STAND HIGHT
11-11-2006, 12:49 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Botetourt County, VA
Posts: 203
RE: STAND HIGHT
The bottom platform of my climber is 17 feet from the bottom of the tree. Most of the trees where I hunt will only allow me to climb about that high because of big branches that I don't want to cut off. Is 17 ft. high enough? I would like to be a bit higher, but it's not going to happen with the trees I have available where I believe the stand should be. I have been busted more than once this season drawing my bow that I will attribute to not being high enough.
11-11-2006, 12:54 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: STAND HIGHT
I have 2 prime stands, one is 23' and the other is 26'.
When I climb with my climber, I always climb til my bow rope ends, 25'...sometimes higher if the terrain and foliage requires it, sometimes lower if the same applies.
When I climb with my climber, I always climb til my bow rope ends, 25'...sometimes higher if the terrain and foliage requires it, sometimes lower if the same applies.
11-11-2006, 12:56 PM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,076
RE: STAND HIGHT
If you got busted then your too low , you need to at least twenty feet up or higher.
I set my tree stands at twenty four and twenty eight feet up , one of my friends has one thats thirty two feet up.
The reason he has so high is that his stand is facing a steap ridge over looking a corn field.
I set my tree stands at twenty four and twenty eight feet up , one of my friends has one thats thirty two feet up.
The reason he has so high is that his stand is facing a steap ridge over looking a corn field.
11-11-2006, 12:58 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: MN - hunt Wisconsin
Posts: 88
RE: STAND HIGHT
I am a firm believer that height is important for hunting whitetail and that a 16' foot base is the ideal minimum. If you can get 20' or more, so much the better.
I have not been scented yet in my 20' stands this year.
I have not been scented yet in my 20' stands this year.
11-11-2006, 02:51 PM
#7
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Onalaska, Wi
Posts: 79
RE: STAND HIGHT
You guys and squirrels may be able to climb and function at 20-26 feet but NOT me. I'd be scared $hit!e$$. I hang my stands 12-15 feet butalways put them in crotches orin a group of 2 or 3 trees, and hang branches from the stand in order to hide my outline. I don't wear scentlok clothing and have had deer downwind and directly under me all season without getting busted. (I am knocking on wood as I type)
11-11-2006, 04:40 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location:
Posts: 338
RE: STAND HIGHT
with the exception of finding a good oak with pines next to to hide me I I am at the least 25ft I have one at 16 but it has 4 thick hemlocks around it so you can't even see me, but thats the exception to the rule. I personally like to find tree's that are surrpounded by thick pines to me I feeel as though I am less likely to be spoted especially one all the leaves are down those are the only places I put a stand, but thast just myy tactic
