I have climbers and local ons but primarily hunt using 4 short Leverage climbing sticks and my Quidos Web. Most versatile setup I've used and I can hunt almost any tree and even leaning trees. Started using it in Kentucky cause good trees are hard to find on field edges.

Buy a climber. Take the time to learn to use it, get comfortable with it and use it safely. Take your time climbing. No need to be like a squirrel and haul azz up a tree. Go into the woods earlier and take your time. Helps with safety and cooling down after walking in and climbing. And wear a harness of your choice.

I have to say I'm comfortable using a climber but that's because I have used them before.
I've never climbed that high when I use to use a climber.
14 ft max. Shooting a recurve I don't like the shot angle any higher plus I'm not that crazy about heights over 14-15 ft.
As long as I have cover that's what I worry about.

Through the years it seems I've always wound up on the ground 90% of the time..lol

I was thinking about this last week after I listened to a podcast. After some debate I think I’ll stick to my climber since I hunt public land. If I had private land I could justify a loc on since I could hunt the same spot multiple times.

Thats a good stradegy if you hunt in areas that have climable trees.
Most of the time in the southeast thats not usually a problem.
If I hunted private land I would have pre set stands.
Since I hunt public land I dont want to take that chance.
Natural ground blinds are what I use most of the time.

Thats a good stradegy if you hunt in areas that have climable trees.
Most of the time in the southeast thats not usually a problem.
If I hunted private land I would have pre set stands.
Since I hunt public land I dont want to take that chance.
Natural ground blinds are what I use most of the time

We definitely got some trees, no shortage there. I’ve never had much luck hunting from the ground but some people kill a lot of deer that way.

There is no way I’d leave my stand on public hunting ground, you know what they say about public land and etiquette.