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Why don't yall 2TC?

NMSbowhunter said:
I'm amazed they would let you get away with that being Arkansas deer. Around here it might be possible to get away with that on a yearling spike but if there is a mature doe around and a gnat poots and she's headed to the next zip code blowing as she goes.
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I have definitely tried it on a few where I got caught on the way down. The oh crap where did he come from look on their face was worth it though. :)
 
LAKY said:
I made some in this thread a while back, and nobody seemed to like the idea.

Amsteel Carabiner

Not my pictures or video, but looks promising for doing away with metal carabiners.
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If I were to make them they would be the ones from “hownotto” style as well. I checked out that thread and the quick disconnect version would worry me but the other version I think I would have great confidence in.
 
Ok, this one goes out to Tailgunner! I climbed this tree today using the 10TC method (Ten Toe Climbing). I found this little tree in a great spot to cover a creek crossing that is worn out with tracks. No gear necessary to climb it. I may have to give this spot a sit this fall.

I went out and pulled three cameras I had out. This reminded me why I don't fool with cameras much. All of them were way out. Most had been out all year. One required chest waders to get to. Three of the 4 had dead batteries. One ran its batteries down taking 2000 pictures of the same stem of grass that grew after I put the camera up. I got a few buck pictures off one spot in October. Such is fooling with cameras. This year, if I put them back out, it will be in September, and I'll let them soak in good spots. They were actually in good spots, they just went dead or filled up the card before the good part of the year got here.

I did put one out at a new spot I found yesterday. I'm hoping to get a picture of the buck that is working a scrape in very thick cover before he drops his horns. I'd like to see if he is alive (I'm betting he is with the giant fresh poos in the scrape) and I plan to pull that camera in about a month at most. My feeling is that this spot I found yesterday will be a great buck killing spot. Seems to be good doe activity and plenty of cover and rubs and scrapes and zero sign of an human activity.
 

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NMSbowhunter said:
Ok, this one goes out to Tailgunner! I climbed this tree today using the 10TC method (Ten Toe Climbing). I found this little tree in a great spot to cover a creek crossing that is worn out with tracks. No gear necessary to climb it. I may have to give this spot a sit this fall.

I went out and pulled three cameras I had out. This reminded me why I don't fool with cameras much. All of them were way out. Most had been out all year. One required chest waders to get to. Three of the 4 had dead batteries. One ran its batteries down taking 2000 pictures of the same stem of grass that grew after I put the camera up. I got a few buck pictures off one spot in October. Such is fooling with cameras. This year, if I put them back out, it will be in September, and I'll let them soak in good spots. They were actually in good spots, they just went dead or filled up the card before the good part of the year got here.

I did put one out at a new spot I found yesterday. I'm hoping to get a picture of the buck that is working a scrape in very thick cover before he drops his horns. I'd like to see if he is alive (I'm betting he is with the giant fresh poos in the scrape) and I plan to pull that camera in about a month at most. My feeling is that this spot I found yesterday will be a great buck killing spot. Seems to be good doe activity and plenty of cover and rubs and scrapes and zero sign of an human activity.
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Those sticks are even less trustworthy than Tethrd ONE’s. Know someone who fell 15ft when the handhold branch snapped. Be careful.
 
alright, I have about 10'6" of rope, formerly my linesman belt for one-sticking. is that enough length to make a foot tether and convert to 2TC? I know @NMSbowhunter posted a pic of his rig a while back and the foot tether was 14' of rope. I assume that's a safer length for getting around large trees.
 
mschultz373 said:
alright, I have about 10'6" of rope, formerly my linesman belt for one-sticking. is that enough length to make a foot tether and convert to 2TC? I know @NMSbowhunter posted a pic of his rig a while back and the foot tether was 14' of rope. I assume that's a safer length for getting around large trees.
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maybe, I wouldn't tell you to order that length of rope to make a foot tether but since you have it I would try it. If if has a spliced eye you may be just fine, tying a delta link to one end instead of tying an eye in it will save a bunch of rope also.
 
mschultz373 said:
alright, I have about 10'6" of rope, formerly my linesman belt for one-sticking. is that enough length to make a foot tether and convert to 2TC? I know @NMSbowhunter posted a pic of his rig a while back and the foot tether was 14' of rope. I assume that's a safer length for getting around large trees.
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Try @Seekbigger 's tether attachment method. It'll also extend your rope length and really is easy to attach and unattach for branches.
Then just use a friction hitch for your footloop attach. You won't have enough for a blake's hitch.
 
