How To Get Started With Saddle Hunting 

Would love a video of a load out. Want to see how people put the gear on for trekking into the woods. Tips on equippment placement on where to carry the sticks for quick deployment, things like that.

This is your best work yet, Justin! Getting into saddle hunting can be overwhelming, if you let it. You just helped simplify the process, down to what is really necessary to get going in saddle hunting, and what is not. Thanks for the great info!

This was really great! Thank you for all of your knowledge. I just started looking into it and I really like how you do not pressure anyone into doing your way, or your way of the only way, etc. I hate when I watch things and feel like I need to buy everything the person is doing/showing to make it work. You were able to keep options open for anyone interested while getting the point across. Thank you

Saddle hunting has come along ways in the past couple of years.

Outstanding video. I have been doing a bit of research and as you say it can be overwhelming. This video is very comprehensive and I appreciate that.

This is amazing info. I love the breakdown you give. You actually sold me on staying with my hang on stands because I don’t need to stay light weight and my stands don’t need to move a bunch. I wish I had a need to try it out because it looks so fun and gives a new wrinkle. I’m better off investing my money into what I’m used to.

Can’t wait for y’all to get out there this season.👊🏼

YES! Ive been looking at getting a saddle setup for this season, and I've been trying to piece together everything that I will need to buy. I'm kind of on a budget, so knowing what I need to start with will be awesome, and then I can add on later... Thanks so much for this video guys!

Solid video. Great breakdown of the basics.

Good explanation of real needs versus comfort etc. I'm with you on your setup its hard to beat tetherd gear.👍

Thank you for making this. Simple and straight to the point. Too many guys get cute making complicated videos. It ain’t rocket science. 👍🏻

Good video. I’m thinking of transitioning from strap on stand to saddle. You helped me.

All good points. Good video Justin!

Back when I started bowhunting, too many years ago to admit, I was so poor, I couldn’t pay attention! I used 5” 2X4 blocks with a hole drilled into the “NW” corner. I put a 9mm rope (nothing like today’s ropes). I’d tie a knot on each side of the hole. They’d be about 4-6’ in length, with my block in the middle. I’d just tie them around a tree, use a lineman’s belt, and go as far up a tree as I wanted! I’m not going to tell about my homemade stand , with a car seatbelt, but for the budget guys out there, these blocks were great. They were quiet, and I could have 5 or 6 of them on me and go as high as I needed. Sticks are way better, so save your money, and above all, be safe!!!!

Thanks best video i have seen yet cant wait to try out a saddle.

3 weeks and 6 days until the best time of the year 😁🦌

I'm fixing to turn 62 and will be trying this out through a friend who has one to see if I want to go out on that limb....lol Got my eye on the Cruzr Saddle simple because of the adjustability but before I shell out the claims I'm gonna try getting up the tree and hanging from it for awhile to see how it feels. Love the simplicity of your explanations on Each peice of the equipment vs what some Tell You You Must have to go hunting

Great informative video Justin, this may be my year to try a saddle.

Great video really appreciate it!!

Thanks for sharing, I feel like sometimes we get into gear and think we need it all, when the best gear we have is between our ears and people have been hunting with a lot less before we came along. I do agree with the comfort thing though it makes the days in the woods a lot better.

Great video. Thanks!

very good and good video, we really like the understanding, extraordinary points, greetings from Pak Indonesia🙏🙏

I just got mine in the other day,going to be trying it out soon.

I cause a lone wolf hand climber for my platform and climbing method. Super lightweight and fast there are videos on it and easier to carry and use climbing sticks for me.

Where can you get climbing rope with a eye splice in one end?

What were the other saddles that you tried?

Good stuff jz

I am arborist for 21 yrs can't say I want to hang from a saddle vs sitting

I’m already considering ditching my strap on sticks, leaning towards the simplicity of rope climbing, or SRT, as most of the trees I want to use, are way to big & limb filled, to get the straps around, & climb with the lineman’s rope. On my first year of this method, & love repelling back down the tree, grabbing my platform on my way down, leaving nothing behind.

Great idea but being a lineman, I'll stick to a tree stand. Only so many hours I want to be strap to a harness and belt. Only way to keep it comfortable is moving or working. Your always going to be adjusting.

Everytime anyone on bowhunt or die says "The reality of it " I force myself to take a swig of shine

i have never hunted with a saddle but been thinking about it. how long before you have to change out all your ropes?

thanks for the info great break down

Just a note , I minimize the amount of metal/aluminum on my harness for less noise when climbing and hunting.

Just a little tip, instead of using a regular bow rope, maybe try out the HSS retractable bow rope. Clip it your bow, clip the other end to your pack and start climbing. It retracts as you climb. Less tangle and you can reel the rope in when your done

I got a question? I'm 5ft 6 I have a really hard time reaching around large trees and sometimes swing the rope around the tree is not a option. Do u have any tips u could give.

For public its a must. Privet I'm in a stand. Cruzr saddle!

What if i hunt with crossbow?

Great video man tha ks for posting. I'm looking to lighten up my run and gun set up and just ordered the predator platform. I'm looking for ways to transport the platform and sticks. There are so many different ways to do so. Do you use the bag that tethered sells for you platform?

Lone wolf 17" sticks tetherd mission platform latitude method saddle tether lineman rope all i have available is public land 90% of my hunting we are not allowed to use screw in steps on public here but we are allowed to use a gear hanging arm that screes in as long as we take it with us when we leave

👍👍👍

Could saddle hunting be an option for trees that are crooked or too awkward for a traditional stand?

SYS Haulers are necessary

When I started hunting from trees back in the 80’s I stood on a limb for hours all day and was successful. Simple is better in my opinion. Great information here. Total cost for what gear you showed???

I so want to get into saddle hunting but I already have six stands at some point you got to say enough is enough well okay maybe just one more

I have tethered equipment...if your a bigger guy, get the larger platform...it'll be easier to stand on...

I think tree gafs would be easier than sticks

Just started getting my bowhunting gear a couple months ago (this will be my first season), and dang my wallet is crying. Buying the bow alone felt like a targeted hate crime against my bank acc, and now the saddle kit is coming in to clean me dry. Never realized how expensive this hobby/saddle hunting truly is...

All the best trees in best spots are giant white oaks and I wilsh I could figure out a way to hunt them bog ole feed trees without screw in steps and lock on …

So I didn’t need to spend a 100 on a mad rock well dang 😅

Ditch the sticks and go DRT

To get the technical names right, the lineman line is called a flip line. This will help newcomers find other products properly

Opinions on knee pads

Would be nice to have general $$$ mentioned.

The best way to get started saddle hunting is to not stop talking about saddle hunting 😂

Who wants to pay $300 to $400 for a saddle when you can spend 99 bucks on a harness which does the same thing as long as you have the side d-rings

Yea put the rope around your neck😂😂😂not with my luck. Murphys law

Saddle hunting sucks. It's a waste of money and time. It makes hunting horrible and unenjoyable. You have too many things to handle when climbing. Sitting is a nightmare and killing your legs. Maneuver and moving are difficult. Shooting is more challenging when you have the bridge and the tether in front of you. Lots of time you only have a few seconds to shoot, and this hunting style is too slow to take a shot.