ORIGINAL: awshucks
The only advantage is not drawing on an animal ( that is it).
This get's a lot of mention on the forums, most often by people who have never sat in a stand for a few hours w/ an 8 -11 lb xbow. Not their fault, it's a logical assumption, but the fact of the matter is raising the relatively speaking cumbersome beasts to shooting position entails plenty of movement. Some hang them on hooks, some rest the stirrup on the foot platform, few hold them for hours on end.
Some stands have rails around them that offer the possibility of shooting from a rest. Getting an often hollow composite stock to rest or slide on a metal tube steel rail is a lot like playing the drums while trying to be quiet, lol.
I stick to 30 yds on deer and prefer 30 feet. I use mine during gun season and for turkey because I like the challenge of hunting w/ a centuries old weapon.
AWshucks, I never thought of holding all that weight and a cumbersome beast that it is and to move it into shooting position to get off a shot still involves a lot of movement.
I now change my opinion there are no advantages IMHO thanks Awshucks for pointing this out to me.
Great reply
Thanks for that info.
I hope to be getting the desert stryker this winter to play with and become proficient with.
Brian