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Leaving a climber at your tree

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by early in, Sep 19, 2025.

  1. Fix

    Fix Grizzled Veteran

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    Just need to ask, if you guys are leaving the stand there why not just install a hang on?

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    if the deer pattern alters in way shape or form you can grab the climber and move it 50 yards or wherever the movement moves too. (its just easier in my opinion)

    unless you know the property well enough to know the deer movement set up the ladder or lock on then!!
     
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  3. pick00l

    pick00l Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I do that also. It's nice to have a climber or two to move around.
     
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    StringFlinger18 Weekend Warrior

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    I have my lock on set up and leave it out at night. As I am climbing down at night, I just take my climbing sticks with me so the only thing left is the stand. If someone is desperate enough to shimmy up a tree 18-20 for my stand, guess they need it more than I do. Plus I have a trail camera hidden close by so if anyone does try it, I should get a pic of them.
     
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  5. camo75

    camo75 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    These are good locks and you can link them together easily for added length. IMG_6577.jpeg
     
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    Mod-it Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I leave my climber out all the time but on our own property. I do put a cable on it to try to keep honest people honest in case a trespasser happens by it. The exact cable that camo75 just posted.
    I worry much more about a thief than I do the deer being scared of it and avoiding the area after encountering it.
    I usually put the climber out in the first spot I want to hunt a couple weeks before I actually hunt it. Like most stands, I usually see deer the first couple times I hunt the spot and then encounters drop off. So I don't think the stand being left there causes any issues, but certainly the scent I leave after hunting it starts to educate them to avoid the spot.
     
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