Shooting from a treestand
10-16-2006, 03:02 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Tennessee
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Shooting from a treestand
Ok I'm really confused right now. I've been talking to a few of my hunting buddies and we were talking about treestand shots. Well about half of them said u should shoot high so the arrow penetrates down into the vitals. This is what i thought. Then the other half said you shoot low in case of string jump and something about trajectory. I never caught that last part i just remember something being said about the trajectory being different. Anyway could someone clear this up for me?
10-16-2006, 03:08 PM
#4
Boone & Crockett
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RE: Shooting from a tree stand
Just remember one thing.... AIM FOR THE EXIT HOLE... Think where you want your arrow to exit, and imagine a straight lineto the entrace. (Aim there )All tree stands are not the same height so your trajectory is going to be different from others.
10-16-2006, 03:13 PM
#6
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RE: Shooting from a treestand
I think that you probably need to not aim high and aim for a midsection shot. And remember that if you dont have a range finder and step off yardages from your tree they will be wrong when you go to shoot from your elevated position they will lengthen themselves at least 3 yards. Its a simple rule of trigonometry.
10-16-2006, 04:18 PM
#7
Fork Horn
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RE: Shooting from a treestand
Actually if you are, say 18 feet high in a treestand and range from the stand to the ground say 20 yds. or 60 feet, the actual ground distance to that spot is 19 yds. With todays bow speeds you shouldn't have to worry to much about the difference in yardage at most bow ranges.
10-16-2006, 05:51 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Shooting from a treestand
like Washington said aim for the exit hole. by the way is that a broad head on the end of that fully drawn arrow Washington ? you may have a tough time explaining the hole in the floor if you slip .Just a thought
10-16-2006, 05:55 PM
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RE: Shooting from a treestand
ORIGINAL: Rhody Hunter
like Washington said aim for the exit hole. by the way is that a broad head on the end of that fully drawn arrow Washington ? you may have a tough time explaining the hole in the floor if you slip .Just a thought
like Washington said aim for the exit hole. by the way is that a broad head on the end of that fully drawn arrow Washington ? you may have a tough time explaining the hole in the floor if you slip .Just a thought
10-16-2006, 06:04 PM
#10
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Nekoosa Wi USA
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RE: Shooting from a treestand
i was always taught to aim low. this has been fail proof for me and everyone else i know that bow hunts, noone i know aims high at all. a deers usuall first reaction is to duck.