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<blockquote data-quote="catman529" data-source="post: 4791605" data-attributes="member: 9284"><p>they are more comfortable than most lock ons. You can even put on a back band for back support, but I usually leave mine off. Most saddles are also adjustable to find the sweet spot where you are most comfortable. </p><p></p><p>Movement is 360 degrees around the tree, you can shoot anywhere. You may want to practice drawing a bow from different angles since you're leaning away from the tree instead of standing in a treestand. </p><p></p><p>For gun hunting, I have found the saddle to be perfect, because I can use the tree trunk as a rest. Made my longest kill shot on a doe last year at 180 yards. </p><p></p><p>The major differences between a saddle and treestand are weight, packability, concealment, and mobility.... </p><p></p><p>A saddle setup with sticks will weigh a lot less than a lockon or climber. You can fit everything in a backpack, with the sticks strapped on the outside. The higher end saddles you can wear into the woods, the Mantis only weighs 15 ounces so you'll forget you're wearing it. </p><p></p><p>Also you blend in a lot better for two reasons. One, your silhouette resembles a tree limb instead of a person sitting in a chair. Also, you can hide behind the tree trunk from an approaching deer. </p><p></p><p>An example of blending in... On Saturday, I had 3 deer catch my wind somewhere down the hill, they blew several dozen times and then went quiet. 10 minutes later, here they come up the hill, straight at me. I'm in a skinny tree that I can't hide behind, just hanging off the side of it. The lead doe was looking almost straight up at me, sniffing the air, trying to find me. All 3 deer ended up right under my tree and started browsing, and I shot the doe... they all smelled me, but never saw me, even in a crooked skinny ash tree. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catman529, post: 4791605, member: 9284"] they are more comfortable than most lock ons. You can even put on a back band for back support, but I usually leave mine off. Most saddles are also adjustable to find the sweet spot where you are most comfortable. Movement is 360 degrees around the tree, you can shoot anywhere. You may want to practice drawing a bow from different angles since you’re leaning away from the tree instead of standing in a treestand. For gun hunting, I have found the saddle to be perfect, because I can use the tree trunk as a rest. Made my longest kill shot on a doe last year at 180 yards. The major differences between a saddle and treestand are weight, packability, concealment, and mobility.... A saddle setup with sticks will weigh a lot less than a lockon or climber. You can fit everything in a backpack, with the sticks strapped on the outside. The higher end saddles you can wear into the woods, the Mantis only weighs 15 ounces so you’ll forget you’re wearing it. Also you blend in a lot better for two reasons. One, your silhouette resembles a tree limb instead of a person sitting in a chair. Also, you can hide behind the tree trunk from an approaching deer. An example of blending in... On Saturday, I had 3 deer catch my wind somewhere down the hill, they blew several dozen times and then went quiet. 10 minutes later, here they come up the hill, straight at me. I’m in a skinny tree that I can’t hide behind, just hanging off the side of it. The lead doe was looking almost straight up at me, sniffing the air, trying to find me. All 3 deer ended up right under my tree and started browsing, and I shot the doe... they all smelled me, but never saw me, even in a crooked skinny ash tree. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro [/QUOTE]
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