This topic has probably been discussed here before, but I could not find the threads in a search. At any rate, it is probably a topic that should be discussed again.

The question is: How high is high enough when hunting deer with a bow and/or a gun? I have a stand at about 10' that seemed to be plenty high, given the correct wind. I also have one near 30' that scares me to death and I would not let my son hunt it. And I did spook a deer once from this super high stand that was down wind from me - never saw the deer but heard it snort and bound away. This latter case was one where I had previously spooked this deer several times so it was pretty cagey! I am almost concluding that correct wind and concealment (and not spooking the crap out of them on previous hunts) is key and that height is merely to help take you out of line of sight and put you above the brush (for long gun shots). Is 8 ft (at the base of where you stand/sit) high enough?