wis_bow_huntr

Ive taken deer out of a stand 7 feet off the ground with a bow.

jamiebuck

16 ft to 20 is probably the highest we have to go, got some hemlock they break up your outline real nice

DEbohuntr17

It all depends on the area you're hunting and the amount of camoflouge you have around you to break up your outline.some guys swear on being at least 25' up. But I honestly think that if you have a tree with some good branches/limbs that will break you up nice than you can probably be as low as 10'. Just my opinion.

Sliverflicker

I like my feet at 16 to 18', My Wife has a 12' ladder stand and has taken alot of Deer out of it, But she always takes the time to find a Tree that gives her great cover under the right wind conditions.

hoseromon

Any height is better then the ground but the lower you are the harder to get away with things. But it can be opposite to with being to high because you can then be skylined and you dont want that eighter. I like to try for 20-25 feet up.

Jackson Bowner

I won't go below 16' with the average between 16'-18'. This from a fat old guy who had a phobia of heights before bow hunting.

tlutterba

this last year i was only 10 feet off the ground. had a shot at the biggest buck i have seen....

TEmbry

i agree going higher cant hurt, but ill also go on to say it wont help much either. Sitting still i skey, and blending in. Place your stands wherever the loest bulk of branches are in the trees if you have that luxury. If you have a stand such as my 12 foot double man ladder stand, wrap it in burlap to help. Camo Burlap will hide your entire bodies outline and movement, and if put up in spring or summer, deer get used to it and they wont pay any attention to it.

gamehunter1269

15 ft time you are obvious to the animal

BWfVA

I have usually hung my treestands around or above 15 feet but last year I hunted out of my hang on at about 11-12 feet and had shots at deer but I drew to early and held to long so I was all over the place. I have learned the higher the better I hunted out of a climber this year bout 30-35 feet up and the deer never even knew I was there