deerhunter1224

When practicing from stand. Say you shoot 3 arrows then you are going to have climb back down then up. How do you guys practice from a elevated area?

zak123

When I practice from a stand I make sure the shot counts. I will wear my full hunting outfit, from the face mask to the wool socks. I will take one arrow in the stand with me and act like it is a true hunting situation. Each shot takes about 15 minutes to complete.It takesso long because itrequires me to climb in my climber, strap my stand in, and hoist my bow up. I then follow my shooting procedure, all the while thinking I am shooting at a deer. Although it is time consuming, it is how I practice- one shot at a time.

txjourneyman

I put a hang on stand and climbing sticks up on a tree in my yard. My quiver holds 5 arrows and I shoot all of them into my deer target. Then I climb down and do it again. I start to practice with all my gear in August. This time of year I just use gloves and mask. I just got my deer target out today and will hang the yard stand soon. It is a progression for me. I go from the bag to the deer, then from the ground to the tree and then from feild tips to BHs. I shoot year round I just get more "hunting ready" as the season gets closer.

Ohio Bowhunter75

I will practice with a friend,shoot a fewand he can send them back up with my pull rope.Then trade places after a few sets.

txjourneyman

Good idea! I need to get some friends! LOL

Fieldmouse

I use to use my neighbors deck. I still can but I built a deck a little over a year ago which gives me more height over my target just like I'm in the stand. My neighbors gave me close to 20' above the target when I shoot out 20+ yrds. My deck gives me 30'+ when shooting beyond 15 yrds.

I want to get a feeder below the deck so I can have a little fun as well this fall while reducing myPIA deer population.

BowHuntingFool

I too shoot off my deck all year! I'll get in a stand later in the summer and practice in full get up!

Buellhunter

I use a 10 ft step ladder on my deck, it puts me about 13 feet up, most of my stands are 15 foot ladder stands.
I think keeping my balance on the ladder helps me when the deer show up and my knees are shaking!

JLmoore1956

I am lucky that on post at fort Drum there is an area that before 9/11 they gave the shooting test for post. It has 2 10 foot stands with ladders going up to the platform. So just climb the ladder, shoot, hang your bow on a hook, climb down, recover arrows then back up. What helps is I have two 3D targets and a block so I can shoot 5-6 arrows before I come down so that helps! Guess just some extra excercise prior to the season! [8D]

Diesel77

I have a walk around porch that goes around 3 sides of my house. At the back its 18 feet high so it works out perfect, walk out onto a little viewing balcony, shoot, walk down and get my arrows.