TREESTANDS

[Darren.zesch]

Until recently my bowhunting career has been shooting a compound bow from an elevated position. I've recently completed a couple Bingham projects recurve bows and taken them hunting. I like hunting from treestands but am having trouble choosing the right one I can shoot a recurve out of. I like the idea of leaving a ladderstand in the woods but you are left at the mercy of the wind. My question for everybody is which stands do you use and is there a backpack climber out there that is both comfortable and easy to shoot out of without your bow limb smacking the stand????
Thanks
Darren

[doug77]

Lone Wolf and their climbing sticks. Spendy but worth the money.

doug77

[YORNOC]

I buy the 39.99 steel hang on treestands from the sportsmans guide or Dick's sporting goods. They are rock solid once I put two ratchet straps on them, super cheap so I can buy multiple stands, and pretty light to carry in too. Easy to move if need be, will go in any tree no matter how straight or gnarly.

[buckeye_hunter]

Summit Openshot. It runs about $220 and is only 15 pounds to carry inbto the woods.

[thunder1]

I've killed so many deer out of my loggy bayou climber its not funny. I've wore out two sets of back straps. It's not lightest or the most silent  but it has worked every time. I like it so much that I bought three of them.  I've been hunting with a Loggy when they had metal bands and where painted gray. Now that I'm gray I see no reason to ever change.

[lpcjon2]

Originally posted by YORNOC:
I buy the 39.99 steel hang on treestands from the sportsmans guide or Dick's sporting goods. They are rock solid once I put two ratchet straps on them, super cheap so I can buy multiple stands, and pretty light to carry in too. Easy to move if need be, will go in any tree no matter how straight or gnarly.

Same with me.

[A.S.]

Originally posted by doug77:
Lone Wolf and their climbing sticks. Spendy but worth the money.

doug77

Dittos!!!

Gametamer is the best there is for comfort. They are a litrle heavy for packing in and out though. Also if you shoot straight up and down it is hard to shoot from a tree stand. i have to turn my bow over a considerable amount to make it work.

Bisch

[Bobby Urban]

x3 on the sportmans guide stands.  Although I am even cheaper and wait for them to go on sale(2-3 times per year) and buy them for under 30.00 a piece.  Usually buy them 3 at a time.  With the double ratchet straps they are very solid and quiet.  I am also a welder and fabricator so I convert some of them to chain on stands for really large trees.  

I also do some work on a few of my stands to make the platform adjustable for tilted tree trunks.  Even a slight cant up or down can be a pain on long sits.  I like them as level as possible.

[BigJim]

There not that tough to shoot out of once you get used to it but you have to remember that you won't have all the manueverablitiy that you had with a compound.
I shoot a 64" bow at least half the time and use the summitt goliath because of my size and weight. I have owned many but this is my favorite climber. As far as lock on stands go, you couldn't pry my millenium stand away from me. Light, comfortable, and incredibly safe and easy to hang.
bigjim

[Altiman94]

I agree with those who have recommended the lone wolf alpha and climbing sticks.  You don't want anything in front of you that could catch the bow's limbs after the shot.  This set up packs down easily and is pretty light (i think 22 lbs).