stand height

leow · 07-05-2005, 07:46 PM

I'm not exactly traditional, but really close. I shoot an old compound thats probably slower than the new recurves. I have no sights and use fingers. It's kinda close. Any how, how high do you like to hang your stands. I believe 15 foot works, what about you.

Bare bow, the only way to go.

BobCo19-65 · 07-06-2005, 06:43 AM

When I hunt from tree stands, I go a max of about 12-14 feet and hunt in as much cover as possible. You want the deer (I think we're talking whitetails)in as close as you can get them, but you don't want an extreme angle to shoot them at.

Believe it or not, I have most of my stands up ready for this coming season with shooting lanes alreadycutout. Their locations are based on past experience. If I see something is not using the desired run, I would then move to a ground blind (homemade).

mysticguido · 07-06-2005, 02:36 PM

I'm the same way BobCo19-65 is. 12-14 feet and a ground blind. I have a build treestand, ladderstand, and a climbing stand. I have also hunted 8 feet off the ground, and to do that you must play the WIND.

LBR · 07-06-2005, 03:43 PM

Depends on the cover, but I'll generally go as high as the tree will allow--at least 15-20 feet. The deer here come in looking in the trees--I've been busted 20-25 feet up. Used to be around here you could get 10-12 feet off the ground and be fine--not anymore. You do have to pay attention to the shot angle.

Chad

arrowsmit · 07-06-2005, 07:31 PM

I prefer trees w/adecent amount of cover at 10-15 ft up, but as we all knowit doesn't always happen in the right place. If need be I'll go higher until Ican get to the overstory to help break up my outline. To a point at least. I hate sharp downward angles, especially if my body is falling thru it.

My favorite is a big ole gnarly cedar tree nestled against a straight trunked hardwood for my stand. Now that's concealment!

gapshot · 07-08-2005, 11:15 AM

10-15 feet if concealed well particularly in hemlocks. Higher though if using my climber on pole trees up to 20-25 feet. Nothing like the comfort and concealment of a hemlock, however they don't always cooperate in terms of placement.

Jim Robator

recurver67 · 07-11-2005, 06:32 PM

I try to stay around 20 to 25ft just to keep my scent above the deer. It took alot of pratice to get comfortable shooting at that height. I find myself passing on shots I could have taken at a lower level.