Originally Posted by
Bible_Man
I like to get pretty high. I have a 30' pull rope, and frequently will have it taut before I am done climbing. Usually stay at, or around 25', though. I only hunt from ladder stands during gun season. The lowest of any of those, though, is 18' to the platform. The higher you can get, the less chance you have of being busted...being seen, or smelt.
^^^ This exactly.
I will add that while I prefer 20 - 25 feet, the height I climb to is always cover dependent. There are times, in certain areas that have thick cover, where 15 feet is as high as you can go and still have anything resembling a decent shot. There are other times when my 30' bow rope is pulling my bow into the air before I get to decent cover. It just depends on the situation, really.