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What is the craziest tree you have set up in?

devildog

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Last night hunting a creek crossing between two corn fields I only had one tree to set up in. It was a 5 trunk huge tree that I had to set up my platform on one trunk with a huge right lean, and my tether was set up on another trunk to my left In order to keep me from swinging to far out to the right. I only had one good shot on the creek crossing but this set up allowed me to shoot perfectly stable. Love the versatility of using a saddle.
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MattMan81

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Last night hunting a creek crossing between two corn fields I only had one tree to set up in. It was a 5 trunk huge tree that I had to set up my platform on one trunk with a huge right lean, and my tether was set up on another trunk to my left In order to keep me from swinging to far out to the right. I only had one good shot on the creek crossing but this set up allowed me to shoot perfectly stable. Love the versatility of using a saddle.
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I like being in that stuff.
 
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weekender21

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I have a few contenders but this one probably takes the cake. I hunted it several times and killed a nice Axis buck out of it. Hawaii has a head start on crappy “trees” to hunt out of.

Platform was ~8 feet off the ground. I’d never risk tether placement like this in a real tree.

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devildog

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I have a few contenders but this one probably takes the cake. I hunted it several times and killed a nice Axis buck out of it. Hawaii has a head start on crappy “trees” to hunt out of.

Platform was ~8 feet off the ground. I’d never risk tether placement like this in a real tree.

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Wow that looks like a tangled mess, I bet the climb was fun.
 
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dalton916

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I hunted out of a willow tree that was almost identical to the tree you’re in in the original post. I was able put my tether on the same trunk as the platform, but I had to use my lineman’s rope as a second tether to keep me from swinging off to the left, lol.

Must be something about us Dept of the Navy that make us pick gnarly trees.
 
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dalton916

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I’m going to climb one here in a bit that I stared at yesterday in passing trying to figure out how to get up to where the limbs start. It’s at least an oak that’s at least 48” at the base. I need to be able to get to where the big limbs start branching out before I attach my tether. Been watching football and contemplating it all afternoon. This would be a good time for some functional DRT or JRB knowledge.

I can’t put preset anything on the tree because it will be seen. Right now I’m thinking it’s going to be 2 LW sticks then figure it out with my one stick from there.