Huntin' Hoist

Product Review

As operators of an archery only day hunting business, one of the things we are constantly challenged with is keeping our tree stands properly maintained. All our stands are equipped with bow hangers, safety belts, and pull ropes for hoisting bows and other equipment into the stand.

Climbing with any item in your hands is very dangerous and should be avoided under all circumstances. If you find yourself in a situation where you don’t have a pull rope in the stand – put your stuff down and go somewhere and get one before attempting to climb into the stand.

It’s just too dangerous to do otherwise and could cost you your hunting season or even your life.

In spite of our best efforts, sometimes the pull ropes come up missing and have to be replaced. Squirrels and other critters often chew them up or a hunter will leave the rope  dangling rather than tying it down after leaving the stand and it blows up into the tree so that the next person has to climb up and dig it out, then go back down and tie on his/her equipment.

Well, I think I’ve found an easy solution to this problem. I recently was given a great little device called the Huntin’ Hoist! Wow – what a handy tool! This is one of those things that when you see it you say, “why didn’t I think of that”!

The Huntin’ Hoist is a self retracting spool containing 30 feet of braided rope house in an injection molded housing. It comes complete with a belt clip attachment. I keep mine clipped to a loop on my backpack and it’s always right there handy when I need it. The Huntin’ Hoist also features Doyle’s Gear Cinch, a patented choker that eliminates the flimsy plastic and noisy metal clasps common on other hunter’s utility ropes. 

If you hunt from a tree stand or other elevated stand, you gotta have one of these!  I think we’ll purchase several of these and furnish them to the hunters that visit our operation. The next big challenge is going to be trying to get them back. I think once the hunters use the Huntin’ Hoist, they’ll want to keep it!

John Shelley

Pro Staff Member

Bowhunting North America, LLC

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