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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5568992" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Not necessarily.</p><p>I can typically climb quietly, and on cold mornings, usually much quieter than climbing a typical metal ladder stand, which is bad about emitting a very loud, deer-spooking metallic "pop" on those great cold, clear mornings <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Nearby deer seem to just think I'm a big raccoon climbing a tree and don't spook from my climbing. By contrast, a ladder stand's metallic "pop" badly spooks them.</p><p></p><p></p><p>With experience, you should typically be able to<em> QUIETLY </em>climb over 20 ft in @ 10 minutes.</p><p>But you are correct, this is several minutes longer just climbing up a 15 ft ladder.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I've learned to dress appropriately for hiking & carrying them.</p><p>For my typical 1/2 to 3/4-mile hike in, I simply allow an extra 5 minutes to walk slower, and not break a sweat.</p><p></p><p>My typical carrying in of a climber adds 18 lbs to my back.</p><p>But I often leave a climber out in a general hunting area, re-locating @ 1pm, then coming back the next morning to hunt where I had placed that climber the preceding afternoon. This re-location is often only 50 to 100 yds from my perch on the prior day. I only stay on the same stand all day some of the time; most of the time, re-locate in the early afternoon.</p><p></p><p>With 2 or 3 climbers, one or two being left out most of time, you actually only pack in/out around half or less your long hikes into an area.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Correct, you have less choices in which trees you may use compared to either a ladder or a hang-on. This is why I use other type setups @ 1/4 the time. However, many trees "unsuitable" for climbing can be "prepared" months in advance to make them suitable. Late January thru March are excellent times to not just scout for the next season, but to prepare some climbing trees that would otherwise be unsuitable.</p><p>I do use ladder stands some of the time.</p><p>But find myself just as often hunting on the ground (either still-hunting or in a popup blind).</p><p>Weather conditions, rut timing, all circumstances collectively determine the day's tactics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5568992, member: 1409"] Not necessarily. I can typically climb quietly, and on cold mornings, usually much quieter than climbing a typical metal ladder stand, which is bad about emitting a very loud, deer-spooking metallic "pop" on those great cold, clear mornings :) Nearby deer seem to just think I'm a big raccoon climbing a tree and don't spook from my climbing. By contrast, a ladder stand's metallic "pop" badly spooks them. With experience, you should typically be able to[I] QUIETLY [/I]climb over 20 ft in @ 10 minutes. But you are correct, this is several minutes longer just climbing up a 15 ft ladder. I've learned to dress appropriately for hiking & carrying them. For my typical 1/2 to 3/4-mile hike in, I simply allow an extra 5 minutes to walk slower, and not break a sweat. My typical carrying in of a climber adds 18 lbs to my back. But I often leave a climber out in a general hunting area, re-locating @ 1pm, then coming back the next morning to hunt where I had placed that climber the preceding afternoon. This re-location is often only 50 to 100 yds from my perch on the prior day. I only stay on the same stand all day some of the time; most of the time, re-locate in the early afternoon. With 2 or 3 climbers, one or two being left out most of time, you actually only pack in/out around half or less your long hikes into an area. Correct, you have less choices in which trees you may use compared to either a ladder or a hang-on. This is why I use other type setups @ 1/4 the time. However, many trees "unsuitable" for climbing can be "prepared" months in advance to make them suitable. Late January thru March are excellent times to not just scout for the next season, but to prepare some climbing trees that would otherwise be unsuitable. I do use ladder stands some of the time. But find myself just as often hunting on the ground (either still-hunting or in a popup blind). Weather conditions, rut timing, all circumstances collectively determine the day's tactics. [/QUOTE]
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