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Old 09-21-2006 | 08:04 PM
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I usually get about 20'-25'. Now if the wind is blowing I usually get between 15'-20' because I don't like getting sea sick[:-]
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Old 09-21-2006 | 10:22 PM
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Highest is 25'.........I like 18' to 20' the best. At 20' and over the angles just to bad. I used to hunt alot at 10' to 14'.......and just got busted to often (probably 1 out of 3 times). Since moving to 18' to 22' the past to seasons......I've only been busted once, and that was adeer approaching from behind that I didn't see. I don't use any 'scent blocker stuff', I just keep my clothes clean and sweat free. The last 2 seasons I've had probably 45 to 50 shot opportunities(inside 20 yards).

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Old 09-21-2006 | 10:47 PM
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I go anywhere between about 8 and 16 feet. Depends mostly on cover. I don't like the steep angle of shots higher than that, and I can usually get good cover where I need it within that range of height. I use scent killer, carbon clothes, etc.and rarely get busted. When I do get busted it's almost always been because I didn't see a deer and moved in late firearms season when they're extra paranoid.

Doesn't going much higher than 20' make it hard to double-lung them?
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Old 09-22-2006 | 12:59 AM
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I get high..
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Old 09-22-2006 | 01:14 AM
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Default RE: Do you get HIGH?

i have a 25' rope tied to the bottom of my climber, and i use 85-100% of every time, i do have some 16' ladder stands, lock-ons @ 20-25'
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Old 09-22-2006 | 02:57 AM
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40ft is the highest. And it has to be a large oakor something along those lines.
Usually around 16 to 20ft.
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Old 09-22-2006 | 08:07 AM
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Default RE: Do you get HIGH?

When bow hunting, I do my best to stay around 15 feet.

However, when gun hunting, I am prone to go 30 to 40 feet in a pine tree. I know this sounds insane, but on public land I feel like the higher the better. First and foremost, to avoid getting shot, secondly helps me view a larger area. If I can see that deer are moving in a different area then I can move. Can't see large areas from 15 ft.

These areas that allow me to get up that high are few and far between. Otherwise, I just get as high as I can.
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Old 09-22-2006 | 09:32 AM
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I usually don't get above 20ft. I usually stay around 15 feet. The lowest I will go is about 12ft. But it sometimes depends on the terrain.
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Old 09-22-2006 | 10:13 AM
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8 ft.? Dang, I've never hunted lower than 12 and that was too low for me. It's all in personal preference I guess, and if you kill deer that low, kudos. I generally get anywhere from 18-25 feet.
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Old 09-22-2006 | 10:51 AM
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I like the 17-20 range. I've only been ina couple situations where I had to be hire than that.
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