First Saddle Hunt Ever! SKETCHY

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First Saddle Hunt Ever! SKETCHY

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Жыл бұрын

Archery goal #2 this year is to harvest a deer from a saddle. I've had a buck that has been shifty around a feeding area that I'd like to set up a saddle to take a trophy buck or a doe. Having never saddle hunted before, getting up in a tree and letting your hands go for the first time feels sketchy!
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@jamesstein1390 Жыл бұрын

LFG; Being in a saddle for the first time feels sketchy. Proceeds to put a folding step ladder on top of the roof of a side by side to cut tree branches. 🤣

@arturorosas42 Жыл бұрын

This is my fifth season saddle hunting, third season rappelling out of the tree, and first season using 100% rope methods to climb. Looks like you've got your kit all setup for SRT climbing! Here's a tip for you: Always carry extra paracord! You never know when you're gonna setup in a super sweet tree and want to come back to it. A paracord loop makes quick work of getting your rope in the tree to SRT climb. I've got presets scattered all over National Forest in my favorite/most frequented spots.

@averbeck1979 Жыл бұрын

I picked up saddle hunting last year, and currently run the Tethrd Phantom myself. I couldn't tell, but one thing would be kneepads. They help if you bring yourself in close to the tree into a sitting position. Other than that good luck

@brianlarkin2677 Жыл бұрын

I've been looking / considering a saddle for the past 2 years. I have enjoyed your videos for quite a while. Your editing, camera angles, video quality and music overlays have come a long way. Keep up the great work. I look forward to always seeing a new video come out.

@scandal4lif3ark73 Жыл бұрын

I just bought a saddle and had my first sit….at first I thought it was awful but after about an hour of adjusting mine and adjusting tether and bridges lengths and I got really comfortable….mines the xop saddle combo great for the price for just trying it out

@sapperROSS Жыл бұрын

Saddle hunting is where it's at. I love the fact I can pack it in a back pack and get in sketchy trees where there's no good tree for regular stands.

@RobertSmith-ge8hj Жыл бұрын

We have it easy in the public woods in South Carolina,one you’re allowed to leave a stand if you want it’s just first come first serve. Also our woods are full of tall straight pines that are perfect for climber stands

@tjfrench03 Жыл бұрын

Saddle hunting is a blast. It leaves us so versatile to go just about any where we want. Just need a tree big enough to hold you and game on. Still trying to get my first out of my saddle also. GOOD LUCK Justin and be safe brother.

@savageCI Жыл бұрын

Started saddle hunting this year myself and enjoy it a ton…much more comfortable for long or all day sits but after a few months practice and then using it this bow season I went from climbing back down sticks to rappelling and that made all the difference for me

@jamesspeck Жыл бұрын

I have had back surgery so sitting for long periods of time is rough. I can stand or lean all day though. Saddle hunting lends itself to this very nicely. Cool vid

@EoffZooStaff Жыл бұрын

I Laughed so hard when LFG was talking about the voice in his head and proceeded to put a ladder on the ATV. the videos of what he sees are amazing. Love this channel!!!

@tumbleweedoutdoors1776 Жыл бұрын

There’s something about LFG hunting videos that just make them some of the best hunting videos I’ve seen

@evanwhitaker6696 Жыл бұрын

My saddle tips….it was hard to tell but I think your tether is a little low(usually put mine around the tree at about eye level. And then you definitely need to get a back band which tethrd calls the recliner, and a pad to go around the tree for your knees. And if you feel your hips are getting pinched a little, shorten the bridge a few inches and it will relieve that pressure. Good luck LFG!!

@savageCI Жыл бұрын

I second this advice

@MrNiccholas Жыл бұрын

I stopped climbing trees when I was 10 years old! I fell of and broke my back! Not a fun experience! More power to you and anyone who wants to try it!

@comiketiger Жыл бұрын

God bless you buddy! Thanks for taking us along!

@grantschmidt5658 Жыл бұрын

Loving the new hunting streak. Gettin after it

@jonathansimmons4253 Жыл бұрын

I have doing a saddle in hunting arsenal for the last 2 years. Get the suspenders, and the back support.

@bonesdc1 Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear about the October deal. Deer on my property just vanished.

@codyfussell2892 Жыл бұрын

Your hunting videos are some of my favorite to watch!

