How High Do You Place Your Stand?
 

Just wondering... How high do you guys place your treestands? I've been going up 12-15ft, but that varies with the foliage and cover that I'm in. I've heard of guys going twice that high, does it really pay off? Do you see more deer and get "busted" less way up in the treetops?

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I usually go to 20' on most trees. My favorite tree in the nearby state forest allows me to go 22' and that a perfect vantage point.

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18-21 feet. I definately get busted less up there.

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18-20 feet... any higher and i get terrified.

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A lot of it depends how much follage there is. When there is still a lot of leaves on the trees if you go to high you will have less shot opportunities. When all the leaves have dropped I go up 25 - 30 feet depending on set up. The higher you go the less you have to worry about scent and getting busted from movement.

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I try to be right around 20-22 feet up, i think you can get away with alot more the higher up you get. One of my most productive spots though is only 15 feet, its the highest i can get up in the tree that i have to be in. It doesnt matter how high up you get, you still have to remember to play the wind to your advantage, and if its not, dont hunt that stand.

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I try to get it 17-22 ft but 18-20 is about perfect to me. Alot of that depnds on where I am hunting and what kind of back ground cover I have. If I don't have much I tend to go a little higher and it also depends on the tree. It there is a big knot above me or something I may stop a little lower etc.

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I go up between 17 - 25 feet also depending on the spot, foliage and the tree itself. I have one spot wwhere I have to be at about 24 feet because of the terrain or I get busted! Any higher gets counter productive to me! I don't practice and higher so I don't hunt any higher than this! Good luck!

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I typically go up to the same level that you do. However, there are a few occasions where I have been up at 20 feet or higher. You can get busted just as easily up high if there is no cover around you but if sufficient cover is 25 feet off the ground then that is where I would probably be.

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Usually 25 feet. I tie one end of a 25 ft rope to my stand and the other end to by bow. As I am climbing I know to stop when the bow lifts off the ground.

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I usually aim for the 20-25 range. However I've had some situations were I've gone higher or lower because of the particular tree. I hate going too high in a skinny tree only to be whipped around all day by the wind. :D

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I won't go past 15 feet from the base of the stand to the ground. I like to have the game as close as possible,and I do not like to shoot at extreme angles at deer. If one scents me because of that, so be it, it wasn't meant to happen.

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my feet are usually no less than 16 feet up. I have my pull line marked and 16 18 20 feet. i go until I get into some cover. no less than the 16 feet up however. I seem to get busted when lower.. warning the higher you get the smaller the kill zone target appears. if you shake at all the arrow placement can get diffucult.

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that's pretty much what i do too. but i have one end tied to my belt loop rather than the stand. i keep it in a cargo pocket in my pants and leave it tied to the beltloop so i always have it with me. 20' up and i'll feel it tugging and that's where i'll stop. sometimes sooner depending on the tree and terrain. seems to work fine for me as far as not getting busted.

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18-28'ish depending on the tree canopy, and the foliage.

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Opitmally 20 to 22 feet depending on cover. I have nothing to prove this, but I believe that rising thermals cause my scent to be carried further up (and therefore become more dissipated) the higher up I sit. Of course, there are limits. I once read an article that you should place your stand 30 feet up, but I think that would severely limit my target area for deer that were close to the base of the tree. So this height is a compromise that makes sense for me.

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20 -25 feet up, or 11 screw-in steps. I have a 25' pull up rope so I try not to go higher than that although I have at times because of the shape of the tree doesn't allow for a lower placement. But my biggest deer
was shot out of a stand that was only 12' off the ground in a small young pine in an old cutover. Of course TJF shot his nice buck from the ground. If you're low make sure you have lots of cover around you.

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I like to be atleast 20 ft.But I do hunt from ladder stands also that only allow me to be at 16ft.You just have to be more cauious when lower and play the wind more.

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Usually around 20 ft.

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I like to stay around 20 ft.

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20ft most of the time when the leaves are on the tree. Without leaves, 30+. Yes, it's required where I hunt due to the number of deer always around at any given time. They still check me out from time to time but usually just go about their business. If I was a less skilled hunter and using a gun then that height isn't required.:D:D:D

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Most of the time, I can be found at around 18 feet or so off the ground. The tree I hunted this morning though offers no place to hang a stand until around 25 + feet. I'll adjust my height somewhat to allow me to have decent cover and a straight section of tree, but I prefer around 18 feet.

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As high as I can get. Most of my stands are 15' or less because thats all the trees around here will allow!

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Thanks for all the input, it helps a lot. I'm really glad I found this site!