Tethrd's SABR Limb Saw Won Best New Accessory — Here's Why It Matters

You've been there. You've found the perfect tree — right wind, clean shot lanes, fresh sign everywhere — and then you look up. A fat deadfall limb cuts your best shooting window in half. You don't have a saw. You make do. You miss the shot. It happens more than any of us want to admit.

Tethrd apparently got tired of hearing that story. At the 2025 ATA Show in January, they rolled out the SABR Limb Saw, and the hunting industry took notice fast enough to hand it Best New Accessory at the show. That's not a participation trophy — the ATA floor is packed with new gear every January, and this one cut through the noise.

A Folding Saw That Becomes a Pole Saw — In the Field

The SABR's hook is straightforward, and that's exactly the point. It's a compact folding hand saw on its own, pocketable enough to disappear into a gear pocket until you need it. But here's where it gets smart for mobile hunters: the saw features Limb Locks — stainless steel-toothed clamps that bite into a cut branch and convert the saw into a pole saw on the fly. Find a stick in the woods, lock it in, and suddenly you're reaching limbs that would normally require a full-size pruning pole you'd never pack in.

The blade itself is an 8.25-inch Korean-made SK5 steel cutter with an aggressive curved-tooth pattern built to move fast through green wood. SK5 is proven steel — it holds an edge under hard use, which matters when you're trying to work quickly and quietly before first light.

Why Mobile Hunters Need This More Than Anyone

Fixed-stand hunters might laugh at a field-improvised pole saw. But run-and-gun saddle hunters know the truth: you rarely get to pick a perfectly manicured tree. You pick the right tree — the one with the best wind, the best approach, the best pinch. That tree almost never comes pre-trimmed.

Traditional folding saws handle the stuff within arm's reach. That's fine. But saddle hunters in particular are often 18 to 22 feet up, and the limb ruining your draw is usually just above your head or out to your off-hand side — close, but not close enough. That's exactly the gap the SABR's Limb Lock system fills. It's not magic; it's a simple mechanical solution to a problem every mobile hunter has cursed in the dark.

The weight is a legitimate concern for ultralight pack hunters, but a compact folding saw with a steel blade is never going to be nothing. The tradeoff is functionality — one tool that covers two jobs. For the mobile hunter already making hard choices about every ounce, a two-in-one that earns its weight tends to stay in the pack.

A Signal That Tethrd Is Thinking Beyond the Saddle

What's interesting about the SABR isn't just the saw itself — it's what it signals. Tethrd built their name on the saddle and the platform. But the SABR, alongside their Carnivore 2P saddle and updated gear line dropping at the same ATA Show, suggests the brand is thinking more holistically about what a mobile hunter actually needs from tree to trigger.

A limb saw is one of those tools that gets dismissed until you need it. Then it becomes the thing you tell everyone at deer camp about. Tethrd clearly bet on that reality when they developed it, and a Best New Accessory award at the industry's biggest show suggests they read the room right.

• Blade: 8.25-inch SK5 steel, curved aggressive-tooth pattern
• Limb Locks: Stainless steel teeth grip a field-found branch for in-field pole conversion
• Form factor: Compact folding saw — packable in a side pocket or gear pouch
• Awarded: Best New Accessory, 2025 ATA Show

If you're a mobile saddle hunter who's ever stood in a tree wishing your arm was four feet longer, this one's worth a hard look before next season. Sometimes the best gear is the tool that solves the problem you forgot to plan for.