Best Deer Hunting Treestand Type

[@Treeplanter73]

When i was young it was hangers, now that im older, definitely ladders.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Amen to that, ha

[@off-gridengineering3377]

I love hunting from the ground on public land. You can be mobile and get setup very quickly. It's also the lightest way to hunt. I do have hang on stands and ladder stands for private property. Also, I use a saddle when needed.

[@markmilner563]

I’ve graduated to ladder stands. Super quiet and sturdy. Thanks for this great info. Can’t wait!!!!!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

We love them for private land Mark!!

[@makeyourownluck5822]

That first spot is gonna be a killer set up for you guys! I Fell in love with it on field day!!!! Good luck!!!!!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Such a cool spot and man that clover 😊

[@jerryshowens3049]

Thanks Guys for another very informative video.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

You are very welcome Jerry!

[@Elonzo-k2y]

I'm strictly a ground hunter, will you do a ground tip video? Personally I have 50yrs exp. yet you can always learn something.😊I'm hunting 99% of the time, the most pressured Michigan State game area.You're well spoken and I enjoy your content!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks a lot Elonzo, I will have to do that! I shot my PA public land buck from the ground last year and is definitely the most mobile way to hunt. Good luck this year in Michigan!

[@danorris5235]

Are you talking about out of a blind, taking up a prone position, or sitting yourself in concealment?

[@joesnausageface8414]

@@danorris5235when I ground hunt I use a folding stool chair I got in the Army 20 years ago, no blind. I set it on the backside of the tree hiding from line of movement and just wait. It’s a lot of fun. Sent a sabot 100 yards to get a mature buck last year from behind an old red oak tree as he was strutting across one of my soy bean fields. I use a primos trigger stick and the side of the tree in a standing position. Works great! I did however put a ladder on that specific tree this off season.

[@danorris5235]

@@joesnausageface8414 Gotcha. Since you have military experience too I don't think there's any real pointers I can give that you don't already know. All the advice I'd be able to offer is proper setup for an ambush and the discipline involved in maintaining the illusion that you're not actually there. Which, it sounds like you're already doing leading to success. Keep it up!

[@Dominic-ti7kq]

I switched to saddle hunting for bow season since all I hunt is public land and it is completely impractical to try and hunt the same spot more than once in a season. I used to use a climber but it's too risky for compound bow hunting, you have to stand up to draw, risk of clanging the bow or the foot platform squeaking is high, lots of movement too. I use the climber for gun season only now.

[@ikswodolg2]

Love my Family Traditions ladder stands . For public or mobile hunting the Beast Gear hang on Is awesome. It’s so light I sometimes forget it’s on my back setting up the sticks in the tree.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That's a pretty awesome combo right there!!

[@poplardeer]

There's nothing I've tried that's more solid than a Family Tradition climbing sticks/ladder. Upgrading my ladder stands to FT next year as well.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

So dang true...I haven't found anything better at all!

[@robertflannagan6093]

Will be my first hear using a hangon stand, have done saddles and i find them very useful for new areas im hunting

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

They both definitely have their place!

[@ThomasDeMulder]

I use saddles to try new areas and will add a stand if it's a productive spot... i offen buy sets of stix to preset during the season so I don't have to carry stix in (I'm 72 years old) and slide quickly and quietly with a saddle...I like being on the back side of the tree.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Really good tips Thomas!

[@kenraterink]

I used to just stand on a branch that was fairly flat... i still do sometimes but a hang on stand sure is comfortable for longer sits

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

More comfortable and safer 😉

[@foxf6]

I enjoy saddle hunting only bc it allows me to hit multiple places on my private land based on wind and weather. Every time a have a staged ladder stand it never works out, either but setting or saddle works good here in the Ozarks.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

We couldn't use them on private land...just too serious of a hunt and too much at stake to potentially spook deer. Now if I was skipping around to multiple parcels and had a few dozen setups...I would have pre hung steps and platforms and that would work OK. But on intensely managed private land where 1 mistake can cost an entire season that wouldn't be an option.

[@foxf6]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 makes total sense. That location would be awful to saddle up in. Thanks for the years of information. Cheers.

[@tonythorson1641]

Yep I created bad luck for myself already this year with a hang n hunt set up, mainly my fault, I didn’t practice with it enough during the off season, and all I really needed was 2 sticks, I was loud putting up my 3 stick and ended up hanging out with raccoons that night instead of deer. I mainly hunt public so I’m pretty determined to dial in my system and get this hang n hunt to work safely and effectively.