I have a 40' tether too, I could cut and all but I didn't want to do that without knowing I'll commit to the 2TC method.... was planning to use it as top tether and rappel down.
 
mschultz373 said:
alright, I have about 10'6" of rope, formerly my linesman belt for one-sticking. is that enough length to make a foot tether and convert to 2TC? I know @NMSbowhunter posted a pic of his rig a while back and the foot tether was 14' of rope. I assume that's a safer length for getting around large trees.
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Instead of trying to tie in a foot loop, you could use a separate loop (webbing, etc, I use the cgm foot loop) and clip it to the end of this tether, then that's plenty long. That's how I converted my LB to my bottom tether.
 
mschultz373 said:
alright, I have about 10'6" of rope, formerly my linesman belt for one-sticking. is that enough length to make a foot tether and convert to 2TC? I know @NMSbowhunter posted a pic of his rig a while back and the foot tether was 14' of rope. I assume that's a safer length for getting around large trees.
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Are you wanting to add a foot loop to the tether or use part of the rope as the foot loop? If adding a foot loop 10.5’ is plenty. If wanting to make a foot loop with the rope you may be limited on larger trees but should be enough to get started.
 
I think adding a foot loop would make the most sense so I can maximize the rope for larger trees. if I get 2" nylon webbing, I would assume that's sufficient for the foot loop? I wear a size 12-12.5 so that seems appropriate.
 
mschultz373 said:
I think adding a foot loop would make the most sense so I can maximize the rope for larger trees. if I get 2" nylon webbing, I would assume that's sufficient for the foot loop? I wear a size 12-12.5 so that seems appropriate.
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If you can sew the. 2” will be some added comfort. If not, 1” tied will do fine, that’s what I’ve used for 2-3 seasons now.

 
mschultz373 said:
I think adding a foot loop would make the most sense so I can maximize the rope for larger trees. if I get 2" nylon webbing, I would assume that's sufficient for the foot loop? I wear a size 12-12.5 so that seems appropriate.
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I took a piece of 1" webbing from a ratchet strap that the metal rusted on. I tied it into a loop (like in the video above), did a cobra weave of paracord around the foot portion, and girth hitched it to a double eye rope that was already hitched to the tether. My tether is about the same length as yours and I only had one tree last year that I wanted to clumb but couldn't. It was a big old oak somewhere ~30" in diameter. The rope made it around if I slid my hitch almost down to the stopper knot. I maybe could have made it work but I moved to a nearby tree instead. That tree was more than shoulder width in diameter which was why I wanted it (more cover).
 
tailgunner said:
Logical reasons not to rappel...i dont have a 40 foot rope that i dont need,carying à 40 foot rope i dont need.metal rapel devices i dont need.back up devices i dont need .hell lets just add à tetherd 1 stick i dont need.....à tree stand i dont need.mabe a safety harnesd and an extra wife.....having extra needs is called a handycap. Rappeling is faster and spooks more deer than hunting from the ground.plus Chics are not impressed by getting it done faster.they are not impressed with dudes who need extra help to get it done.they like the dudes who can get it done with what they got.lets not pretend like we aint here to impress chics....through out all of history no bow hunter has ever needed 40 feet of oplux to harvest game acording to logic.hunters wearhouse dont even stock rope
.ask Fred Bear.....ladies love him.....2 tether or die.....lonely...i love this game
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Every chic I’ve ever met agrees, they prefer a minimalist with the most compact tool to get it done, even if it’s tedious and frustrating.
 
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