• The SH Membership has gone live. Only SH Members have access to post in the classifieds. All members can view the classifieds. Starting in 2020 only SH Members will be admitted to the annual hunting contest. Current members will need to follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Click on your username 2. Click on Account upgrades 3. Choose SH Member and purchase.
  • We've been working hard the past few weeks to come up with some big changes to our vendor policies to meet the changing needs of our community. Please see the new vendor rules here: Vendor Access Area Rules

This Is Hard!

That said - where legal, spurs are so much better than sticks. I haven't touched my sticks since getting comfortable on my spurs.
 
g2outdoors said:
That said - where legal, spurs are so much better than sticks. I haven't touched my sticks since getting comfortable on my spurs.
Click to expand...

I wish they were legal here. I could use them in the little piece of private property I got but I done think it would be worth the investment for 2 to 3 times a year


Sent from my
Sit drag, Ernie's outdoors linesman belt,
At 20' up
 
I felt pretty comfortable Friday after two set ups with the aiders. Used a 5 and a 4 step. First set wasn't great. Second was better.
 
My biggest complaint with sticks and aiders is the weight and bulk. My 3 sticks and 3 aiders weigh 11.24 lbs by themselves.. Add the fact that they catch on every limb I walk by/under and I am really getting tired of them.

If I end up getting the spurs for Xmas, I will be basing which properties I hunt almost solely on being able to use them and drill/bolts. Luckily, in my area that still leaves just short of 15,000 acres for me.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
I had my best set up to date today. Unfortunately a cold front came through soaking me and chilling me to the bone. I was prepared but thought I had missed the rain so only could get my jacket on. And I didn't see any deer. But the set up was great! It's getting better.
 
g2outdoors said:
So in your situation, sticks and aiders are the best solution. That is the fastest, lightest, and easiest way to get to hunting height without presets or spurs. Here's my 10 step process.

1. Saddle, clothes, knee pads, accessories all packed in my Alps Pursuit pack.

2. Platform & sticks strapped to outside of pack.

3. Once at tree and unpacked, knee pads go on, and the first stick goes on the tree. The other two sticks are hung from my saddle via 12" nite ize rubber gear hangers attached to saddle via molle loops on each hip.

4. Pack goes back on my back. If I'm using ameristeps they are slung over a shoulder. If I'm using my platform I hang it on the outside of my pack.

5. Bow is attached to bow rope and I start to climb using lineman belt.

6. At hunting height I attach platform and tether. Tether is stored in a pouch on my right hip for easy access. I clip into the tether and climb on platform.

7. I tighten myself to the tree by taking almost all the slack out of my lineman belt. Then I position my tether exactly where I want it.

8. I attach my homemade gear hanger where I need it. It's always stored on my left hip. Hang my pack, pull up my bow, and nock an arrow.

9. Shoot a huge buck that never knew I was there.

10. Post hero pic on SH, win the 2016 hunting contest for team 3, and eat back straps, deer chili, and jerky the rest of the year.

Simple.

This process took me probably 25 minutes at the beginning. Now I can do it in 10-15 depending on the tree.
Click to expand...

G2,

Do you have pictures of your step 3 setup (i.e. 3. "Once at tree... The other two sticks are hung from my saddle via 12" nite ize rubber gear hangers attached to saddle via molle loops on each hip." )

I have been trying to find a way to attach my helium sticks so I don't have to make multiple trips up and down the tree? Does this setup work well?

Thanks!
 
g2outdoors said:
You could make the 3-step etriers work really easily as well. It's really just personal preference. If I were as tall as you, I think I'd go the 5/4 etrier route.

Keep in mind, you have to have a dual top step for this to work. It looks like the Odin sticks make that easy.
Click to expand...


This could just be me ( I'm new to this and still learning) but I thought I would throw this out there for someone thinking of using the 4 step... I tried using the 4 step on my second stick and found that it was too long.. if I didn't put pressure down in a straight line directly under the stick it would want to kick off to the side very easily. I cut mine down to 3 step. It is less "sketchy".
 
cdeeks said:
G2,

Do you have pictures of your step 3 setup (i.e. 3. "Once at tree... The other two sticks are hung from my saddle via 12" nite ize rubber gear hangers attached to saddle via molle loops on each hip." )

I have been trying to find a way to attach my helium sticks so I don't have to make multiple trips up and down the tree? Does this setup work well?

Thanks!
Click to expand...
Sure. I'll snap some when I can.
 
cdeeks said:
This could just be me ( I'm new to this and still learning) but I thought I would throw this out there for someone thinking of using the 4 step... I tried using the 4 step on my second stick and found that it was too long.. if I didn't put pressure down in a straight line directly under the stick it would want to kick off to the side very easily. I cut mine down to 3 step. It is less "sketchy".
Click to expand...
I have been using a 5 on my first and a 4 on my second. So far so good. Today was one of my worst setups although it had nothing to do with the aiders!
 
cdeeks said:
G2,

Do you have pictures of your step 3 setup (i.e. 3. "Once at tree... The other two sticks are hung from my saddle via 12" nite ize rubber gear hangers attached to saddle via molle loops on each hip." )

I have been trying to find a way to attach my helium sticks so I don't have to make multiple trips up and down the tree? Does this setup work well?

Thanks!
Click to expand...
I tied paracord around making a loop at the end. I attach my two sticks to my Aero hunter using a carabiner and the loop. One trip up. Unless I drop my platform like I did this morning and had to go back down to pick it up.
 
cdeeks said:
G2,

Do you have pictures of your step 3 setup (i.e. 3. "Once at tree... The other two sticks are hung from my saddle via 12" nite ize rubber gear hangers attached to saddle via molle loops on each hip." )

I have been trying to find a way to attach my helium sticks so I don't have to make multiple trips up and down the tree? Does this setup work well?

Thanks!
Click to expand...
With my heliums I put the first stick on, then one stick goes over my left shoulder, the other over my right and up I go. Last year with my lone wolfs I had a loop hanging on each side of my saddle that I attached the sticks to. I find using any more than 3 sticks to be too many for this reason.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top