RE: What do you use to hoist your bow up to your stand?
I put my arm through the bow, between the riser and the string and then climb up.
I always put haul-lines on each tree when I hang a stand, but rarely ever use them.
I f I do, I clip a carabiner to the wheel and pull it up, or loop the wheel and snap the litle clip(depending on clip type) to the line and pull it up.