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Which side of a leaning tree to climb and hunt when saddle hunting?

ae10 said:
Hey guys, new to this, and just started tinkering. Which side of a slightly leaning tree is do you guys find easier to climb & same question for the platform to hunt? Lean in or away?

My aiders are kinda tough to get into when the tree leans away, yet always easier climbing?


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I've seen videos of people hunting the high side, but they used a short tether that was not very high up and they were basically tree stand hunting with the tether as a safety line.

If you try to hunt the high side with your platform there, then if you do your tether as typical, then you will likely swing to the low side on accident and it can be hard to right yourself.
 
Really depends on how angled the tree is. Typically high side. Where I live it's usually not difficult to find another tree to climb if it is not too angled.
 
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