I just joined saddlehunter.com. I am doing research to purchase initial saddle hunting gear (most importantly a great saddle and platform since I have most of the other stuff I need). I want to attend your next Saddlepalooza or similar meeting whenever you have it since I want to learn more. I have hunted a lot in the past ten years, mostly in Central FL, and some in other FL and GA areas. So far I have only killed 6 deer (and more hogs) and only one of the deer was on public land (the other 5 were on leases), so I am a novice. I started my hunting efforts 10 years ago with ladder tree stands, and then switched mostly to climbers, and just this past year I tried climbing sticks with hang on stands, since I wanted to be mobile but also wanted to allow family members to sit with me in the same tree (assuming they carry in the 2nd hang on stand) while I hunted. I am trying to get other members of my family interested in hunting, but am having only limited success. On 12/31/20, I retired from a long career, so I should now have more time to learn and hunt in the upcoming season. I figured I should post on this thread in case someone is building a list of who is interested in attending Saddlepalooza.