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Re: Saddle Hunting
[Re: toyota05]
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10/09/24 09:58 AM
10/09/24 09:58 AM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 7,103 shelby county
buzzard
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14 point
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Posts: 7,103
shelby county
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I'm giving it a shot this year. My expectations are low and plan to just have it as a tool as needed. I've practice climbed a couple times and shot my bow out of it. I think it will be a good asset in certain situations.
"Hell with them fellows, buzzard got to eat same as a worm" Josey Wales
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Re: Saddle Hunting
[Re: toyota05]
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10/09/24 01:36 PM
10/09/24 01:36 PM
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Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 8,398 Boaz,AL
CarbonClimber1
14 point
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14 point
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Posts: 8,398
Boaz,AL
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Im a creature of habit..and i have hung a loc on spirit or limit for like 12 years. My little boy is a little easier to take care of now so im hoping to get away and hunt some this year as i did not hunt at all last season with a newborn..but i am gonna this year hopefully. I tried to film most of my hunts in 2022..and i have not carried a camera since then because i have not hunted..but i will this year. All that to be said..i am seeing some benefit to this potentially for weight reduction..i have been into mobile set ups for a very long time and i have always cut as much weight as made since…i do not have a saddle..but i am actually considering one now…as before i just couldn’t due to cost.
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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Re: Saddle Hunting
[Re: toyota05]
#4210605
10/09/24 10:35 PM
10/09/24 10:35 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 4,631 Centreville AL.
sbo1971
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10 point
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 4,631
Centreville AL.
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I stand about 90% of the time when bow hunting, but I have really bad knees so as I’ve aged it’s getting harder to stand still as long as I used to in a traditional tree stand. I picked up a saddle last year and it has made a huge difference in my ability to stay in a standing position without killing my knees. .
Elite Omnia, Easton FMJ, Axcel Landslyde 5 pin slider.
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Re: Saddle Hunting
[Re: toyota05]
#4210688
10/10/24 07:37 AM
10/10/24 07:37 AM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 134 Jackson Co. Fl
JB71
3 point
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3 point
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 134
Jackson Co. Fl
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I currently have one and have basically retired my climber. I hunt on property that is owned by the company that I work for, so we don't have the option to leave stands. Once I developed a system that worked for me, I prefer it over a climber. There is one area that I was the only one that hunted last year because there are very few trees to climb with a climber. I did switch from a platform to a ring of steps, and I like them better than the platform. The biggest advantage to saddles that I have found other than being able to hunt trees with limbs is that I can see 360 with very little movement. I started with a JX3 and comfort was great. Difficult to shoot a bow out of so I got rid of it. Have a Cruzer now and I am more comfortable in it than my climber.
Never give up something that you love for a dollar. In the end, you may be wealthy but inside, you are broke.
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Re: Saddle Hunting
[Re: marshmud991]
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10/14/24 09:06 PM
10/14/24 09:06 PM
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Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 8,398 Boaz,AL
CarbonClimber1
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14 point
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Some of us would need a saddle that would fit a draft horse and 3/4” rope. Those of us will stick to stands or better yet, ground blinds.  They make bigguns..an i mean…bigguns…as for the rope…technology has far exceeded what our own common sense deems safe…an 1/8th in amsteel rope will hold up an insane amount of weight…like….lift a truck…a 1/2 in will probly pick up a 100hp tractor…our rope rigs for puing wire had like 1.5in samson rope…pretty much amsteel…we tied it to a d6 an pulled a 140hp john deere out of a mudhole….that was after we done broke 2 chains….unreal how strong it is for its size.
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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