I just posted a question about deer movement in high winds, but what about you guys? Do any of you hunt on real windy days and if so how high in the tree do you get? I've hunted on days with winds 25-30 mph but don't climb as high as I normally would, say around the 15' range and try to find a tree that is reeaall sturdy!

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I HUNT FROM 20' TO 30', NO MATTER IF THERE IS WIND OR NOT. MY SCENT STAYS HIGHER IN THE WIND CURRENTS, I CAN SEE FURTHER, AND ANYTYPE OF MOVEMENT I DO HAS LESS CHANCE OF BEING PICKED UP BY THE DEER.

During early bow season I normally go 10 to 15 feet and about the wind I have seen Big Bucks get confused with the wind blowing and make a mistake like walk right into my step dad.

I like to get 20ft up. No farther. On really windy days, about 15ft does it for me.

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In high winds I worry about being stable enough to make a good shot. I have been swaying around before and don't think it makes for a good situation to be shooting when moving.

Wind or no wind, I'm not a big fan of heights. I usually try to get about 15' high. Most of the areas I hunt I wouldn't be able to see or shoot if I got much higher anyway so there wouldn't be much point, especially since I'd probably be too scared to shoot.<img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>

I've read that the higher your stand is the better the chance is that you will get only a single lung hit. I feel I owe it to the animal to eiter get a double lung or a heart shot, so I prefer to stay lower in the tree, even if my success suffers. Just my thoughts.

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I always find it funny when I see a stand so far up a tree that even the birds can't make it that high. When you set your stand so high in a tree you are eliminating the chances of making a double lung hit. All bowhunters know when you stick a deer through both lungs they very seldom run out of sight. When you stick a stand up in the nose bleed altitude you create such a steep angle that many times you have to shoot the deer in the loin to hit one lung. Going up high may be good for rifle hunters, but I see no really benefits from a bowhunting stand point. I understand that you can sometimes avoid deer at close distances from picking up your scent but it is easier to move to a new location where your deer are coming from the upwind side. Placing your stand up high in the tree is doing nothing but creating a bad shot angle and putting you in danger if for some reason you fall out.

Me, I usually hunt 10-15' up.

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BowHunterCop - I sure as hell hope you hunt with a rifle! From your stands it is 20-30 feet STRAIGHT down. Now if you hunt with a bow, thats going to be putting your shots out at those longer shots nobody likes. Youre stand doesnt need to be that high up. The deer cant smell above thier heads really. Sure they may, but if youre 5' above the heads of the deer, they wont smell you. Besides, you shouldnt HAVE a smell.

Edited by - Washington Hunter on 11/06/2002 17:30:42

generally, I hunt between 20-25'.

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