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Hunting shag bark trees

I have hunted the but they are a pain in the but to get into quietly. Biggest frustration I find is it catches your linesman belt really bad. But when you need to get in one it is doable. If you are going to climb the tree more than once I try to strip some of the worst of the bark off on my way down so I can climb easier next time. But there is one shagbark I will probably be back in this year because it is the best one to be in... I just don't want to put my scent in there til I am ready to hunt...

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I tend to stay far away from them. 1) they tend to be noisy every time you brush up against the shag bark. 2) your steps, platform have a greater tendency to slip unless they are really cranked down tightly. I just pass these trees and look for another option.
 
I hunted one opening morning last weekend with my new lock on stand I just got. It was my first time hunting with the lone wolf sticks as well. It was no problem, but I have/would never climb one with a climbing stand. Hope to get some practice in the saddle this weekend.


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The amount that the bark shags varies quite a bit from tree to tree. I have a bunch of shagbark hickory and some are extremely shaggy and others are less so. Some are easily huntable, and some...not so much.
I saw some shagbark last spring down in W VA, that would have been absolutely impossible to hunt from.
Can you hunt from shagbark?? Depends on the individual tree.
Generally, the smaller trees have tighter bark and less shag.
 
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