Greysquirrel
New Member
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2022
- Messages
- 8
Hey everyone ,
NJ and PA public land hunter here. After years of fussing with a climber and an inability to not sound like a dumb truck in the middle of the woods, I gave climbers up and spent the last 2-3 seasons ground hunting. I was never able to operate my climbers quietly and the bulky stand on my back was very physically taxing as I approach 40 years old.
I haven't been happy with any ground setups and feel like the lack of height is a tactical disadvantage and extremely difficult way to hunt in a mobile fashion; especially on high pressured public. With minimal success and a lack of the results that's I hoped for from the ground I've decided to get into a saddle and get back up in a tree. I think saddles seem to lend themselves to stealth so looking forward to using one. Love the information everyone here has shared and combing through the forums is quite the education. I'm an equipment geek and I can see how technical everyone gets with their own setups. Starting to put mine together now and hoping for a few late season sits after some practice. Happy hunting !
NJ and PA public land hunter here. After years of fussing with a climber and an inability to not sound like a dumb truck in the middle of the woods, I gave climbers up and spent the last 2-3 seasons ground hunting. I was never able to operate my climbers quietly and the bulky stand on my back was very physically taxing as I approach 40 years old.
I haven't been happy with any ground setups and feel like the lack of height is a tactical disadvantage and extremely difficult way to hunt in a mobile fashion; especially on high pressured public. With minimal success and a lack of the results that's I hoped for from the ground I've decided to get into a saddle and get back up in a tree. I think saddles seem to lend themselves to stealth so looking forward to using one. Love the information everyone here has shared and combing through the forums is quite the education. I'm an equipment geek and I can see how technical everyone gets with their own setups. Starting to put mine together now and hoping for a few late season sits after some practice. Happy hunting !