[muskie_man]

This year i am thinking about leaving my climber on a tree all the time at the farm i hunt on. The links below contain the type of locks i was looking at. I was thinking that i could put the cable through the platform and lock it aorund the tree. Now if someone was going to steal it they could still undo the climbing cable but could not get the climber off the tree due to the platform beging locked around the tree. Does anyone else have any good ways to lock a climber around a tree or is the way i mentioned a good way? Thanks!

http://www.keystonecountrystore.com...p_Treestand_Cable_Lock/Page_1/TRA1341503.html


http://www.masterlock.com/cgi-bin/product_detail.pl?top_id=B87&sub_cat_id=D1317&template=app

http://www.masterlock.com/cgi-bin/product_detail.pl?top_id=B87&sub_cat_id=D61&template=app

 

[perchjerker]

This is what I use.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Three-Python-Ad...ryZ58100QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[cmherrmann]

Are you going to leave it at normal hunting height and go up and down with tree steps? If that is the case take the steps out on the way down. If someone reallly wants it there is no lock in the world that will stop them. As my dad has always said the only thing a locked door does is keep out an honest person. In my opinion it is a waste of time and money to lock up a stand, if it's a climber take it out with you if you cannot feel comfortable leaving it unlocked. They will take it no matter what you do.

 

[perchjerker]

CM do you lock your doors at night ?Nuff said.

 

[hunohio]

muskie_man - I use a master lock cable like the ones you showed. I use them to secure lock on stands when I leave them up in the tree. Those cables are a bit of a pain, because they don't want to uncoil. On the ground, they may not be as much of a problem, but up in the tree you sometimes have to fight them.

One thing to keep in mind is to protect the lock from ice and snow once it starts to get cold. I left a game cart out in the woods for several weeks one year (I was hunting a mile and a half back and didn't want to pull it in and out all the time). The day I finally needed it, the lock was frozen solid from ice. I had to heat it up with a lighter to get the lock free. Since then, I've wrapped a baggie or something similar around the lock and taped it tightly to keep as much moisture as possible out.

As for cm's comments, cables and locks may not stop a thief, but I sure as hell want them to have to work for it if they are going to steal my stuff. Unless they're prowling the woods with heavy duty cable cutters, they will at least have to make a trip back out to get tools before they get my stuff.

Good hunting.

 

[mtmadman]

climbing stands

When I leave a climber in the woods I remove it from the tree and hide it under some nearby brush that is out of the way. That way it is unlikely that anyone would even see it.

 

[muskie_man]

I plan on leaving the climber hooked on at the base of the tree. The main reason why i want to leave it out there is because the stand is very heavy and the spot where i hut is almost a mile back. Thanks for the suggestions!