1st year in a treestand...
08-29-2007, 08:27 AM
#11
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Apopka, FL
Posts: 248
RE: 1st year in a treestand...
Wear a safety harness and practice from a tree in a simulated hunting situation.
I have a tree out behind my house in some woods that I climb about once a week. I usually go up with full gear and a safety harness and shoot until I begin to get too sweaty or tired. I usually go up about 15-18' and shoot through a small path to my 3D deer target that is set-up 20 yds away.
I have a tree out behind my house in some woods that I climb about once a week. I usually go up with full gear and a safety harness and shoot until I begin to get too sweaty or tired. I usually go up about 15-18' and shoot through a small path to my 3D deer target that is set-up 20 yds away.
08-29-2007, 08:37 AM
#12
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Barbour Co., WV
Posts: 340
RE: 1st year in a treestand...
ORIGINAL: WvShapeshifter
I put my climber on the telephone pole and have at it. Don't have no small trees close. Hope Verizon don't mind!
I put my climber on the telephone pole and have at it. Don't have no small trees close. Hope Verizon don't mind!
08-29-2007, 03:06 PM
#13
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 225
RE: 1st year in a treestand...
ORIGINAL: graysonelement
where yor harness practices from it an aim a little low
where yor harness practices from it an aim a little low
I know you have to aim lower on your target.Just don't know by how much.
08-29-2007, 05:17 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 3,606
RE: 1st year in a treestand...
practise useing a stand and shooting from one and you wil see where you are shooting . With a climber especialy that way when it is time to hunt you are very familiar with your equipment . make sure to bend at the waist when shooting from one . I go about 20 -25 feet up
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08-29-2007, 07:12 PM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2007
Location: orange county , New York
Posts: 103
RE: 1st year in a treestand...
The height of my tree stand depends on the cover I have available. If I can get away with 12-15 ft I will. 10's even better! I don't go any more than 20 ft unless it's a forked tree and I know I will feel safe with another tree close. Yes I wear a saftey harness but something to put my hand on when I fall makes me feel even better. LOL
I feel the same way I am scared of heights and feel a little better with another tree close to me (Ihave good success from the tree stand that is why I keep climbing if anybody was going to ask) I can feel my comfort level when climbing and that is where I stop it is different for each setup . The worst part for me is taking off my foot straps and turning away from the tree after that I am ok as long as my platform is fairly level
08-30-2007, 12:44 AM
#20
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Orleans, La. USA
Posts: 400
RE: 1st year in a treestand...
You asked "What is a little Low?"
*If you practice at level ground with a stationary target you do great.
*If you shoot at a live deer at thirty yards he squats and you shoot over his back. You can learn to adjust for this jump.
*If you don't practice from an elevated stand (Climber) you will shoot over his back due to the lack of gravity pulling the arrow down PLUS the deer is going to squat.
Practice Practice Practice from a climber on a 3d target if you can.
AND WEAR YOUR HARNESS!!!!
*If you practice at level ground with a stationary target you do great.
*If you shoot at a live deer at thirty yards he squats and you shoot over his back. You can learn to adjust for this jump.
*If you don't practice from an elevated stand (Climber) you will shoot over his back due to the lack of gravity pulling the arrow down PLUS the deer is going to squat.
Practice Practice Practice from a climber on a 3d target if you can.
AND WEAR YOUR HARNESS!!!!