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Team 9 2019 Discussion Thread

I just marked a 60 acre timber unit for work and in the corner I found 21 rubs (most small stems, 2 3 inch cedar rubs) and a scrape. The question is, how does 6 people gridding the area and painting trees effect the deer in there.


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Did my first sit of the year in my work area. I had 4 does come right under my tree acting strange. I figured they smelled me or my crew from the previous day as they zig zagged in a slow trot out of there before I could send an arrow straight down on the nanny doe. Turns out, they had a spike dogging them. He came in trying to give his best grunt and they werent having any. He followed them back towards my truck. I Learned a lot today. It was nice climbing with my bow on my pack. Learned I dont care much for oplux and beal jammy as the beal is stupid long causing my sewn flex bridge to be too short, as well as, the prusik being impossible to tend even with kong mini 8. I also am still struggling with efficiency of the lwhc method. It feels like I am climbing no where fast and made a lot of noise moving the tether up the pine. I havent started strapping the hand climber to tree either. It makes a ton of noise while applying side pressure and dropped about 12” throughout the hunt. Also, the madrock safeguard is really jerky while rappelling and a lot of rope to put away. Pulling the rope down was very noisy as well but its still somewhat fun. Not sure I would deploy any of these methods in my primary mature buck spot. I have a lot to sort out still but felt good to kill some skeeters and see some deer.
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Its always good to know what you don't want to do. I've been messing with WE steps and SRT because I know I don't want to be carrying around sticks. Tried the knaider swaider on the steps and have realized pretty quickly that that is no go for me.

I've found something that may be the ticket! I'd like to do some more testing before I share, but it's compact, light, and no chances of a kickout!
 
Aeds151 said:
Did my first sit of the year in my work area. I had 4 does come right under my tree acting strange. I figured they smelled me or my crew from the previous day as they zig zagged in a slow trot out of there before I could send an arrow straight down on the nanny doe. Turns out, they had a spike dogging them. He came in trying to give his best grunt and they werent having any. He followed them back towards my truck. I Learned a lot today. It was nice climbing with my bow on my pack. Learned I dont care much for oplux and beal jammy as the beal is stupid long causing my sewn flex bridge to be too short, as well as, the prusik being impossible to tend even with kong mini 8. I also am still struggling with efficiency of the lwhc method. It feels like I am climbing no where fast and made a lot of noise moving the tether up the pine. I havent started strapping the hand climber to tree either. It makes a ton of noise while applying side pressure and dropped about 12” throughout the hunt. Also, the madrock safeguard is really jerky while rappelling and a lot of rope to put away. Pulling the rope down was very noisy as well but its still somewhat fun. Not sure I would deploy any of these methods in my primary mature buck spot. I have a lot to sort out still but felt good to kill some skeeters and see some deer.
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What size jammy is that?
 
Aeds151 said:
Did my first sit of the year in my work area. I had 4 does come right under my tree acting strange. I figured they smelled me or my crew from the previous day as they zig zagged in a slow trot out of there before I could send an arrow straight down on the nanny doe. Turns out, they had a spike dogging them. He came in trying to give his best grunt and they werent having any. He followed them back towards my truck. I Learned a lot today. It was nice climbing with my bow on my pack. Learned I dont care much for oplux and beal jammy as the beal is stupid long causing my sewn flex bridge to be too short, as well as, the prusik being impossible to tend even with kong mini 8. I also am still struggling with efficiency of the lwhc method. It feels like I am climbing no where fast and made a lot of noise moving the tether up the pine. I havent started strapping the hand climber to tree either. It makes a ton of noise while applying side pressure and dropped about 12” throughout the hunt. Also, the madrock safeguard is really jerky while rappelling and a lot of rope to put away. Pulling the rope down was very noisy as well but its still somewhat fun. Not sure I would deploy any of these methods in my primary mature buck spot. I have a lot to sort out still but felt good to kill some skeeters and see some deer.
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The only time I go near pines is if they are a cover tree. I don't climb them, I like having a 15-20 foot white pine in front of the tree I'm climbing for cover that's about it. They are too soft, noisy and sappy. As you probably already know I love the LWHC, I think they are one of the safest, lightest climbing / platforms out there. It takes me about 10 minutes to get up about 20 feet ready to hunt. Thats taking my time and I don't think that's bad for a 66 year old man. Before the saddle my favorite stand was a Viper climber maybe thats why I like the LWHC so much. Don't give up on it. . I tried the prusik and found that it's difficult to move once under load also the ropeman 1 is awesome!
 
My jammy is 50cm. I really dont want to give up on lwhc. So nice not having to cary a platform as well. I guess I do pine as the hardwoods have a lot of little limbs. What method do you use for making the platform solid? I also have 2 ropeman 1’s laying around. I might go back to them. Maybe try one on my oplux.


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Aeds151 said:
My jammy is 50cm. I really dont want to give up on lwhc. So nice not having to cary a platform as well. I guess I do pine as the hardwoods have a lot of little limbs. What method do you use for making the platform solid? I also have 2 ropeman 1’s laying around. I might go back to them. Maybe try one on my oplux.


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I don’t use anything. I’ve walked all around on it from different angles and the only time I made it move is when I stepped on the arms. I carry a saw to trim small limbs but many of the trees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island don’t need it.


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rakbowhunter said:
Its always good to know what you don't want to do. I've been messing with WE steps and SRT because I know I don't want to be carrying around sticks. Tried the knaider swaider on the steps and have realized pretty quickly that that is no go for me.

I've found something that may be the ticket! I'd like to do some more testing before I share, but it's compact, light, and no chances of a kickout!
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Have you tried the one stick method yet? I currently use the WE stepps but picked me up a single stick to try it out. Trees around here are pretty tall I just didn’t want to be adding additional weight/stepps to get higher up. Hoping the single stick method will work out for me.
 
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Have you tried the one stick method yet? I currently use the WE stepps but picked me up a single stick to try it out. Trees around here are pretty tall I just didn’t want to be adding additional weight/stepps to get higher up. Hoping the single stick method will work out for me.
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I have, and if this other way doesn't pan out that's probably the route I will go.
 
Could the looseness of my hand climber be because I believe its an XOP rather than actual Lone wolf? Is there any difference in the teeth between the two?


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Anybody going to be hanging out of a tree in the morning? I think I'll be getting out. Looks like it's going to be a cold beautiful morning here in Kansas.
 
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