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Climbing stick for short people

Posted By: Wolfdog91

Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:17 AM

Well getting talked into getting some for safety and public land with this saddle but holy crap trying to find some that will fit is a pain. Smallest I see is a 20" but my step up , comfortably at least is like 13" and will probably be less when I throw on some layers tired so what's eveyone using for climbing sticks for mobile stuff ? Or better yet what everyone getting there kids laugh .... Have a feeling imm have to get some square tubing and make some but diy is frowned upon now days laugh and I can't see myself going though the hassle of SRT and all that to go up all. Of 15'
Posted By: KeithC

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 09:11 AM

Ladders typically have 12" rung spacing. You can usually buy a 24' aluminum ladder at an estate auction for about $20.00. At a scrap yard you'll pay a little over a $1.00 a pound for an aluminum ladder. That's likely much cheaper than you can buy or make 15' of climbing stick.

Keith
Posted By: SNIPERBBB

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 12:57 PM

There are shorter sticks. Look up "mini sticks"

Personally skip the sticks and two tether climb. Cheaper and safer.
Posted By: SNIPERBBB

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 01:01 PM

SRT is pretty easy. Big thing for it is getting your presets out preseason. That way you're not trying to use a throw all in the dark. I will occasionally on an afternoon hunt carry my throwball with me when going to a new spot but it's easier to just 2TC then leave a preset behind. If you suck at throwing the ball, you can use an extension pole to get your throwball over the right limb.
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 02:56 PM

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… hawk helium … steps too close together to me .. so should be perfect for you
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 04:27 PM

… when I answer your question… you say thank you

…. You understand me ?
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Savell
… when I answer your question… you say thank you

…. You understand me ?


Man I just woke up don't start with me , call the NC double AA on ya now laugh
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:13 PM

Don’t sass mouth me boy
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Originally Posted by Savell
… when I answer your question… you say thank you

…. You understand me ?


Man I just woke up don't start with me , call the NC double AA on ya now laugh


Geez Wolfie, as much as you utilize your race card ya oughta at least know the proper acronym for your association. laugh
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:19 PM

You use it more then me lol
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:24 PM

I'm just trying to figure out what you want the National Collegiate Athletic Association to do to Savell. grin
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:30 PM

lol. Was wondering the same thing! NC double AA? So that would be NCAAAA?


I was thinking NCAA but maybe it’s National Collegiate Athletic Association Alcoholics Anonymous?


Sounds like the worst time hanging out with those people.
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:36 PM

…. Maybe it means Never Could Amount to Anything

… in that case it’s kind of fitting lol
Posted By: ~ADC~

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:36 PM

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Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 06:38 PM

N A something idk
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:03 PM



laugh grin laugh grin
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:13 PM

Hahahaha
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:18 PM

I know what NCAA stands for in WD's context!!! Needs Constant Attention & Applause........
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
I know what NCAA stands for in WD's context!!! Needs Constant Attention & Applause........

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Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by Savell
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… hawk helium … steps too close together to me .. so should be perfect for you


These right here ?
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Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:33 PM

That’s the ones
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
I know what NCAA stands for in WD's context!!! Needs Constant Attention & Applause........

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I'm not too worried about that, lol. I've seen your attempts to meme.... laugh
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by Savell
That’s the ones


Bet , not bad price either hopefully these will put the wife at ease a little more laugh
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Originally Posted by Savell
That’s the ones


Bet , not bad price either hopefully these will put the wife at ease a little more laugh


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Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 07:56 PM

Man how high up do you even need to be at a minimum? Never really even thought about it
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:02 PM

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. .


Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:09 PM

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
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:12 PM

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.
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:18 PM

With a bow … aim at the bottom of their chest … allows for the deer to drop too
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Savell
With a bow … aim at the bottom of their chest … allows for the deer to drop too


Yup
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:45 PM

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. .




Ain't got much of a choice with these saddles lol main tether my line mans belt and this thing has a built in harness
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Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:46 PM

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 ?
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:49 PM

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.
Posted By: SNIPERBBB

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 08:53 PM

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...
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 09:07 PM

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
Posted By: KeithC

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 09:38 PM

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.

Keith
Posted By: gcs

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 10:19 PM

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
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/27/25 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by KeithC
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.

Keith


…. I like to look down on things

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Posted By: SNIPERBBB

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 12:13 AM

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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.
Posted By: Boy Named Sue

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 01:54 AM

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.
Posted By: Seldom

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 02:39 AM

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!
Posted By: KeithC

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 03:19 AM

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!




