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Old 08-26-2008 | 07:19 AM
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Default Shooting from a sitting position or standing.

Some of you might find this to be a stupid question but any way.

Let say your using a ladder stand
When you take a shot on a deer. do you take the shot sitting or standing.

Last year on both the deer i missed i was sitting i wonder if that might have played part into the misses.

what do you do in a climber or a ground blind
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Old 08-26-2008 | 07:51 AM
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I prefer to shoot sitting down if the deer comes from a direction that I know a shot will be offered. If the deer comes from behind me I tend to stand up because I can move a bit more if a different angle is needed. I like to shoot sitting down because I feel more stable.

Plus if I'm already sitting, I'm less likely to fall out from shaking!
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Old 08-26-2008 | 08:15 AM
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It depends on the tree I'm in. One of my favorite stands doesn't really allow for standing shots, with the exception of straight out in front of me to about 25 yds away. Anything further or off to the side has to be taken from the seat.
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Old 08-26-2008 | 08:28 AM
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Depends. I've shot them sitting and standing.
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Old 08-26-2008 | 08:31 AM
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shooting from a sitting position is tough if your draw length is too long.....and to be honest, most are.

I am disabled and NEVER stand up. My legs don't work well enough to trust them. I never missed a shot in 14yrs but I practiced sitting and had my bow tuned to that. The key for both sitting and standing is be sure you are full draw and against the wall. If you creep, you miss, usually high and left if you are right handed.


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Old 08-26-2008 | 08:34 AM
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ORIGINAL: NCRemington700

I prefer to shoot sitting down if the deer comes from a direction that I know a shot will be offered. If the deer comes from behind me I tend to stand up because I can move a bit more if a different angle is needed. I like to shoot sitting down because I feel more stable.

Plus if I'm already sitting, I'm less likely to fall out from shaking!
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Old 08-26-2008 | 08:35 AM
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I will shoot from sitting or standing, I practice from different angles doing both then when i get to my stand i go over different senarios and make the decisions on how i could shoot if a deer came in I wont let a opportunity go by because i'm not prepared.
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Old 08-26-2008 | 09:45 AM
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ya when i figure out what chair i will use for blind hunting i plan to do alot of shooting from it and the blind
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Old 08-26-2008 | 09:47 AM
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I stand!! I practice standing and I feel most comfortable doing so. Plus, I feel that by standing up I have more power, so if I have to hold the shot longer I can do so with ease.
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Old 08-26-2008 | 09:50 AM
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I stand!! I practice standing and I feel most comfortable doing so. Plus, I feel that by standing up I have more power, so if I have to hold the shot longer I can do so with ease.
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