[@mikemellon80]

the quietest stand is the best stand to use. after years of buying the most comfortable cheapest stands, just to have them make a huge racket in cold weather. Id love to use family traditions stands if they were near by. I found a local guy who makes all welded ladder stands. they are SILENT. they will last many many years. Also Millennium bowlite stands are very nice and under $200. very quiet and light and easy to put up

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Such great stands Mike!

[@markgreeno470]

Great content 👊 thanks guys.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks Mark, you are very welcome!

[@Xworm312X]

For me I saddle hunt, all public land bow and gear I'm around 15lds can get in any tree

[@transamguy9073]

Great video. I think we finally get to see what dillon looks like lol

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Haha, you sure do 😁

[@transamguy9073]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thats the 1st time i saw him in like 3-4 yrs kf watching

[@maynardcarmer3148]

I've been using a saddle for about 10 years now, but where there isn't a suitable tree, I use a ground blind.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Good tactics for public land for sure!

[@turkeysandtines]

I work with a saddle company (Cruzr), but I tell everyone I talk to It's just a tool in the belt, they all have their purpose or uses.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

So dang true ..great way to look at it!

[@kirkchurchil8216]

I got all my deer sitting my butt on the ground next to a tree last year lol. I hunt public so setting up stands is a pain, I have a climber but lugging out 30-40# of gear 2 miles back 3 days a week gets old lol!’

[@badbilly429]

when you mention climbers all I can think about is the first week of October all the facebook posts of guys taking photos of the other half of their climber on the ground and they are still up in the tree because their tether that holds the 2 halves together rotted out.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Oh man so true!! Scary

[@janitorialguy4436]

Thanks Jeff

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Sure thing!

[@brandonburdette7895]

I still use my two piece climbing stand made by summit

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Oldie but goodies!

[@seldomseen_outdoors]

I hunt a ton of public land and private land all in PA. I don't like leaving stands anywhere on public, so I use my saddle 100% of the time. On private, I'll use preset hang ons, so I'm not messing up my hunts before they start. I don't like ladder stands at all, I hate trying to move and set them up, but I haven't touched one in about 10 years. I'm sure some of my private land spots, the ladder stands, might be a better option for the pre sets, I just don't like them.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

One thing to consider is that those quality ladder stands are FAR easier to set up and move, than hang ons. One of the reasons I am migrating to more of them. Very quick and easy... I'm like you tho...don't want to mess up my hunts on private land before they begin!

[@joevandivner9704]

Same way. I hunt PA public and I sure as hell won’t leave any equipment on public. Last time I did I left my climber on the base of the tree left probably 30min after dark and was back in the next morning before daylight and my climber was gone. People are just terrible and untrustworthy. Saddle all the way! Good luck this fall!

[@Ryana680]

Can you spray plot start right after seeding into buckwheat and spraying glyphosate?

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You sure can!! Same day. Just can't mix the plot start and Glyphosate

[@haydenjohnson9339]

My neighbor had food pots directly on my fence line, to keep the inside out property I need to access on that fence line.. is it going to ruin my parcel if I access near the fence line blowing deer on their food plots

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That's a perfect situation for you 😊 and why you rarely want food plots on your borders, against your neighbors cover. Or their access...in this case, your access 😁

[@haydenjohnson9339]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 so keep accessing along the fence? I guess it technically blows them out of their food and onto mine?

[@2Cenery]

On private land, ladder stand or ground blind. On public land, light weight climber.

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They all definitely have their place!

[@preplife533]

Deer hunting is as almost all hunting in the US is becoming exclusive to the Wealthy

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Then you are really doing it wrong 😉 That's just an excuse...

[@connorkropp6017]

🦌😁

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Thanks Connor!

[@danorris5235]

I have a healthy, realistic, evolutionary, rational, and pragmatic view of impacting the ground with great force. I'm entirely unafraid of unstable platforms, elevated positions, and being blown around in the wind. I only avoid these things because they often lead to ground impacts. Ladder stand in heavy cover attached to a exceptionally healthy tree at a maximum of 12ft off the ground is my brave and courageous solution. I try to avoid ground blinds in the fall because the forest spiders where I'm at are the size of cats and hunt rabbits. 😂

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Haha...great strategy Dan 😁