It depends, but most often in the average area I hunt I find myself about 15 feet off the ground. There is one place I hunt where deer come from an adjacent section of woods, across a small field and right to me...which is on the downside of the hill. I'm right at the edge of the field and the terrain drops off steeply like at a 45 degree angle. Therefore, in this particular setup I'm up about 25 feet in the tree which is only about 10 feet above the level of the field the deer are coming off of. I don't like going that high sometimes, but sometimes youhave to go to be successful and sometimes it doesn't bother me that high.