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I see so many posts on hanging stands that I was wondering if anybody uses only a climber. I hunt both public and private land but even on the private i use the climber.
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98% of the time, I don't miss many afternoon hunts between 10/1 and 11/24
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me.... I have one hang on that I hunt only on Saturday mornings, to try and avoid other hunters....... every other hunt is in a climbing stand...
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Yes. It's pretty hard to have a 'set" of hang ons ready when you are hunting public land. in the mountains Though heavier, the climber is fast and gets higher for mountain hunting. I keep trying the hang ons. I just bought 4 of the muddy tree sticks.
Tedd
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I used a Lone Wolf climber exclusively for 5 years after I moved from a rural area to the city. I would go back to all my old spots. Always carried a handsaw, pruners, pull up cord and screw in bow holders in the fanny pack and always allowed an extra 1/2 hour going in and coming out. Its a bit more work but you can be very versatile and after you get the hang of it and get a system down it is very effective.
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I have a hang on but haven't used it in years. I prefer the climber (API). Just bought a Summit Viper on sale for $218. I also use a few ladder stands on family property and 2 permanent stands that have accounted for scores of deer over the last 30 years. The permanent stands just require annual maintenance.
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99% of my time in a tree is in a climber
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I used climbers only for many years. It does get old packing them in and out constantly. I still use them a lot in early season when acorns are dropping...great place to be until the acorns are gone. I set ladder stands and lock on's in more permanent locations these days.
My old Tree Lounge with the bow hunting adapter is still the most comfortable and favorite stand I own. Still the heaviest too lol.
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99% of my time in a tree is in a climber
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shag- why do you have to pack them in and out constantly? leave it set like a hang on. access the stand with a vertical rope and the two prussic method.
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90% of the time I'm in my climber 10% on the ground. I've used to have a couple hang ons I left on public ground but it was too big of a hassle.
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same here almost 100 percent of the time
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I love the simplicity and quietness of a loc-on style, but I am in a climber almost 100% of he time when not on the ground. I don't hunt much locally and the climber is what works for me.
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I have a couple hang ons I use, but only where I need to get up fast and quiet. Since I started using the climber, I prefer its comfort and incognito abilities. I also hunt ground, so id say 80% climber use for me, but I prefer climbers 100%... ;)
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I have used a Summit for years with no problems.
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I've had a lone wolf climbers for about 14 yrs.and used it a lot! And have taken most of my deer with it.Last few yrs it has not seen as much action. Getting older and like the convenience of just sneaking in and settling in a fixed or permanent stand. Although some of my ladder stands are really not as portable as they once were. Late season last yr. I started useing my LW on every hunt. There was a lot of deer activity just 50 yds from one of my ladder stands I could not fathom moving it in the very cold plus those ladder stands get very noisy is the cold and late season the deer are extra jumpy! So I pulled out the climber and put my bow quiver back the bow and got a system down. So I'm thinking I may set up one or two permanent stands for my daughter and use the climber almost,exclusively so I can set up near her. The only downside to a climber early season is the warm temps. I hate sweating like a thirsty baboon in the mornings :o
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to many hang ons stolen or damaged so its a lonewolf climber for me I prescout limb out my trees set a few different spots for different wind direction clear shooting lanes and I'm set for the season
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I used a small climber for years. No seat, just the foot platform. I was tuff standing all day during the rut. When I learned that deer don't live in trees, I got on the ground. :saywhat:
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Clint- that would work. But I'd rather leave the stand at the base of the tree and take my chances on it being stolen rather than break my neck attempting access via rope and climbing gear lol. Me and ropes don't get along very well.
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Lonewolf climber every time--- until we moved to new farm that is predominantly hickory w some pin oaks--I've added some ladder stands to my arsenal. The lone wolf is great--- I can race a gray squirrel to the tree tops w it---but I usually spend 90 percent of the afternoons between late sept and February in it...
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Used a Ole' Man climber till I had a knee replacement .
Now I must use ladder stands .
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I use a lone wolf climber exclusively when I do not hunt from the ground. Even then I often carry just the top and strap it to a tree for a seat.
I pretty much only hunt public land and it is carry in and carry out for me. The hardest part is finding a good tree that isn't in the wide open. sometimes I feel too exposed.
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I used a climber until someone stole the seat off of it while I went into town for lunch. Never did get to shoot a deer from it. I did shoot 5 deer going to and from it. I haven't been off the ground since. The highest i get now to the dizzying heights of the middle legs sets on my Huntmore chair and the Big Jim seat.
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It's a summit climber for me most of the time. I have a cheap $49 walmart lock on stand that I have hung for this year, but doubt I'll use it much. The summit is just so much more comfortable and gives me a bigger platform to stand on. I hunt on the ground some too and really enjoy the ease of not messing with a stand. And for some reason the deer I've harvested at ground level seem like more of an accomplishment.
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I have 8 lock on stands, 1 ladder stand and 2 Summit climbers, (Open Shot & Bushmaster),. The Bushmaster is a lot bigger then my Open Shot. I use the Open Shot when I have to hike a ways to my tree. I had a Lone Wolf a few years ago but couldn't get comfortable in it. I try to stay mobile as much as possible so I mainly use my climbers.
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I use mine about 60% of the time,aiways on public ground.
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I much prefer to shoot a bow out of a hang on stand as they provide the least interference with limb clearance and are extremely stable once you get them set up. That being said, I have committed to more mobility this year and intend to use my lone wolf climber a lot more. When I first started hunting, I used a warren sweat special climbing stand almost exclusively.
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Not a fan of the climbera..had one fall with me while I was climbing one day... The bottom held ...luckily I was only 10 ft up and my buddy was within earshot.. Had to do some creative finagling to get me back right side up
Lock one or ladder stands for me since then
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I use climbing stands exclusively. I use Summit but API also makes nice ones.
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I use a climber 70% of the time. I also use a woodpecker drill and loc- on on hunts over a mile in. Other than a few funnels I seldom climb the same tree more than a evening and the following morning. RC
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I used to use my Lone Wolf hand climber every hunt. Not so much now as my hunting has changed. Its super quiet, super light, super stable, super easy and all the clearance any archer could ask for. I once climbed up about 50-60 yards from a bedded mature buck. He had no clue I was there, I didn't get him that morning, but I did about 4 evenings later :)
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Long wolf hand climber for me.
I also now use lone wolf assault and sticks as a mobile in and out set up daily set up. Depending on the trees I want to hunt. I can hunt more spots without having to give up th perfect spot because the tree has limbs. That's where the hang on comes in. Like I said up and down same day. Even use it after work up and down.
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I always have a Lone Wolf climber in my arsenal, but it doesn't work on some trees with trunks that are too big, have too much character, lean too much or have too many branches, etc., so I also have some hang ons and ladder stands. The older I get, the more I'm employing ladder stands.
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99% of my time deer hunting is from lone wolf climber either in trees or on ground on just the seat like cyclic rivers
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60% of my hunting is out of my lone wolf hand climber. I would have to say it is the best investment i have made in a lot of years. It performs flawlessly!!!!!
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I use a lone wolf alpha climber for pretty much everything, even on my own place whenever posible