@jyoung11jy Жыл бұрын

Maybe grab a pole saw to keep out at the lease? Seems it would get plenty of use.

@Puf333 Жыл бұрын

I love your bow hunting, camping, and processing videos. Very enjoyable and knowledgeable. Keep this shit up lol

@jessedavidson2827 Жыл бұрын

Great video again LFG. I'd love to see a collaboration with you and the boys over at Seek One. Your guys videos, hunting style and morals are aligned. It would be awesome to see what you all could get into.

@JohnGreyman Жыл бұрын

It takes some getting used too. Keep at it, you got this.

@kennytroyer3366 Жыл бұрын

I've been saddle hunting for 10+ yrs.... the only way I hunt.... welcome to the tree saddle game. Its lots of fun.

@gordonneverdies 5 ай бұрын

I was a little afraid to trust the gear too. I rock climb and always liked the heights but trusting the gear can be scary. You just gotta get some experience and it'll get better. Learn to rappel too. it could get you out of some hairy situations.

@billward6478 Жыл бұрын

Felt like you were about to be on “EPIC FAILS, don’t do this at home” videos on top of the side by side 🤣

@KevinHuff23 Жыл бұрын

Dang Bubba, don't let OSG see this or she is fixing to put an end your hunting adventures! LOL

@mikedelacruz3135 Жыл бұрын

Right on Brother, cant wait to see you bag a Saddle Buck/Doe. Cheers 👊🏼😎🤙🏼🍻

@bobkmac Жыл бұрын

The point of a saddle is that it is portable and easy to use in random spots… if you know where you’re going to use it (eg: right next to the feeder) just put up a stand.

@TexasLife39 Жыл бұрын

I truly loved this video!!

@bgb946 Жыл бұрын

I climb trees and cut them down for a living in Tennessee. We have a lot of tall trees and that voice is always in my head. I have fell out of one tree in ten years about 30 feet wasn't great but the rope did its job and caught me before hitting the ground.

@brentvanwie1961 Жыл бұрын

You're videos all of them fishing hunting camping whatever you explain you teach what you know and you admit when you don't win most hunters only post videos when they kill most fishing folks only post big fish I appreciate you and the few others who post when you don't but you learn stuff we all go out and don't kill animals or don't catch trophy fish it's relatable to any real outdoor people we've all been there and most of us like learning

@timholahan4816 Жыл бұрын

The more you use it the better you’ll love in love with it

@ryanquinn4110 Жыл бұрын

"You ever had that little voice in your head". That's the voice young men haven't developed.

@buckchamp9011 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, wish I was there 🎃👻👍🏼🇺🇸 Happy Halloween Emmy , little Ben, and that sweet Boss lady 😊❤🌹🤙🏻

@jag_ad24 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff! Might have to look into a saddle some day….

@akmalfishhunter Жыл бұрын

I have enjoyed your videos for quite a while. Your editing, camera angles, video quality and music overlays have come a long way.

@TheCoolwhipped Жыл бұрын

Sticks would be a hell of a lot easier, even in a crooked tree. You don't have to start at the ground. Climb up on that lower limb and then start hanging em. That's the beauty of those mini sticks

@outdoors-fun Жыл бұрын

Been saddle hunting a few seasons now. Its not as quick, easy, quiet, and comfortable as just going up a ladder and into a tree stand. You need to plan extra time for getting up and down for each hunt. I would also strongly suggest you do not leave your tether/climbing ropes out in the tree. Getting wet and being exposed to the elements is a recipe for a rope failure and injury. Remember, your life is attached to that rope. Dont do anything to compromise its integrity.

@ace_50840 Жыл бұрын

Not far north of you, but just a bit SE I believe their could be some promising type 2 near Jacksonville, Henderson are.

@gordonc615 Жыл бұрын

Once you learn to trust ur gear then it gets to be super fun.. just wait till you're in a tree the width of ur leg or arm .. it's awesome but don't be afraid to try out different saddles thethrd is good but latitude/cruzrs are great too

@josephwilliams2633 Жыл бұрын

Shot my biggest buck from a saddle last season. It was also the first deer I shot from a saddle.

@mrgood1cor13 Жыл бұрын

Definitely well hidden in the sketchy tree where you shot the ground! Shadows were perfect for whatever time of day you were out there.

