Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting A little help - treestand gun haul line

I usually hunt from a ladder stand. Always haul my gun up with a haul line (rope) tied around the wrist of the stock, unloaded, barrel pointed down. It works fine if I do may part with a decent knot. I usually leave it tied, so if for some reason the gun should fall, it won't hit the ground and will be muzzle down.

Anyway, I'm a MIDNR Hunter Safety instructor and the IHEA used to have on their website a haul line made especially for rifles. As I recall, the sling was made up of 1" strap, had a "cup" for the muzzle, and was affixed to the buttstock for hoisting muzzle down. I can't find it anywhere and for the life of me can't remember the brand. Any help would be appreciated. Thx.

Is this what you're talking about?

Link: Third Hand Archery Accessories® Tree Stand Gun Hoist.

That's it!!! Gringo for the win! Thank you.

Overhand tie a loop in the end of a rope large enough to handle. Unload the firearm. Run the loop end of the rope thru your sling and drop the loop over the barrel. Only way it doesn’t work is if the sling swivels fail, the rope breaks, or the sling comes apart. So far I’ve been lucky. In decades of using this method none of those components have failed.

If you really want to push your luck tie a noose. You’ll probably be the subject of a coordinated effort by you’re local wildlife department and the FBI.

+1

-Ken