Keith
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 03:36 AM

Originally Posted by KeithC
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!




Keith

cool cool
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 03:37 AM

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
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 04:07 PM

Wolfie you can post all the questions about hunting online u want but it still don't make u a hunter grin
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 04:13 PM

I was hoping u would stick to those fabulous pole climper spikes
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 04:16 PM

… hey yessir … put some dead deer in here with me

… my biggest with a bow

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Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 04:23 PM

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My biggest. It doesn't count cause it was a horizontal bow grin[Linked Image]
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Posted By: SNIPERBBB

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 04:42 PM

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.
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB
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.

Not much timber business around here and didn't realize that
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Savell
… hey yessir … put some dead deer in here with me

… my biggest with a bow

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How old were you there, 14? LOL
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 04:59 PM

Wolfie u post some hunting pics
Posted By: SNIPERBBB

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Yes sir

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

What? Kansas doesn't have trees !?
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 05:16 PM

We got trees. Just not much logging here in Central KS. Once in awhile you will see someone logging a few walnuts but that's it.
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 05:18 PM

…. I remember back when 330 kilt that biggin

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Posted By: WI Outdoors

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 05:23 PM

Fell dead in the punkin patch. Nice.
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 05:25 PM

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Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 05:25 PM

WO post some hunting pics too
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 05:26 PM

Wolfie has been holding out on us
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 06:02 PM

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Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Yes sir
Wolfie you can post all the questions about hunting online u want but it still don't make u a hunter grin

Dang y'all check out captain obvious over here
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 06:42 PM

Its good to be back wolfie!! Did u miss me as much as I missed u??
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Yes sir
Wolfie you can post all the questions about hunting online u want but it still don't make u a hunter grin


Same go for trapping?
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 06:51 PM

Behold ....a possum I trapped

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Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Yes sir
Its good to be back wolfie!! Did u miss me as much as I missed u??

I mean guess I'll take you over yote lol
Posted By: DelawareRob

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Behold ....a possum I trapped

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lol, I was speaking in general. Not necessarily toward you. Good catch on that little fella.
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by DelawareRob
Originally Posted by Yes sir
Wolfie you can post all the questions about hunting online u want but it still don't make u a hunter grin


Same go for trapping?

Of course. Evidence is important. Why do u think this site let's one post pics....
Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Originally Posted by Yes sir
Its good to be back wolfie!! Did u miss me as much as I missed u??

I mean guess I'll take you over yote lol

Thanks wolfie. Yotes good people. I like that she has some fire.
Posted By: Leftlane

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Yes sir
Wolfie u post some hunting pics


But but but he has posted more selfies than even Savell and on a lever action thread he posted pics of him firing cocking and apparently 6 or 8 other things. Doesn't that count for anything?
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 07:21 PM

I'm just a goofy goober , y'all know I don't kill anything seem like when you become some high tier hunter trapper killer you gotta do all this bickering
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Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by Leftlane
Originally Posted by Yes sir
Wolfie u post some hunting pics


But but but he has posted more selfies than even Savell and on a lever action thread he posted pics of him firing cocking and apparently 6 or 8 other things. Doesn't that count for anything?

Hay hay hay.... That was pure awesomeness
Posted By: Leftlane

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 07:36 PM

Well thanks but I was just continuing with the whole captain obvious thing. I'm not on there much but my buddy told me 13 yr old girls post even more selfies than you and Savell do so he didn't consider it all that big of a deal
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by Leftlane
Well thanks but I was just continuing with the whole captain obvious thing. I'm not on there much but my buddy told me 13 yr old girls post even more selfies than you and Savell do so he didn't consider it all that big of a deal


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Posted By: cmj

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 08:42 PM

Make yourself a platform. Put a cam cleat on it, use amsteel full burry from hang free saddle co. Buy some 1 inch strap material and make a 2 or 3 step aider. Use it as a 1 stick. My platform weighs less than 7 lbs.
Put the platform on tree as high as u can get your foot in aider. Climb up on it. Put tether on. Hang from it and take platform off . Push yourself from tree, use tether rope to hold platform to tree letting u use both hands to reattach it. Climb back on platform. Its bo harder than putting sticks up and carrying a platform on your saddle up. And u don't have to carry all that crap around. Thsts why we saddle hunt.
Buy yourself a figure 8 and rappel down.
Posted By: WI Outdoors

