Which would you guys suggest would be a better choice? Im asking because im looking into setting up a second stand for the first time for next season in hopes of better success. I already have a ladder stand an i love it. its comfy an works perfectly. but for where im planning on setting up my second one would be in more of a pine thicket an was wondering if a hang on would blend better and be easier to use in a pine tree or a hardwood? i know it will cost more for the hang-on being the need for climbing sticks but im afraid the ladder stand may stick out and not be high enough. Any suggestions would help alot!
The only time I use a ladder stand is when the cover does not allow me to use a hang on. Pinetrees are awesome cover for hang ons if they are big enough! They are also very quiet compared to a hard barked trees. That and you couldn't ask for a better cover scent! Lastly, great stand for cold weather! Both for you and the deer!
I hate hunting out of ladder stands personally. Every one I climb pops and creaks rattles as I go up the ladder. I do 99.9% of my hunting out of a hang on stand, mostly because of those reasons. If yours are quiet, by all means, have at it.
I've got both but I like hang on stands better for the fact they can be put up in more places. I've got the big game boss xl and have good luck with the. They may not be as light or easy to carry but I put mine out and leave them so that doesn't matter, reason I picked them is because the bigger platform. I've checked out other and they may be great but that's what turned me away from a lot of them. There pretty reasonable think got last one I bought for 120 or so with stand and ladder.
Now I feel like I have some more money savin to do hahahah I was lookin into the millennium m-25 if I get a hang on. Any insight on those?
Im all about ladder stands. I hear of multiple people in my area falling out of hang ons around here with or without harnesses. I just cant trust those straps to hold me up there, Atleast with a ladder stand you can chain it up and if the strap breaks you have a chance.
That was always my fear with them an that's why I went with a ladder stand for my first stand. I'm still debating either way like I said I love my ladder stand but as stated already they do creak an clank when goin up. But I hunt alone an my second set is a lot farther from the house so I wanna stay as safe as possible.
I'm a ladder stand man myself. If it's making a bunch of noise you don't have it set up just quite right. It makes all kinds of noise if the ladder isn't perfectly straight or if it starts to settle into the ground a bit.
If I already had a ladder stand id get a hang on. They are a lot more versatile as far as placement opportunity and set up. Also u would have first hand experience as to which u like better and if u don't like the hang on u could always sell it and get another ladder stand later. That's just my opinion and how I would go about it if I were in ur shoes.
You have more options with a hang on stand than you do with a ladder stand. If you get a lighter hang on (like the lone wolf assault) and some portable sticks, it can serve as a portable set up for public land as well.
I like ladders. I am a big guy, don't climb so well any more. I use ladder stands placed all season and have one back packable ladder.. Set them up well and they are silent.
Lets look at the positives and negatives: Hang On's can go higher, be placed in more locations and concealed easier. Ladder's are easier to set up, safer, sturdier and more comfortable. Now ask yourself where its going to go and make your decision from their. Edit....for the record i have 7 hang on stands and 3 ladders...
I don't have much to think about... fall my large, aging butt out of the hang on or stay alive in my ladder stand I used a hang on stand as a kid. Was wood with a rope that wrapped around the tree and stand, then pinched in when you pulled down the platform. I took quite the trip down a jack pine in a rainstorm once, LOL. I used to laugh at guys in ground blinds, but as I get older and my knees get creakier... I ain't laughing. It is more of a pain-filled moan.
I wouldn't go that far.... That is very debatable! To me ladders are a PITA to setup compared to a nice lock-on with sticks. Not to mention if you have to pack it in!
I would also say that a ladder stand does present more of a "change" to the the immediate environment, so placement close to a trail and such may not be good if it is a new stand you want to hunt right away. However, I leave my ladders in (used many as permanent) and by the second year they are just part of the landscape.
My first stand well my only stand is permanent right over what's going to be my food plot this year =] I now have my mind set on 2 more set ups. So I'll be goin with 2 hangs on. One in a pine thicket off a corn field which is usually just covered with signs of deer. An my second setting over a small swamp clearing, deer were loving it last year an were running trails all through it so fingers crossed come next season they'll be all over it again. All your guys input made me come to the conclusion of a hang on just based on concealment an ease of use. Plus I wouldn't wanna have to carry a ladder stand to either of em. Thanks you guys!
Look into Millenium hang-on stands. They have a Cam Receiver that allows you to move your hang-on from tree to tree and hunt the wind and various locations. You can buy one stand and a couple of receivers and hunt a lot of different places. I hope this helps.
i run both when i use a hang on. i put 2 extra tie down straps on them one on the bottom and one on the top and use a life line so i am all ways hooked up to my harness. pines are good except for the pitch.
If I am setting up in a stand on pines, I usually pull out the hang ons. I feel like it is much easier to get set up properly and get the stand "brushed in". Ladder stands in pines seem to cause a lot of unnecessary cutting of branches, atleast it seems that way to me. However, I prefer to hunt out of ladder stands when I can. They are easier to get in and out of and I definitely feel a lot safer. During shotgun season, I hunt with my father in law and a few of his friends and are in their 50's and do not want to climb into hang ons, so I have kept that in mind. ****s sporting goods usually has sales on them before and after hunting season so I usually try to scoop a few up. I just wish that they made them 20ft instead of 15-16ft. I am going be building my own ladder stand out of 1in steel tube soon.
