Efficiency is key when saddle hunting, and making multiple trips up and down a tree can be both exhausting and noisy. Using lightweight, inexpensive plastic carabiners can allow you to make a single ...

Hiking into a hunting area with a tree stand strapped to my back is a labor of love that I’ve endured many, many times. It’s also one that I don’t need to endure again, thanks to saddle hunting.

Before last fall, my deer season prep and even my bowhunting activity had fallen into a rut. I found myself defaulting to the same stand locations I’ve been hunting for years. I was sitting for ...