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Stand Height
06-27-2006, 01:31 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Wilmington NC
Posts: 4,919
RE: Stand Height
"How high do you hunt when "chasing" whitetails?
Ah yes, the off-season polls, dont'cha love them?
Me, I hunt between 15 and 20 feet.
I hunt from a ground blind as well, but I prefer treestands"
Icouldnt have said it betterI also hunt from a blind but stands seem to work better.
Ah yes, the off-season polls, dont'cha love them?
Me, I hunt between 15 and 20 feet.
I hunt from a ground blind as well, but I prefer treestands"
Icouldnt have said it betterI also hunt from a blind but stands seem to work better.
06-27-2006, 01:50 PM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,076
RE: Stand Height
The higher the better for me just can't high enough l o l.
Really it depends on the tarain like if I'm between two ridge lines then I'll set my stand as high as 32 ft.
I know it sounds crazy and the shooting angle might be in question, I try to avoid that kind of thing.
Some times it might be the only tree or spot you have to work with.
Really it depends on the tarain like if I'm between two ridge lines then I'll set my stand as high as 32 ft.
I know it sounds crazy and the shooting angle might be in question, I try to avoid that kind of thing.
Some times it might be the only tree or spot you have to work with.
06-27-2006, 02:42 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 5,716
RE: Stand Height
It depends on the tree canopy/terrain/obstructions. I've hunted White Oak flats that you needed to be close to 30' high to be out of view. Trees were like telephone poles with a 50' leaf canopy - wide open with no undergrowth.
There are other places where I can be completely hidden at 15' in a double- or triple-trunked tree. Every stand placement is different - and you have to make sure that you have an unobstructed shot, and can see into fields/hollows/benches/etc... Sometimes those intangiblesdictate your stand height as well.
On average, I'm about 21 feet from platform-to-ground. That's when my usual gear retriever runs out of rope. (24 ft, hooked to my waist).
There are other places where I can be completely hidden at 15' in a double- or triple-trunked tree. Every stand placement is different - and you have to make sure that you have an unobstructed shot, and can see into fields/hollows/benches/etc... Sometimes those intangiblesdictate your stand height as well.
On average, I'm about 21 feet from platform-to-ground. That's when my usual gear retriever runs out of rope. (24 ft, hooked to my waist).
06-27-2006, 03:06 PM
#10
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Northeast PA
Posts: 633
RE: Stand Height
Got everything from 6'up in anapple tree, a 10' highplatform, a 15' ladderstand, a 20' platform, to a 35' platform.
The 6' is just a tie-on seat in a dense apple tree. Really nothing more than a blind on the edge of a swampy area.
The 10' is my "regular" stand, set on the edge of a ridge and overlooking a gully. Any higher and I'd only see treetops in 3 directions.
The 15' goes where it needs to, depending on weather.
The 20' is in mature, opentimber and overlooks a brushy area.
The 35' is in old timber and overlooks a field, brush field, creek, etc. and anything less than 25' would leave about a 50yard range of sight. (yes, it is a rifle oply stand. depending on direction, you can see up to 450+/- yards)
The 6' is just a tie-on seat in a dense apple tree. Really nothing more than a blind on the edge of a swampy area.
The 10' is my "regular" stand, set on the edge of a ridge and overlooking a gully. Any higher and I'd only see treetops in 3 directions.
The 15' goes where it needs to, depending on weather.
The 20' is in mature, opentimber and overlooks a brushy area.
The 35' is in old timber and overlooks a field, brush field, creek, etc. and anything less than 25' would leave about a 50yard range of sight. (yes, it is a rifle oply stand. depending on direction, you can see up to 450+/- yards)