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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: ] #8460034
08/27/25 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Savell
Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Man how high up do you even need to be at a minimum? Never really even thought about it


… I like about 25 ft … harder to get winded and you can get away with movement


But practice up that high. Your shots with a bow will be different WD. Gotta calculate the range and hight off the ground.




Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: ] #8460036
08/27/25 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Savell
With a bow … aim at the bottom of their chest … allows for the deer to drop too


Yup




Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: DelawareRob] #8460040
08/27/25 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DelawareRob
Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Man how high up do you even need to be at a minimum? Never really even thought about it


You only need to go up 10’ or so. Unless the shooting lane or angle to the trail is better higher up.
Just my opinion and experience.


And wear a harness unlike what Savell is doing. .




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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: ] #8460041
08/27/25 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Savell
With a bow … aim at the bottom of their chest … allows for the deer to drop too

With hogs your supposed to aim even lower right ?


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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460043
08/27/25 04:49 PM
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Just make sure you maintain all the lines. They will fray rubbing on the tree. I’m sure you’re aware of that though.

Hope you smoke a big old doe or something.




Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460044
08/27/25 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Man how high up do you even need to be at a minimum? Never really even thought about it


20 ft us rule of thumb. If you can get into cover lower than that, so much the better. If you're in a tree that's practically a telephone pole with. I limbs, you might need to go 30-40...



Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: SNIPERBBB] #8460045
08/27/25 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB
Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Man how high up do you even need to be at a minimum? Never really even thought about it


20 ft us rule of thumb. If you can get into cover lower than that, so much the better. If you're in a tree that's practically a telephone pole with. I limbs, you might need to go 30-40...


Interesting only ever ground hunted so .... Like I've seen someone people like 40-50' up and I'm just like crazy why
Actually talked to one guy who hunts the national forest, said he likes being 50' ... Asked why and said with a 700 GR arrow he's shooting straight down and just though everything..... Idk about all that but hayyy


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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460048
08/27/25 05:38 PM
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I don't think I've ever deer hunted from higher than 12' and I've killed a county limit almost every year doing so.

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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460055
08/27/25 06:19 PM
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My most successful tree stand, when I used a tree stand was about 10', probably closer to 8, it was in a bushy white pine though...
Usually just hunted on the ground, killed them fine and didn't have to climb a tree..lol

Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460082
08/27/25 08:13 PM
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[quote=Wolfdog91]


Some areas the deer are trained to look up. If you don't have any cover from limbs, you can get picked off if you don't get higher. Gotta watch when hunting near the tops of hills too. If you climb above the top of the hill Bd no cover, you skyline yourself to anything below the hill.
Climbing too high ud not good for close in shots as you have no margin for erro.



Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460093
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I had the thirty inch helium sticks and cut them down to twenty four inches. When I climb I only used three of them with an aider on the bottom step.

I bought the Skeletors from Tethrd for this year, and will run three of them the same way as the others.


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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460098
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Just go down to the nearest shoe store and tell’em you’re a disco dancer and want to buy a pair of “elevator” shoes!

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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Seldom] #8460102
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Originally Posted by Seldom
Just go down to the nearest shoe store and tell’em you’re a disco dancer and want to buy a pair of “elevator” shoes!




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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: KeithC] #8460103
08/27/25 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithC
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Just go down to the nearest shoe store and tell’em you’re a disco dancer and want to buy a pair of “elevator” shoes!




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cool cool


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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Boy Named Sue] #8460104
08/27/25 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Boy Named Sue
I had the thirty inch helium sticks and cut them down to twenty four inches. When I climb I only used three of them with an aider on the bottom step.

I bought the Skeletors from Tethrd for this year, and will run three of them the same way as the others.


Ok so another dumb question but then you say to cut them down , do you like cut out a chunk and weld them back together oorrr


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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460182
08/28/25 12:07 PM
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Wolfie you can post all the questions about hunting online u want but it still don't make u a hunter grin

Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460185
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I was hoping u would stick to those fabulous pole climper spikes

Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Wolfdog91] #8460192
08/28/25 12:23 PM
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Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: Yes sir] #8460203
08/28/25 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Yes sir
I was hoping u would stick to those fabulous pole climper spikes

Unfortunately most states on public ground you can't use spikes. Some landowners aren't fans of of them either if they are hoping to sell timber in the future.



Re: Climbing stick for short people [Re: SNIPERBBB] #8460205
08/28/25 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB
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I was hoping u would stick to those fabulous pole climper spikes

Unfortunately most states on public ground you can't use spikes. Some landowners aren't fans of of them either if they are hoping to sell timber in the future.

Not much timber business around here and didn't realize that

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