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 Tripod for archery hunting?
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10/23/22 02:44 PM
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Ok. Looking for a lead on any tripods out there that have a platform large enough to draw a compound bow but has a rail around it so that I can hang burlap to conceal my movements. 10ft is plenty high out here in west tx-winds always blowing and can get 50mph+. Available tree selection is limited so the tree stands at my lease are not a great option.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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10/23/22 03:24 PM
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I have a couple of the academy: game winner single man tripods. They do pretty good, rail around is wide enough to draw a bow back, and could put burlap around the bottom for sure, but in 50mph winds that burlap will get shredded pretty quickly.
There are other tripods that have full on enclosures but dont think any are really big enough for a bow to be drawn. More to he used as a gun stand.
In that kind of wind and for your desires, there are also things lime the soft sided stands by cabelas, millenium, and redneck that might work well with some good anchoring.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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10/23/22 03:27 PM
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If you can find a game winner quad pod at academy they are very well made for their price. Especially being a game winner product. But they recently stopped making them sadly. Maybe your local one has some left. Very big platform. I have 2 and they are my favorite by far. It’s a two seater so you can sit your beer cooler next to you.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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10/23/22 03:55 PM
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I have a couple of the academy: game winner single man tripods. They do pretty good, rail around is wide enough to draw a bow back, and could put burlap around the bottom for sure, but in 50mph winds that burlap will get shredded pretty quickly.
There are other tripods that have full on enclosures but dont think any are really big enough for a bow to be drawn. More to he used as a gun stand.
In that kind of wind and for your desires, there are also things lime the soft sided stands by cabelas, millenium, and redneck that might work well with some good anchoring. I bought a single man game winner a couple months ago and it is super tight for me but I am not the skinniest. I have my shooting rail I think on the lowest setting and I can’t pull my bow back I do have a 33 ata Mathews though. Are you shooting a lower ata bow or have any special tricks you’re using? I can’t for the life of me find a good way to hunt out of that thing having burlap on the rail -wanting the front covered but pretty obvious trying to stand up to draw.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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10/23/22 05:41 PM
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Sorry I don't have an answer for you. Ray Gutierrez out of Brownfield has one he sets bowhunters in for his pig hunts that sounds like it might fit your bill. No idea what kind it is. Shoot his pig hunts are only $50. Go shoot one and see what you think about it. Text me if you want his number. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/QUnqEva.jpg) Pablo (432) 967-5002
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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10/24/22 01:21 AM
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I second the quad pod. I own two and they hunt well. I ended up taking the upper rail off the side facing the feeder. I also purchased a 16 foot single seat lean too from Walmart for a quick set up this year. It hunts, but the quad pods are much more comfortable. I took a hog panel and folded it in a dome over one of my quad pods. I then covered it in burlap with zip ties. It works well and covers movement on 3 sides, but I replace the burlap yearly.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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11/08/22 06:54 PM
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take the sq tubing that attaches to the base of the stand and bend them out at an angle away from you, then attach cross tubing on sides and back, brush in. I'd leave the front open as far as the stand but brush in further out in the tree with a shooting hole.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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11/12/22 04:48 PM
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I have a couple of the academy: game winner single man tripods. They do pretty good, rail around is wide enough to draw a bow back, and could put burlap around the bottom for sure, but in 50mph winds that burlap will get shredded pretty quickly.
There are other tripods that have full on enclosures but dont think any are really big enough for a bow to be drawn. More to he used as a gun stand.
In that kind of wind and for your desires, there are also things lime the soft sided stands by cabelas, millenium, and redneck that might work well with some good anchoring. I bought a single man game winner a couple months ago and it is super tight for me but I am not the skinniest. I have my shooting rail I think on the lowest setting and I can’t pull my bow back I do have a 33 ata Mathews though. Are you shooting a lower ata bow or have any special tricks you’re using? I can’t for the life of me find a good way to hunt out of that thing having burlap on the rail -wanting the front covered but pretty obvious trying to stand up to draw. When my son and son in law bow hunt out of the single man ones they just leave the rail folded back. When i hunt i use a xbow so i use the rail.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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02/17/23 02:40 PM
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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02/17/23 03:52 PM
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don't try and draw over the rail...setting yourself up for failure.
brush it in real good and wear a leafy suit if your concerned about it.
I like the older strong built stands if you can find them but I bought a game winner 10' stand....it was a hug PITA to set up by myself but its a comfortable stand. I just leave the rails off or put them only on 2-3 sides
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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02/18/23 04:29 PM
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I use the Big Game folding tripods a lot. Mobile and adequate. Seats don't last but I've modified most of mine anyway.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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03/02/23 03:33 AM
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I bought 2 of the game winner tripods from Academy and
they have impressed me so far.
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Re: Tripod for archery hunting?
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05/01/23 06:11 PM
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hahah i thought you were looking for a camera tripod to lean the bow against, i was confused till i saw the photos
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