Primary Climbing Method Poll

[rakbowhunter]

Hey everyone, I would like to get a poll on everyone's main climbing method that they have settled on. There's been a ton of new and different methods lately, so I'd like to see what people are sticking with the most. Post your reasons why if you'd like! I'm bouncing around on different ways and interested on what you guys are sticking with.

I've tested waters on SRT, but am thinking I need a different primary method and use SRT when feasible.

 

[PJC]

Bolts. Mostly because I can in most places where I hunt. So I’ll pre set as many tree options as possible. Second choice is home made climbing sticks, but that will likely be replaced with climbing spurs.


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[MFD205]

One stick if going in blind then set a pull line to SRT later. Spurs occasionally.

 

[PJC]

In fact, Spurs may even replace my bolts as primary. It’s nice to have bolts in a tree and just climb up but I have a lot of trees I preset and never hunted and others I hunted that were not preset. Spurs could eliminate pre setting all together. The nice thing about presetting though is trimming for easy quiet climbing and trimming shooting lanes. Not something I want to do during season.


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[rakbowhunter]

Very good point. Unfortunately blots and Spurs aren't applicable for me.

 

[tgreeno]

Cut down Hawk Sticks, with a Knaider.

 

[ImThere]

Sticks with aiders. Primarily because anything else penetrates the tree and illegal most places I hunt.
Otherwise bolts and or spurs


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[RTRhunter]

I hunt mostly private so I have a lot of pre set trees with screw in steps,sticks. When I hunt public I carry sticks with aides.

 

[PJC]

If I am on public land I will use either sticks with an aider or or wild edges steps with a knaider and a Swaider.


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[rakbowhunter]

How high can you get with knaider swaider and we Stepps? Say 4 of them?

 

[patriotoutlaw]

Sticks or WE Stepps. Usually the steps with aider.

 

[BayouBeauxhunter]

How high can you get with knaider swaider and we Stepps? Say 4 of them?

Should be able to get 24ish ft to platform. Comfortable spacing for me is 5.5 ft per step. I can get higher or go lower if needed. 4 steps at that spacing is 22ft. 2 more ft with platform.

 

[predatorhunter]

I believe I will be using a 5 step aider and knaider with 4 WE stepps. Still testing/practicing but I like it so far.

 

[rakbowhunter]

I believe I will be using a 5 step aider and knaider with 4 WE stepps. Still testing/practicing but I like it so far.

This was one of the options I would like to explore as well. 4 Stepps should get you 20+ easily correct?

 

[Islandshooter]

24" helium or DIY sticks with a 3 step aider on bottom. Just easier for me to be quick and quiet because I'm gettin' older. Watched some pretty cool stuff at Saddlepalooza, tho. You guys rock!!

update: June ‘21-either 3 Tethrd ONE sticks with aiders or one-stick. Rappel down on both. Still have 4 EWO 20” sticks as backup.

 

[predatorhunter]

This was one of the options I would like to explore as well. 4 Stepps should get you 20+ easily correct?

20+ easy. I am 6'3" and could probably get to 30' if I needed to.

 

[fbwguy]

I’m steps and 5 step! It’s light and easy to use for me. But I’m going to try Hawk Helium’s this off season. Never stop trying new methods

 

[Prog27]

Bolts for packability. Modified hawks with an aider for public.

 

[SloMo]

Muddy Pro `s w aiders. I use three to five sticks with aiders and this will get me 35+ without too much stretching out. I use DIY platforms for most of my presets and Bullman Silent approach ring of steps for run n gun. All Public Land .

 

[Vtbow]

Bokts.