Shooting Angle?

[earnabuck]

How far do you have to be up in a tree before you need to think about compensating your sight pin for the angle. I hunt out of ladder stands that are 15'. I practice from level ground simply because I don't have a place to put the stand in our yard and I leave my stands out year round. I am guessing it depends on how close the deer is but is there going to be much difference in a 25 yard shot on level ground vs a 25 yard shot 15' up in a tree? I have read the formula sheets to figure out the ratio but it makes my head hurt.

[Rob/PA Bowyer]

Originally Posted by earnabuck

How far do you have to be up in a tree before you need to think about compensating your sight pin for the angle. I hunt out of ladder stands that are 15'. I practice from level ground simply because I don't have a place to put the stand in our yard and I leave my stands out year round. I am guessing it depends on how close the deer is but is there going to be much difference in a 25 yard shot on level ground vs a 25 yard shot 15' up in a tree? I have read the formula sheets to figure out the ratio but it makes my head hurt.

Your fine, at your height the difference will never be more than a yard. Bend at the waist to keep your form and shoot for the known distance and the exit hole.

For there to be more than 2 yards difference, you need to have extreme heights and ground slopes. The farther the animal, the less the difference as well.

[TFOX]

"Normal" hunting distances is a non issue unless you hunt in hilly terrain.


I assume you are talking about distance and not where you are wanting to hit the animal.

[wis_bow_huntr]

With modern day highspeed bows theres not much need to compensate too much for the angle. But generally If you have a deer at 15 yards you can expect to add at least 2 yards. So youre looking roughly at atleast 17 yards from you to the deer.

[earnabuck]

Originally Posted by TFOX

"Normal" hunting distances is a non issue unless you hunt in hilly terrain.


I assume you are talking about distance and not where you are wanting to hit the animal.

I do hunt hilly terrain but I don't have any really steep drops to the deer I would be shooting at. At most they are maybe 3 feet below what would be level from my stand... so at 15', at most it might 18' of height difference.

[sr77]

Originally Posted by wis_bow_huntr

With modern day highspeed bows theres not much need to compensate too much for the angle. But generally If you have a deer at 15 yards you can expect to add at least 2 yards. So youre looking roughly at atleast 17 yards from you to the deer.

Correct me if I am wrong here, but when aiming up hill or downhill (elevated treestand) the distance is always slightly less. Meaning if you have a 15 yard shot you might aim as if the shot was 13-14 instead.

Shane

[scooterdo75]

You are correct sir.

[drockw]

Originally Posted by sr77

Correct me if I am wrong here, but when aiming up hill or downhill (elevated treestand) the distance is always slightly less. Meaning if you have a 15 yard shot you might aim as if the shot was 13-14 instead.

Shane

For it to be 13yds it would have to be an extreme angle. IT would probably be less than 1yd distance in a normal hunting situation. Unless you were 40ft up in the tree or something like that.

[TFOX]

Originally Posted by earnabuck

I do hunt hilly terrain but I don't have any really steep drops to the deer I would be shooting at. At most they are maybe 3 feet below what would be level from my stand... so at 15', at most it might 18' of height difference.

Not an issue.

[GMMAT]

Put it this way....

If you're 30' up and have a 30YD shot.....your compensated shot (for angle) would be just over 31.5yds.

I wouldn't worry about it.