treestand hunting

teamwork24n48 · 09-18-2003, 10:35 PM

Ok, i' m new to bowhunting. The question I have is, while sighting my bow in on the ground do I need to sight my bow in different for treestand hunting? My treestand is 16 ft. up.

jerseyhunter · 09-19-2003, 06:27 AM

No but its nice practice, don' t forget to bend at the waist.

Rack-attack · 09-19-2003, 06:57 AM

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The question I have is, while sighting my bow in on the ground do I need to sight my bow in different for treestand hunting?

The best way to answer this is to get up to that height and shoot.

Its a little diff. feel and you should practice from a tree stand as much as possible.

trestand · 09-19-2003, 07:33 AM

R-A and jerseyhunter make two good points,but I would like to add one more.AIM LOW,(heart area).I have' nt missed a good vitals shot since I started doing this 4 years ago...Bob

c903 · 09-19-2003, 08:22 AM

I know there are shooters that have sighted their bows in from their stand, and some may still do it. However, it is my opinion that doing so imposes too many restrictions, does not provide that great of an advantage, and has its pitfalls. The shooters that I know that have sighted in -or (re)sighted in, from their stand, commonly believe that doing so eliminated the need to remember to aim lower or higher on the kill-zone in order to compensate for the angle of the shot and the distance.

Tune your accuracy on the range at ground level and then shoot from your stands at the min/max distances you will be shooting. Learn to " Kentucky" compensate for any highs and lows (arrow flight) you might have at the various distances. Depending on your bow, you may find that from close range to 20+ yards you may be able to shoot with pin on the POA.

My experimenting cost me a 12-point buck that I had rattled in, two seasons ago. In order to auto-compensate for a deer dropping as it preloaded to bound away, I had decided to set my pins so that the arrow would hit about 2" -3" inches low of my POA.

The big boy was broadside at 30-yards, was standing stone-still and relaxed, and the lighting was perfect. It was a " chump" shot. However, " Murphy" was in my stand with me that day. I had forgot that I had shot my bow in so that my shafts would hit lower than my POA. Guess what I did? Due to years of conditioning, I lowered my pin to about 3" - 4" inches below my POA to compensate for the amount of drop I knew that veteran was going to put on me. Guess what he did not do? He not only did not drop, he never even flexed his knees. The shaft plowed into the ground below him. He casually looked at the arrow, and only then did he explode and leave the state. [

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Rangeball · 09-19-2003, 08:43 AM

Most important thing to remember when shooting at a downward angle is to bend from the waist, to keep your anchor and bow positioning the same as it was on level ground. This is one reason I really really like the no-peep.

Second would be to shoot the distance that the deer is if you were on the same level as it. Do these two things, and the arrows going where it should.

Oh yeah, remember to aim for the exit hole. It will help ensure you get the proper angle through the vitals.

CLOUD 9, MN · 09-20-2003, 08:36 PM

Don' t blow it.........practice!!!!! If you' re going to hunt don' t waste your time by not practicing from the same height as your stand. Things are differant, bending at the waist, judging distance from that height (things look really differant then on the ground) When you practice like that, you have 100% confidence when the time comes to make the shot!

Good Luck!