I know that there are so many things that would effect the shot, but do you generally aim higher when shooting from a tree stand??

When i aim from a tree stand i dont aim very high at all. I just aim around the top of the Vital area instead of right in the middle.

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Actually it is always best to aim below where you want your arrow to hit rememeber when you arrow leaves your bow it actually raises at the release and then gradually goes down so if youre shooting from an elevation of 20ft at a 15 yard shot I always shoot below the vitals. I have not yet missed a shot nor lost a deer.

Its a good ideal to shoot out of a stand before hunting...
With my bow it is about the same as on the ground but need to check to see. I am low must of the time when shooting 30 - 35 yards becouse of string jump. And at 10 yards becouse my 20 yard pin shoots high there. But as far as hiting the vitals from high in a stand it may depend on the shot.

It's always best to shoot for the lower third of the vitals whether shooting from the ground or an elevated position. You should be able to hit the same from up there as from the ground. What you have to do is bend at the waist, keeping the same upper body form, and aim where you want to hit. Most people who hit high from elevated positions are not bending at the waist. If you don't practice it it's not all that easy to do on the real close shots.

I always aim where I want the arrow to hit. Instead of the hunter bending at the waist they drop the bow arm changing the anchor. This is why people shoot high from tree stands. Bend at the waist and the arrow hits the same as shooting from the ground, 30 yards is 30 yards....plain and simple.

Just my opinion...

GB

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I think some might have misunderstood your post - or maybe I did - but..... when in a treestand, you want to envision where the arrow will exit, same goes for a quartering away shot. Aiming at the lower 1/3 of a deer, from a steep angle will at best get you one lung, even if he does duck down. You want the arrow to exit the deer on the far side, in the lower 1/3 of the body - so yes - you want the arrow to hit the deer in the upper 1/3 on your side. With a quartering away shot, you want to aim for the opposite shoulder (which usually is like the last rib back - on your side) Shooting at a quartering away deer from a treestand - you want to aim for the last rib back in the upper 1/3 of the body, so it will exit in the lower 1/3 on the opposite side near the shoulder. Of course the less steep the angle, the less you must compensate.

A few minutes shooting at a 3D target from different distances in an elevated stand - will make it obvious what you need to consider.

I agree 100% with Gabowman..........Treat the yardage in the tree stand the same as if you were on the ground, but be aware that from a tree stand, your arrow will pass through a target at a different angle. The higher you are in the stand, the harder it will be to get a two lung pass through shot....I hunt no higher than 15 - 18 feet so I can at least hit the top of the near side lung and hope to exit the bottom of the far side lung......

yjbates........You can ask this question but theres only one answer you need, shoot from your stand to find out what YOUR bow does. Its very important! I've had bow set-ups that it made absolutley no difference and some that it made an absolulute difference. This will also give you 100% confidence when your opportunity comes!

Good Luck!

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