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I use a Lone Wolf Alpha Hand climber. The build in bow rest in the platform of the stand takes care of my bow when I' m sitting. I alternate sitting with my elbows on my knees and that puts the string of my bow at my fingertips, after that gets old I slowly lean back and rest my back against the tree and lean the bow back against my leg for easy access, my arrow is always knocked. At peak movement times I stand leaning back against the tree straddling my seat and rest the bottom cam of my bow on the seat.

For stand height I stay consistent by making my pull rope my desired height (25ft for me). Even when it' s dark I can climb until I feel my bow being pulled off the ground and know I' m at the desired height. I always hunt from that height and practice from that height as well to give some consistency to my shots, the few I get.

I try to get cover above and behind me so I blend in to the sky a little better. My favorite setup is to find a three masted tree in the right area and climb on the middle tree, nestling in between the other two. I get good cover and feel a little more comfortable moving my feet around to get into position for a shot so that if I loose balance I always have something to lean on or brace against (of course I have a harness but who wants to test it out). It also gives me some good places to hang my stuff.

I take my quiver off the bow and hang it to my right off the tree leaving the closest arrow on that side hanging by one grommet so I can remove it easily if required for a second shot. I also have a camel back that I strap to the tree and keep the drinking tube close to my shoulder so I can drink now and then. My True Talker grunt call hangs from my seat by a lanyard on one corner and my Primo' s Can hangs from the other corner, both in easy reach and held high enough off the stand so they dont make any noise when I let go of them.

Biggest Tip: Practice from a treestand and evaluate your shots based on the anatomy of the animal you' re hunting and the angle of the arrow going in. You dont always aim just behind the shoulder.

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