@ABetterOutdoors Жыл бұрын

I hate hunting on cow pastures, cows are the worst! That saddle’s legit, if you get sticks check out the Skeletors 👌🏽

@billwhite7099 Жыл бұрын

I concur. I hunted a WMA in Florida that had free ranging cattle. The cover was thick so you couldn't really see more than a hundred yards. Set up in a great spot and an hour later the here she comes, at first I was like hmm this is a weird place for a cow. Then she called out and here come the rest of those dumbasses that I couldn't see, like 20 head just meandering around my stand. At first it was funny until you get back to the truck and something similar happened to the guys I was with, we couldn't get away from the cattle the whole weekend.

@johnrough6963 Жыл бұрын

Get the tree lounge strap from Tethrd it makes a huge difference

@d.rose_779 Жыл бұрын

Deer hunting the desert

@Northern519Outfitters Жыл бұрын

love your videos an i been looking into saddlee hunting , just want to wait until some deal start on them

@ronaldbryant8457 Жыл бұрын

. They do make pole saws for doing trimming like that...

@billandcindyheiner8248 16 күн бұрын

Just watched the video. Saddle hunting is a new thing for me as well. You said you were in central Texas? Where about? I’m from Coryell county.

@leonardcavaretta905 Жыл бұрын

LFG, those aren't cattle, those are what is known as is Slow Elk. LOL

@wulfthornoutdoors Жыл бұрын

i hope its just the angle of the arrow in the frame, but in your second set the arrow looks bent.

@1sanchez684 Жыл бұрын

LFG EVER SINCE YOU BROKE YOUR HOMEMADE BOW ITS BEEN DOWN HILL SINCE THEN BUT WHO KNOW GOOD LUCK THO LOVE THE VIDEO......

@Richard.m1192 Жыл бұрын

I could never have open pens or open feeders with cattle around! Surprised y’all do just with pigs, I don’t hunt cattle properties but we pen feeders to deter hogs!

@kennethlangford5797 Жыл бұрын

Problem with being high in a tree is hitting both lungs it's pretty steep angle on your arrow I try to stick to around 20 ft

@LANCE_989 Жыл бұрын

15-20 is perfect

@westjr8031 Жыл бұрын

Looks like fun you can get up just about anywhere you want that will work out for you I'm sure

@TennTom_Times Жыл бұрын

1st time I've come into a LFG video that had zero views showing. 😂 Quite imagine someone is watching at the same time or started slightly before me, but still...😂 Have never hunted from a saddle but imagine it would be hard for me to shoot a bow with both my legs and arms wrapped tightly around a tree trunk. I think I'd be that afraid. GOD bless.

@joebgallagher939 Жыл бұрын

Don't let OSG see that footage of you on the step ladder!

@gib_life Жыл бұрын

Do an into to deer hunting video for us fisherman who want to delve into it like you!

@RitzyEG Жыл бұрын

I just bought a saddle stand about a week ago and its amazing problems being things hard to shoot out of but with practice itll work out

@Opportunistic Жыл бұрын

Tried ropes, tough to do in the dark on new spots. One stick is the way to go

@Opportunistic Жыл бұрын

Tried spurs too, better than srt but bulky/heavy and not public land friendly. Love one sticking though

@whystop3388 Жыл бұрын

❤️

@MA_Patriot Жыл бұрын

How's that BUX thermal? Mine comes in Wednesday with another sweatshirt you were wearing lol. Really appreciate the work you do. Also really love how you, Flair, and others pass on the shot when the faun is there. Much respect, God bless you and your family 🙏

@jamesfetterman4661 Жыл бұрын

No tips but would love to hunt that area with you I'm from northeast Pennsylvania where it's quite different

@TheTrevally Жыл бұрын

Why not take the lid off the feeder and stand inside it on something or is that not allowed?

@billwhite7099 Жыл бұрын

That's an awesome idea. Bigger barrel with a floor, corn on the bottom hunter on top. Shooting deer in a barrel 🤣

@TrevinBoudreaux Жыл бұрын

Ready to get to our place in west Texas this weekend. I’m sure I’ll run into a cow or 10 myself🤣

@xboxisbeastly Жыл бұрын

Get you a pole saw brother, it's a lot less sketchy lol

@shaunroberts9361 Жыл бұрын

Lol lol!!! LFG. Damn you can be funny. That made me laugh so hard. SKETCHY SH$T. LFG. This video was really blurry. Was it my connection or was it made this way?. I need to know...

