Which spurs?

[Bone]

I have a mix of trees on one of the properties I am trying to hunt... a mix of elms, ash, oaks and willow trees. Some are thinner bark, others are thick bark.... should I run tree spurs or pole spurs.... or will I need both and be limited to which trees I climb buy which spurs I have that day?


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[TheATLien]

Tree gaffs... better to have them and not need them, then not have them and need them.

 

[flinginairos]

I’d go tree spikes in your situation


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[jryser]

I’d go tree spikes in your situation


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It’s like tractors / you want more than you think you need. Not my line of course; I’m new at this part. But makes complete sense.


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[PJC]

Those trees look like they call for tree gaffs. You can still climb with them on the thin bark trees if you decide in the field to hunt from a different tree. But if you have pole gaffs and decide to hunch the chuncky bark trees, you will likely have trouble.


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[patriotoutlaw]

Personally, I wouldn't use pole gaffs on my climbers. You are going to have more options, using tree gaffs, IMO. I wouldn't want be wearing pole gaffs and have to walk past a potential kill tree, because the bark was too thick. On the other hand, I've never encountered a tree with bark too thin to climb with tree gaffs.