What would you do ?

[not on the rug]

On public land it's a no brainer....climber.

yup

 

Climber and gave trees picked out before you hunt

That's what I do

more yup

 

Climber is always a great choice. I use a climber most of the time. I like climbers because I change trees often mainly because of changing wind or other conditions hunting particular deer. With a climber, you are always mobile. With a little practice, you should be able to climb up/ down quickly and silently with any good climber. I use the summit open shot. Options are endless on the go with a climber.

exactly.  I use an open shot too.  

[Buckeyes11]

Climber. Summit titan is very comfortable for all day sits

[Zipper]

You could try a ghost blind. I will probably do that this year. The WMA I will be hunting has plenty of trees but many have poison ivy. I am highly allergic so it's not worth the trouble. The ghost blind is light weight and the reviews look good, but they run $200.

Don't be such a wuss. I am also allergic to poison ivy. I don't let it stop me from using the vines for camouflage when using my climber. I got a shot at my target buck from a tree wrapped up in hairy vines. Unfortunately I missed, due to my inability to find my anchor point. Here is my picture on that fateful day.

[Haskell_Hunter]

thats sounds like a whole new challenge in itself. 

 

I stopped using my climber and instead hunt the ground from natural and man-made blinds.  I've seen my productivity in the woods increase as a result.  It can be tough finding the right tree to hang a stand on, and I find there's a good amount of natural blinds in the northern woods.  I have a small doghouse blind that sets up in a couple of minutes that I use instead.  The combo of a not-so-good natural blind and a man-made blind can make for a really good spot.

 

You can get a decent ground blind for

 

Just another opinion/option.

[outdoorslife]

Climber for sure. I have an XOP, similar to Lone Wolf and love it. I recommend getting yourself a set of stabilizer straps if you go that route(not the plastic ones that come with a LW). Necessary? Not for everyone but for me they are. I use them to lock the stand down after climbing to my destination and they also serve as your tether in case of a mishap.

 

Or just be like the guy that builds a tree stand with plywood and 2 x 4's to try and keep me out of a certain area in a smaller south jersey wma. Find deer, see other hunters...hurry and build tree mansion IN SEASON. Oh and dont forget your feeder

[outdoorslife]

I stopped using my climber and instead hunt the ground from natural and man-made blinds.  I've seen my productivity in the woods increase as a result.  It can be tough finding the right tree to hang a stand on, and I find there's a good amount of natural blinds in the northern woods.  I have a small doghouse blind that sets up in a couple of minutes that I use instead.  The combo of a not-so-good natural blind and a man-made blind can make for a really good spot.

 

You can get a decent ground blind for

 

Just another opinion/option.

Not a bad suggestion. I plan on hunting from the ground a little more this year too

[mattg1500]

Lots of climbers for sale on CL for under $200

[gillripper]

Aren't loc ons technically illegal on public land?

[LPJR]

All of our deer the past few years were taken from the ground, mostly just using natural material to break up our outline.  This video shows a typical set up that we use.  Our daughter shot the buck below with her bow on public land in this type of a set up this past December.

 

 

Kayla's 8.jpeg

 

Cool video Rusty  

 

And perfect shot by your daughter. You taught your kids well!    

Edited July 19, 2017 by LPJR

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

I didn't read all the replies.. but would have went in between. And bought the lock on and pegs for a definite spot, and I would have bought a cipewa wedgeloc stand and some muddy speed sticks for a "on the go" stand..

Climbers are limited to certain trees, I prefer sticks and a lock on to get cover

 

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[Greybeard]

All of our deer the past few years have been taken from the ground, mostly just using natural material to break up our outline.  This video shows a typical set up that we use.  Our daughter shot the buck below with her bow on public land in this type of a set up this past December.

 

 

Kayla's 8.jpeg

 

Looks a lot like one of my winter bow spots.  Good video

 

IMG_3826ca by shot4u2c, on Flickr

[Rusty]

Looks a lot like one of my winter bow spots.  Good video