Best Hunting Saddles and Accessories for 2025

1. Latitude Outdoors: The Method 2 Saddle

One of the options they offer — and my recommendation for anyone looking to start saddle hunting or for someone with years of experience — is the Method 2. 

Specifically, the Method 2 Saddle is an excellent option. It's a two-panel saddle, something that Latitude revolutionized to help ensure all-day comfort for the user. Most saddles in the industry are a single panel, meaning they're one piece of fabric that will sit from your belt line down under your butt.

However, with the two panels, you have one under your butt and one that you can adjust up and down your back for maximum personal comfort. This also allows for an extremely compact design that will travel really well in your hunting pack and be very comfortable to wear on your walks into and out of the timber. 

The cost for the Method 2 Saddle is $299.99 full price, but watch for sales or use your HuntWise Pro or Elite subscription to save money on this saddle.

2. Tethrd: Phantom Elite Saddle

If you're not sure which size tree saddle to buy and finding the right size has been a challenge for you in the past, the Phantom Elite from Tethrd solves that problem for you. The saddle's shape and cut fits waist sizes from 28 to 40 inches, giving you plenty of flexibility to adjust and be comfortble during even the longest sits. 

Plus, the Comfort Channels™ deliver all day comfort with simple to use high, medium, and low support settings. 

The Phantom Elite includes all of the features you love from the Phantom and Phantom XL saddles, with multiple camo options to choose from. At $399.99, this saddle is well worth every penny from our partners at Tethrd! Use your HuntWise Pro or Elite discount to save up to 15%. 

3. Climbing Sticks: Lattitude Carbon SS

Much like hunting with a hang-on tree stand, saddle hunting requires some additional tools to get the job done. The tools I'm referring to are climbing sticks and platforms specifically. 

Climbing sticks are miniature ladders that attach to the tree and allow hunters to climb safely up to their hunting height. Typically, they'll be between eighteen and thirty inches long and have steps on both the top and bottom and occasionally in the middle. 

On the other hand, platforms are just that: a platform you stand on. Picture a hang-on tree stand without the seat, and then trim it down in size significantly. A platform allows the saddle hunter a firm place to stand rather than swinging from their saddle without a solid base. 

In addition to their saddles, Latitude Outdoors also offers fantastic options in these gear categories. For climbing sticks, the Lattitude Carbon SS are the best sticks I've had the pleasure of using. They're double-step sticks made from a single, continuous piece of carbon fiber.

They're extremely lightweight and pack tightly together to make travel to and from the tree easy at only one pound a piece. Instead of straps with buckles to attach to the tree, like many other climbing sticks, the Carbon SS attaches to the tree with a small but strong piece of rope, so these sticks are completely silent.

You can get a three-pack of these sticks for $249.99 or a single stick for $84.99. Considering this is aerospace-level tech, $250 is a steal of a price for these.  

4. Saddle Platform: Latitude X-Wing Speed Series Platform

In addition to climbing sticks, we'd like to highlight a fantastic platform that Latitude offers, their X-Wing Speed Series platform. At only two and a half pounds, this platform is the perfect combination of lightweight, packable, and sturdy.

Latitude notes this platform has been "meticulously engineered to enhance maneuverability in the tree." Because of this, users of this platform will have easy shooting options all around the tree.

The unique design of the X-Wing also keeps comfort in mind. The "wings" on either side of the platform help the hunter stand comfortably in an athletic stance.  

You could certainly saddle hunt successfully with the gear we've highlighted today! We've covered all the essentials. However, just like a heater in a ground blind, there are other pieces of gear to make your saddle hunting experience more enjoyable.  

5. Climbing Accessories: Wild Country Ropeman Ascender

One essential piece of gear is the Wild Country Ropeman Ascender. There are several versions of the Ropeman now, but I use the Ropeman 1.

This brilliant tool clips onto your carabiner and is a tensioning device for your rope. I use mine on my lineman's belt to help me climb up and down the tree as efficiently as possible.

When I first began climbing, I used a prusik knot, another form of tensioning that helps hold a rope adjustment in place. However, one climb with the Ropeman and I knew I'd never go back.

It allows for single-handed adjustment to the length of your lineman's rope, making climbing the tree and hanging your sticks a breeze. At $54.95, this piece of gear is a no-brainer to add to your wishlist going into this season. 

6. Bonus Accessory: Latitude Bite Bow Hanger

A final piece of gear that will significantly improve your tree saddle experience is a good bow hanger. Latitude's Bite Bow Hanger is the perfect rendition of this tool. 

It's collapsible so that it can be packed very easily. However, more impressive is the way that Latitude designed this bow hanger to be compatible with any gear strap. If you already own another gear strap, all you have to do is buy the $34.99 Bite, and you're ready to hang your bow.

As with everything Latitude does, this piece of gear has an industry-leading design and will set the standard for the rest of the mobile hunting industry.