Methods for hoisting gun up/down the tree while saddle hunting?

[Aries]

Hello, I'm curious what methods you guys and gals are using for pulling your gun up/down the tree when saddle hunting?

I've been laying the gun down on something "like a stick" with the barrel slightly upward so nothing gets into the barrel and then looping a rope around the scope and pulling it up horizontally, when dropping it down I try to have it land and lay in the same position as I had it before pulling it up. I have a new gun with a new scope on the way and wondering if pulling it up by the scope could hurt anything?

With a fixed stand and rope it isn't an issue because you can just have the rope short enough where the gun never touches the ground but with a saddle I bring my hoisting rope with me.

What are your methods?

 

[Gamover06]

throw a condom on the end of the barrel.

 

[Nutterbuster]

I clip a biner to the trigger guard and then put a half hitch over the barrel. This let's me pull the gun up by the barrel. I generally take the bolt out and put it in my pocket to reinstall at the top. Easy and quiet on my model.

 

[sharpekd1972]

I will tie a slip knot around the rifle stock below the trigger guard and again around the barrel just above the forearm. This let's me pull the rifle up vertically. I haven't tried this from my saddle yet but it worked well in the tree stands. Basically the same as Nutterbuster.

 

[Weldabeast]

Ijust attach the doyles at the balance point on the sling

 

[Deltahuntr]

I strap bow/gun to my backpack and Pull up my platform.

 

[Weldabeast]

In areas im in standing water I'll hang the rifle by the sling off the first step of my climbing stick, barrel down. The sling on my gun has grippy rubber and i haven't had a mishap yet....just takes finesse to get it off the step without dislodging the stick.

 

[robstewart]

My gun sling has a loop you stick your finger in to adjust it. Works perfect for a caribiner. If it’s still dark I attach it before cinching the gun sock.

My crossbow I either attach to the sling or the shoulder straps on the case.

My compound bow I either attach to the quiver on the side or the string in the homemade case.

In all cases I have a 30’ long piece of orange paracord with a non locking caribiner on each end.

At the end of the hunt the one end connects to my tether/rappel rope at the figure 8 and it gets used to pull it out of the tree.


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