I'm thinking about using some screw in steps on some private land. For those who use them, can you leave them in for the season and still rely on them or should you remove them each time you leave?

Thanks!

H

I leave them in on my place. I do take my lock-on down but leave the steps in there. Just be careful when using them next year. If the tree is good and alive then there should be no problems.

I've left them with no problems, after a year I find they are almost impossible to remove,had to use a hammer once to get them started!

I leave mine in as well.

Yeah I leave mine in too. The tree will start to grow around them eventually but at $2 a piece it's no big loss. I eventually remove them all though but if i know I'll put a stand in the same tree next year, they stay.

I always leave mine in during the season, but when its over I take mine out.

Thanks! Good to know.

H

Be careful when using those steps after they have been in a tree for a few years. I have seen where the stepsrot or rust away within the tree(maybe it is something chemical). Step on them and they break off like a dead limb.

Jim

herron- i myself use srew in steps, i've had my lock-on and steps in for 6 years now and only had to replace one so for. but every year i clime up my stand during squirrle season just to make sure there in good shape . but you have to know what you want to do from season to season.

I tend to disagree with this..onour farm we harvest some of the timber, those metal steps hidden inside a tree can do some real damage when that tree gets to the sawmill. Just my $.02 though.