Lonewolf Alpha hang on and sticks instruction

[southernarcher]

Figure your pull up rope length. Tie loops at intervals where you can tie on all your gear. Put on first section. Tie on in intervals the second, third, and forth section, spaced far enough apart to where you pull up as needed. Then a little farther down the rope tie on the stand, then the bow. One trip up the tree. It takes some yard practice, but I could get up a tree with 4 sticks and an alpha aalmost as fast as a climber, and more quietly.

[usmc1029]

GURU, I strap 4 sticks together and turn them sideways on the stand and just use three short bungee cords to secure them to the stand, very stable.  Another thing I do to keep the wieght centered,is I use an old single compartment bag (Like a military fanny pack) and all my extra gear (flashlight, etc) goes in that.  I then use two small carabiners to connect this pack to my pack straps in the front of my body.  Kind of like a paratrooper with a bag in the front.  Works great and really evens out the load.

[South MS Bowhunter]

RC,

I can get  a max of around 16’ with 3 sticks depending on tree structure and personal body strength at any given moment (read do I feel like exerting extra effort).  If you hunt the swamp like you do if the tree has a flared bottom like the cypress place the first stick above the flair and use the flare has leverage to reach the first step by doing this you can get an extra 3’ of climbing height.

[KSdan]

One screw in step at the bottom gets you an extra 2-3 feet too.

[KSdan]

[Overspined]

The sticks stack, and then nestle into the assault.  I love it.  4 sticks, and I have a mini stick if I think I want a 5th.  They strap securely and silent.  A rubber bungee  can lash your coat, and just try hard to consolidate or figure out how to attach a fanny pack, or wear it reversed, on the front.  

I put up one, put up 2nd, go down and get 3rd.  Strap stand on back and go up for the last time with bow rope attached to my stuff.  I use a linemens belt, and it's a piece if cake.  DON'T TAKE RISKS.  use your head and make sure all connections are secure.  

When climbing Into stand, I attach the strap around tree and attach to it above seat, and only then disconnect my linemans belt.  That way, I am always attached.  Many falls happen getting in and out of stand.

Never hold back $ when a few bucks can save you from falling. I also use a LWolf climber too and also love that. 2 stands, and they really don't wear out...I've used them for about 10 years.

[Tedd]

I'm usually on public land. I hunt in a mountainous region that is a lung buster when walking with no gear. I have been doing it like this for 30 years.
Also it is a low deer density area and often open woods. Hunting from the ground has less kill success for me than treestand hunting.
Loc-on stands are hard to beat.(no longer made) I have the loc on limit - 7 LBS. And the same climbing methods as mentioned above except sometimes I use the woodpecker hand drill for a few pegs.
I can't stay worm without clothing layers and need a lot to stay comfortable all day.I haul a lot of gear and clothes and food. I had been using an ALICE pack to haul everything including the stand. Last year I purchased the Mystery Ranch Crew Cab pack. It's better but the ALICE pack works fine. I bone a deer in the woods. And can get everything out at once.

[rraming]

I use this system with 4 sticks - I climb with the sticks and when I get to the top I pull up my stand with a rope. I think they have videos on their website and I know they are on youtube.
I also replace all my belts every 3 years.
You don't have to use the hang on clip thingy, you can use another strap, both came with mine I think - might even be the same belt

[tracker12]

I have Lone Wolf steps and both the Assault and Alpha hang-on,.  There are some very good instruction videos on Youtube.  Then go out and practice and you will find the little short cuts that work for you.  I hang the first two stick from the ground then limb up with one hanging on each side.  With trad gear I never go higher than 4 sticks will take me.

[longbow fanatic 1]

Richard,
I was in the same situation as you last year. Here is a Youtube video of the system I use. I became proficient enough to use this system before daylight and after sunset. Really slick!

 

[LB_hntr]

All great tips and advise above. I too and a up and down each sit and hunt a million trees a season kinda guy.
 A couple options to add to above.
If you tip a small loop in your pull up rope about a foot up from the loop that goes over your bow tip you can hook your pack right to the haul line with a carabiner and have your pack and bow ready to pull up all in one shot. as well as lowering it down all in one shot.
 I put my stand on my back and my pack hangs on my stand (so the stand is sandwiched between my back and the pack) this lets me carry my sticks on my shoulder when walking in the open and when going thru the thick stuff I carry the sticks in my hand  so i can maneuver them thru the brush and not snag on everything.
 if you are using 4 pieces of sticks use a short haul line on the 4th stick and tie it to you as you climb. 1st stick on tree from ground, hang 2nd and 3rd stick on branches or wrap their strap ends around the top of first stick. climb fist stick hang 2nd, climb second, hang third, climb third, pull up forth and hang forth, hang stand and hunt.

Lastly: Practice all this in your yard a bunch before the season. not only for safety but also to get the bugs worked out and find your groove. even practice re wraping everything together, walk away then come back and start again. This way you get the system and methods you like down to a science.  Everything about my system is my prefered way and i do it the excat same everytime, even down to how i wrap my sticks tight, etc.
 Once you get it all worked out you will be able to walk into the woods in total darkness, find your tree, then 5-10 mins later be in your stand ready to hunt. After the hunt 5-10 mins later you are walking out with everything.
 Heck even when i kill deer and see them go down i pack everything out including the deer all in one trip. Climbing sticks can be strapped right to the deer and drug out at the same time. and if you have sticks like mine (no sharp little steps, and rungs on both sides) you can hook the drag line right from the deer to the bottom rung of the sticks, and them grab the top rung of the sticks and it makes a comfortable handle to drag deer with. because of the weight of the deer you dont even feel the weight of the sticks and they never touch the ground. with the stand between your back and your pack you really dont feel the weight of the stand to bad either.
 
Its a system that needs to be developed and fine tuned by you. As you practice you will find what you do and dont like, what works fast and efficent and how to be quiet.

[Missaukee]

I do basically the same thing as KSdan, been using my Lonewolf for 13 years, and nothing else. I am glad he took the time to write it all out. I still use a pull rope, and run the rope through a loop on my jacket, quiver and finally cinch the rope under the string on the belly of the recurve. I always say I can put it up faster than a climber, but a climber can not get up the trees I hunt out of (I think a climber would win going up a red pine!). Behind many serious deer hunters, especially the public land DIY types, you will inevitably find they are using a Lone Wolf. That is a generalization, but it has happened enough that I am convinced I am by far, not the only one who thinks Lone Wolfs are the best for in and out rough trees, etc.

[Missaukee]

If my post is redundant and looks like I didn't read all the posts, it is because I wrote my post after reading the first page only.

[LA Trapper]

Lone Wolf has their own tutorial.  Check the website.

I bought the fourth stick because I have short legs.  Gets me to platform height of 18' in cold weather (clothes) and 20' when warmer.

Depending on the tree, I may stay around 16' if there is a big whirl of limbs below me to break my outline.

Billy