climber stand help/tip
 

I'm new here,not to hunting,but I just got a climbing stand,in a trade..its a Ameristep Grizzly climber..mabey not the greatest but that said I had some trouble trying to go up a tree which later found out I need to look more for soft trees and not the maple or slick barked trees I tryed lol..wanted to know if this is true and maybe some sugestions on trees ? cause I looked like a monkey humping a football and didn't get anywhere up a tree lmao

You are correct that hard, slick barked trees can be more difficult to use a self-climber on, however I do this all the time. Having said that, if there is a "softer" tree, such as a Black Gum, in the same area I'll try to use it instead. Becoming proficient at using a climbing stand takes a good bit of experience. You'll get better at it. And if you are not already doing so, be dang sure to use a quality fall restraint.

Mojotex hit it spot on especially in regards to using a quality fall restraint. We cant stress this enough. Please invest the $150 or so and get a quality tree stand harness.

Happy Hunting!