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Savell
Originally Posted by Leftlane
Well thanks but I was just continuing with the whole captain obvious thing. I'm not on there much but my buddy told me 13 yr old girls post even more selfies than you and Savell do so he didn't consider it all that big of a deal


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Where's the cool hat?
Posted By: cmj

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/28/25 09:05 PM

Primal edge v steps are a cheaper and light option. I didn't like messing with the straps and getting them to cam over.
Posted By: Yes sir

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/29/25 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
I'm just a goofy goober , y'all know I don't kill anything seem like when you become some high tier hunter trapper killer you gotta do all this bickering
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Living up to the label I'm just going to say we all know ur buddy shot that..... if u would have shot it it would have had a bullet right through the eye and dozens of pics of u cooking it..... grin
Posted By: bowhunter27295

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/29/25 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Well getting talked into getting some for safety and public land with this saddle but holy crap trying to find some that will fit is a pain. Smallest I see is a 20" but my step up , comfortably at least is like 13" and will probably be less when I throw on some layers tired so what's eveyone using for climbing sticks for mobile stuff ? Or better yet what everyone getting there kids laugh .... Have a feeling imm have to get some square tubing and make some but diy is frowned upon now days laugh and I can't see myself going though the hassle of SRT and all that to go up all. Of 15'



If you learn to weld up some aluminum platforms, you will be a real popular guy. Welding your own sticks would be the route I would go. Get some lumium and weld to your size and weather.
Posted By: Drifter

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/29/25 08:43 PM

Packing a bowling ball up there to drop on it?
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/29/25 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by Yes sir
Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
I'm just a goofy goober , y'all know I don't kill anything seem like when you become some high tier hunter trapper killer you gotta do all this bickering
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Living up to the label I'm just going to say we all know ur buddy shot that..... if u would have shot it it would have had a bullet right through the eye and dozens of pics of u cooking it..... grin


Nah I CNS shoot pigs , you'd know that if you payed attention laugh
Posted By: elsmasho82

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/29/25 08:48 PM

Wolfdog you need to get some moon shoes! You’re prob a bit young to remember them from Nickelodeon. But you could prob bounce right up to where you needed to be!
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/29/25 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Originally Posted by Yes sir
Its good to be back wolfie!! Did u miss me as much as I missed u??

I mean guess I'll take you over yote lol


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My day is now made. Must be doing something right.

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Posted By: Joco1995

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/30/25 01:18 AM

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Posted By: 52Carl

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/30/25 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by Joco1995
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His entire life is based on this highly misunderstood movie character. Flaws and all.
Posted By: Joco1995

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/30/25 02:01 AM

I thought the character was pretty straightforward. He didnt like folks invading his home life and band members getting out of time during performances
Posted By: Providence Farm

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/30/25 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by Wolfdog91
Man how high up do you even need to be at a minimum? Never really even thought about it


Depends on the situation. As high as 30' and as low as 6' or wait for it sitting on the ground. wink

Some places its small thick stuff and on the ground you can't see anything and at 10' or above you also can't see much but 6' to 8' you have a few shot openings. Other places you may need an oxygen mask.

I went with a solid ladder when I bought my last one instead of the staggered climbing sticks just becuse i bought it for the kids when they warr small and wanted the steps closer for them.
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/30/25 05:58 PM

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Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/30/25 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by 52Carl
Originally Posted by Joco1995
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His entire life is based on this highly misunderstood movie character. Flaws and all.


…. He had a homosexual and a mentally retarted hand with violent tendencies coming around a whiny little kid ….also a woman that would sass mouth him … he was the the only sane sob around there
Posted By: Wolfdog91

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/30/25 09:38 PM

Hay savell , I'm liking these
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Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/30/25 09:42 PM

…. lol … I figured they’d fit your short legs just fine
Posted By: Savell

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/31/25 04:35 PM

…. Put you a rope aider on the bottom one … that’ll put your second step at about eight feet … I pull that bottom one if I’m leaving a stand to hunt again in government woods … keeps lazy thieves from getting my set up and gets you higher with less weight ….. don’t know how’d that work with you being a pygmy though lol

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Posted By: DaveP

Re: Climbing stick for short people - 08/31/25 05:45 PM

Used to work with a short guy.
He'd find a stump hole in the right spot, or dig a little pit, and brush around it and hunt from that.
Did pretty well too.
He was also afraid of heights.
We hired him straight out of the Air Force, lol
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