ORIGINAL: buckmaster
I know none of you take a tape measure and find out how far up you are, but what would you say the highest youve hunted from is? Im not scared of heights to say the least, I'll go as high as needed, which brings reason for the thread.
I was scouting today and I picked my tree, but in order for me to be "over" the undergrowth.... I'll probably need to be APX 30ft. up. thats pretty high IMO. But it's the perfect tree...
would you go 30ft.+ up to have a good stand location?
Yes, yes I would. It isn't something that I strive for, and I have not problems being that high, but I have and probably will go that high again for locations sake. I had a stand last year that was 30 off the ground, but was on the edge of a field and a ravine...on the down hill side it was more like 40. My buddies told me that at least I wouldn't have to worry about anyone else using that stand cause the didnt have the balls to climb into it. Go for it, just watch your angles. Remember, if he is under you, he almost has to give you a 20 yard quartering away shot, unless he beds there.