I would really like to see a "hunt any tree" challenge video.

[sojourner]

Maybe not this year but as soon as it gets above 60* next year is a absolute max dose of poison ivy herbicide and a stout rake with a DIY 15' extension a viable solution?
I did the same for a huge gnarly multi limbed shag bark hickory covered in PI as it literally was the only tree I could set a stand in at a location I was seeing a huge non typical frequent. Unfortunately after my successful herculean poison ivy removal effort the land got sold last week of October and I never got to hunt out of that stand.

I wouldn’t even risk it with that tree. That tree is in an area where many trees have PI. Most not as bad as that one.

I did try cutting the vines on a different tree in the same area (used a machete), but I was told that the dead vines still hold the nasty oil in them. So I never tried. More cautious than brave.

Also, I wasn’t going to risk it just so somebody else could slap a ladder stand on the tree I prepped.

 

[sojourner]

Interesting info about poison ivy

https://www.iwu.edu/physical-plant/tailgate/grounds-tailgate/april-poison-ivy-oak-sumac.pdf

Up to 5 years on dead plants.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

Here is the tree I would like to see someone climb. It is probably safe to just walk up the angle but I would not test it. Both trees are dead or at least had no leaves in early fall.

Dead trees or trees with widow makers should never be considered under any circumstance. I have hunted a live tree that had dead ones leaning on it but only if my hunting height was above the leaner. As long as I can reasonably negotiate my climb safely in regards to the leaner possibly falling during my climb.
But the trees in your pic should never be attempted.

 

[CooterBrown]

One good thing about a saddle is we have several ladder stands on our hunting club but they are singles so if I want to take one of my smaller kids they can set in the ladder and I can perch right above them ( on the other side of the tree) in my saddle. Works great for now until they get big enough for there own saddle.

 

[sojourner]

One good thing about a saddle is we have several ladder stands on our hunting club but they are singles so if I want to take one of my smaller kids they can set in the ladder and I can perch right above them ( on the other side of the tree) in my saddle. Works great for now until they get big enough for there own saddle.

I do this when I film a buddy hunting. Use a ladder stand. I set up slightly above and behind to the right. And I use my Guidos Web for that. Stay comfortable until it is time to film. Fun!

 

[atrouth]

I've got a bunch of trees with poison ivy and thats about my only limitation on trees (other than being too narrow). Single stick I can jump limbs with my linemans belt/tether to get to height. I like to leave the lower limbs for cover when I can, but sometimes I still need to trim some of the upper ones to create a shooting window. Having a Hooyman 5ft extendable pole saw (and legally able to cut the limbs) certainly helps. Granted theres not much cover offered when the leaves are gone.

 

[swampdonkey]

The “hunt any tree” thing is slick marketing and nothing more.

There is a tree in the most perfect spot imaginable next to swamp bedding i know about. The only problem? It goes up 5 ft and the trunk makes an abrupt turn jutting out almost horizontally hanging 40 yards out over the cattails.

You’d have to shimmy out straddling the trunk then hang in mid air underneath it like a spider. Aint no one hunting that damn tree

 

[sojourner]

The “hunt any tree” thing is slick marketing and nothing more.

There is a tree in the most perfect spot imaginable next to swamp bedding i know about. The only problem? It goes up 5 ft and the trunk makes an abrupt turn jutting out almost horizontally hanging 40 yards out over the cattails.

You’d have to shimmy out straddling the trunk then hang in mid air underneath it like a spider. Aint no one hunting that damn tree

Native American trail marker tree perhaps?

Mysterious bent trees are actually Native American trail markers - Outdoor Revival

m.outdoorrevival.com

 

[TreeCreep]

I preset 4 trees for srt, realized I couldn't use a throwball quietly enough, and was on bolts at the end of the season. Aside from various ropes for srt drt and reppel I think I have,
30 bolts + treehopper drill, 5 wild edge steps, bullman outdoors ros, 15 squirrel steps( ros and climbing method), hawk helium with webbing aider, 2-5 step mobile aiders 1 offset, 1 ladder style, shikar mini, ridge runner, solo scout.

Daisey chain amsteel, shikar mini, ladder 5vstep aider, ridge runner, 30ft oplux 8mm, figure 8, and I'm set. I really wanted to be a ring of steps guy, but I'm not.

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LOL. Is this where i'm headed....?
$375 in squirrel steps alone.
Appreciate the list.

 

[mattsteg]

The “hunt any tree” thing is slick marketing and nothing more.

There is a tree in the most perfect spot imaginable next to swamp bedding i know about. The only problem? It goes up 5 ft and the trunk makes an abrupt turn jutting out almost horizontally hanging 40 yards out over the cattails.

You’d have to shimmy out straddling the trunk then hang in mid air underneath it like a spider. Aint no one hunting that damn tree

Y'all just need another saddle. Giddyup.

 

[swampdonkey]

Native American trail marker tree perhaps?

Mysterious bent trees are actually Native American trail markers - Outdoor Revival

m.outdoorrevival.com

Amazing how similar that tree looks to the one im talking about minus that second twist up right before it branches out!

Ive spent far too many minutes staring at it every year thinking, "if i could only figure a way to stay in that thing it would be money every year" as if some magical way it is suddenly doable this year whereas it wasnt last year!

 

[DroptineKrazy]

The “hunt any tree” thing is slick marketing and nothing more.

There is a tree in the most perfect spot imaginable next to swamp bedding i know about. The only problem? It goes up 5 ft and the trunk makes an abrupt turn jutting out almost horizontally hanging 40 yards out over the cattails.

You’d have to shimmy out straddling the trunk then hang in mid air underneath it like a spider. Aint no one hunting that damn tree

You could hunt it at 5 ft. high.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

You could hunt it at 5 ft. high.

Haha, he would probably have to dig a shallow hole to allow the appropriate tether height.

 

[DroptineKrazy]

Haha, he would probably have to dig a shallow hole to allow the appropriate tether height.

Nah. I don't think he's that tall

 

[JDB]

I was in a tamarack bog a few weeks back where I have never seen so many giant rubs in about a 1 acre area! Not a single tree you could climb without serious trimming session.

Watch out tamarack trees, scouting 2021 here i come.


That looks like the tree I climbed 2 weeks ago! Going in blind at 5am... lesson learned, urushiol oil stays in dead leaves, vines and roots for up to 5 years. And can continue to spread from gear, clothing and other items you touched for up to 2 years.

Just yesterday I thought to myself, "what haven't I cleaned yet that I touch almost everyday?!?!" As my poison ivy continues to spread...

"Car keys, uck! With a capital F!!"

Unfortunately I'm a slow learner. Last year I went to a buddy's stand in the dark and didn't realize the "small branches" I was moving out of the way were PI. Bad, but not crazy bad after a visit for some prescription ointment. This year, I tried to protect myself and "carefully" wrestle with some PI vines (not leaves) because the tree just looked so damn good. 2 good months of itching my forearm even with the leftover prescription ointment from last year.
Next year if I see PI, I am walking the other way, I don't care how great it looks or what bucks are in the area.