@EdWolfram Жыл бұрын

They are on their feet all day long for the last 5 days here in NC. They are full puffed necks and chasing in Ohio my brother killed his target buck 2 nights ago at 3:30 pm. They will be moving there soon for sure.

@mymoney9234 Жыл бұрын

Best hunting content on KZfaq

@wes7590 Жыл бұрын

“Doing some scouting” how do you scout a feeder lol

@mitchellwest174 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel keep up the great work

@johnharvey4757 Жыл бұрын

It would be cool to see you do a collaboration with Seek One city hunting.

@derrickbullock7380 Жыл бұрын

Bambi and HIS mom lol

@TheCaptainbeefylog Жыл бұрын

I've only ever hunted from ground level, unless you count the bed of a ute. Seems odd, but at the same time it makes a lot of sense. Would climbing spikes help or be a hindrance in the tree?

@quintenbullard2921 Жыл бұрын

You should mess with your tether height. I like it up by my head. You had it pretty low(around your chest)

@ernestclements7398 Жыл бұрын

It's a good thing those cows are Angus if they were longhorns you'd best be staying in a tree!

@joanneganon7157 Жыл бұрын

Good Hunting Bro 👊 JO JO IN VT 😆💕🍁💨🎃

@bowsandbeards Жыл бұрын

any way you could tell me what your camera mount is for hunting? ive been videoing my hunts for a couple years and am looking for a good one.

@CountryKirby. Жыл бұрын

I’m confused are the cows on private or public land

@kenniouscatchembray2681 Жыл бұрын

You want to be careful climbing those trees, I’m not sure if you’re using climbing spikes, definitely want to use a lanyard to keep you from falling out of the tree.

@everydayman3497 Жыл бұрын

You keep mentioning them catching your scent…have you tried rubbing cedar on your camo? Always works for me here about an hour west of ft worth

@williamwetherington844 Жыл бұрын

instead of climbing you need that rig that pulls you up two ropes with your feet in straps. i think fire departments have something like it.

@bradefulle7732 Жыл бұрын

Love the vids

@randybryant9936 Жыл бұрын

Cool

@hunterbaxley6235 Жыл бұрын

What thumb release is that?

@griffice1 Жыл бұрын

I sit in my stand 8 hours at a time. The saddle doesn't look comfortable to sustain that length of time specially for my back.

@williamemery9641 Жыл бұрын

Does mulletman still lease this with him??

@chrissmits3215 Жыл бұрын

Wish that hat was still available 😪

@josephprecourt5974 Жыл бұрын

Yeah when you’re dangling from that tree I was thinking to myself I wonder how old he is

@Raysandfamily Жыл бұрын

Why would you not crank strap the ladder to the top of the ATV

@TXOutdoors Жыл бұрын

I switched to saddle hunting 4 years ago and never will go back to climbers

@glennwhittington7783 Жыл бұрын

I’ll stick with my Summit’s…

@jeremyerno4589 Жыл бұрын

I don't believe that set up on the latter is a safe bet either

@bennettwirth414 Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling that people who are skeptical about getting a saddle will read the video title and not watch the video

@bradefulle7732 Жыл бұрын

Real men do t day first

@tatertots-n-soup Жыл бұрын

Doesnt look like I can sleep in it

@Kruppa24 Жыл бұрын

I know you won’t answer because you never answer any comments, but what county you in?

@phillipjohnson445 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always?ed this system. I’ve always felt too exposed.

@Waaaaa2751 Жыл бұрын

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@jasonbeckfishing Жыл бұрын

As a crossbow hunter only, the saddle doesn't work for me. I know a lot of other guys that use a bow itself and love it.

@cray-z7404 8 ай бұрын

How does using a crossbow keep you from saddle hunting ?

@jasonbeckfishing 8 ай бұрын

@@cray-z7404 I use a larger width crossbow Excalibur so with that the limbs hit the side of the tree very often. I'm sure if I went with a smaller front ended crossbow there wouldn't much of an issue. Also not sure guy my size being a bigger dude weight wise it would even be comfortable for me as well.