JPS
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- Jan 24, 2020
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This is the newbies forum, so I take it may be OK to comment on something new (to me) that is old (to others). And this time is: Two trunk trees.
After hunting with a climber for several years, of course, I dismissed two trunk trees, except when they bifurcated low on the ground, so that I could attach the climber right above the bifurcation.
But now... two weeks into bow season hunting from a saddle and climbing with sticks and I've rediscovered two trunk trees (and trees with lower branches) as a hunting asset . Of course, those hunting with hang-ons or sadlle know this already.
One thing I like about these trees is the extra concealment, of course. Once thing I dislike is that it takes me extra time to get around the bifurcations/branches.
But here is my question specifically about bifurcated trees that split at mid height (say 10 feet above ground) but have the two trunks run almost straight up, parallel and relatively close to each other: Do you guys ever put your sticks on one trunk and hang the platform on the other trunk?
I did that last night: climbed on the right trunk because it was straighter down at the bifurcation and easier to attach the sticks and when I got to "platform height", I decided to put the platform on the left trunk to be able to have a clear strong side shot. It was sketchy to lean to my left on the stick to hang the predator, but once I could do it, it was very comfortable. Any ideas?
After hunting with a climber for several years, of course, I dismissed two trunk trees, except when they bifurcated low on the ground, so that I could attach the climber right above the bifurcation.
But now... two weeks into bow season hunting from a saddle and climbing with sticks and I've rediscovered two trunk trees (and trees with lower branches) as a hunting asset . Of course, those hunting with hang-ons or sadlle know this already.
One thing I like about these trees is the extra concealment, of course. Once thing I dislike is that it takes me extra time to get around the bifurcations/branches.
But here is my question specifically about bifurcated trees that split at mid height (say 10 feet above ground) but have the two trunks run almost straight up, parallel and relatively close to each other: Do you guys ever put your sticks on one trunk and hang the platform on the other trunk?
I did that last night: climbed on the right trunk because it was straighter down at the bifurcation and easier to attach the sticks and when I got to "platform height", I decided to put the platform on the left trunk to be able to have a clear strong side shot. It was sketchy to lean to my left on the stick to hang the predator, but once I could do it, it was very comfortable. Any ideas?