you can easily unclip if you need to move. I squirrel hunt this way as well.

Obviously this only works if you're hunting timber. If I'm in a marsh, I just sit in my kayak
 
Nutterbuster said:
Yes. It works great. I do a lot of walk-in wood duck hunts in flooded timber. I like to get out there EARLY to make sure I'm setup where I want to be and have first dibs. I generally wear my waders and saddle in, and use what is usually my linemans as a tether. This, a small waist pouch for shells, and a mesh backpack with a dozen dekes is all I bring. Fast, light and mobile.

Getting there at 3am means I have 3 hours until shooting light. It's nice to be able to rest in the saddle. A chair is impossible to use, but a saddle can be used even in waist-deep water if necessary. I just throw it in the dryer when I get home. It's very easy to swing and shoot, and you can easily unclip if you need to move. I squirrel hunt this way as well.

Obviously this only works if you're hunting timber. If I'm in a marsh, I just sit in my kayak
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cool! I have a chair that I normally take but was interested in trying to trim down weight. I have an extra sit/drag I think I am going to try it.
 
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