Just found this forum a few days ago. I didn't start hunting from tree stands till I moved to the south a few years ago but I started doing tree work somewhere around 1997. So while I no longer do tree work professionally these days, I have a fair amount of climbing experience but haven't really put it to use too much yet for hunting. Hoping to change that soon now that my kids are old enough to start school and I graduate college in Dec. Theoretically there should be a little more free time and budget to fool around with saddle hunting