Using gun slings on stand

[gillgrabber]

Do any of you use a sling on your shotgun, rifle, or muzzleloader while on stand? I'm talking about a tactical type sling meant to let the rifle hang when not in use (not the kind you simply slip a shoulder thru while walking). I began using one after I dropped my muzzleoader from the stand some years ago. It lets me rest the gun on my lap without worry of dropping it while using my binoculars or eating lunch. It works for me, but I've gotten some strange looks from other hunters who ask me why I have all the nylon webbing hanging off my gun.

[cleetus]

I only use the shoulder kind while walking out to my stand. I will use it up in my stand when I am not sitting which is most of the time.

[Sleazy E]

I use the shoulder type sling for my ML... and the tactical slings on my shotgun (only during deer and turkey season) and my rifle..... I like to tactical slings because they are great for steading your shot when you don't have a lean or rest.... They also make it nice for hanging your gun while int he stand from a gun hook.

[birddog]

Why not just hang the gun up when in your stand? I've done that for 40 plus years now and have taken more deer (bucks)than I can remember....

[DEERTRACKS]

Just a shoulder sling.

[huxbux]

I use a shoulder sling with QD rings. I take the sling off after I get settled in my stand because I don't like the extra motion that occurs when raising a long gun to the shoulder with a sling hanging underneath and I never cared for the bulkiness of a tactical sling. I have a tiny bow holder permanently mounted on my stand on which I can hang my gun after reattaching the sling if I need a break from cradling it in my lap.

[indianahick]

Shoulder strap. Then use a small screw foot peg for a hanger. I feel most of the smaller screw in hangers are to small. Maybe over cautious. though.