HOW HIGH IS TOO HIGH
09-08-2008, 01:24 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: ALLEGHENY CO. PA
Posts: 111
HOW HIGH IS TOO HIGH
I bought a 20ft climbing stick and put one of my stands at 20ft, im a little worried that at 20 yrds im going to have a real steep shot. Do any of you guys hunt out of stands 20 ft or higher and do you have any trouble with shot placement?
09-08-2008, 01:26 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 1,184
RE: HOW HIGH IS TOO HIGH
I think you'll be fine at 20. Personally, I like to stay between 15 -18 feet anymore than that and I feel it's overkill. Of course, this might have to do with the fact that I can get skeered when being that high up. 
09-08-2008, 01:30 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Hughesville, PA
Posts: 2,590
RE: HOW HIGH IS TOO HIGH
35 feet is about my limit, and that is only in spots that still only put me 20 feet up on the deer or so, such as a rivine off a field edge or on a bench in the mountain.
09-08-2008, 01:41 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,363
RE: HOW HIGH IS TOO HIGH
It all depends on the set up for me, I have one stand that has been in the same tree for 8-9 years (yes I take it down every year and check it out). This stand is 40 ft from the base (I have to use 2-20'rope's fto pullmy equipment up) but there is a steep uphill grade from the base of my tree, soI am almost eye level with the deer at 50yds out. Normally my stands are around 20' as I too use sticks that are in 5' increments....It all depends on the lay of the land for me and my set up's but if you bend at the waist and keep proper form you shouldn't have much problem but you also NEED to practice from the heights that you are going to hunt!!!! Good luck to you this fall.
Good luck to you this fall.
09-08-2008, 05:06 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Alaska
Posts: 368
RE: HOW HIGH IS TOO HIGH
I use 20' sticks on my 7 stands and have NEVER had a problem with shot placement. I imagine you would have to go MUCH higher to have an angle issue. Regardless of what the rangefinder marketing executives tell you. (hint hint)
09-08-2008, 05:37 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: HOW HIGH IS TOO HIGH
60 feet, yup 60 feet is too high.
All my stands hang between 20 and 25 feet.
When I use my climber I climb until I feel my bow come off the ground which puts me about 23 feet, IF foliage and lay of the land allow.
All my stands hang between 20 and 25 feet.
When I use my climber I climb until I feel my bow come off the ground which puts me about 23 feet, IF foliage and lay of the land allow.
09-08-2008, 07:59 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: NorthEast Arkansas river bottoms
Posts: 422
RE: HOW HIGH IS TOO HIGH
Do any of you guys hunt out of stands 20 ft or higher and do you have any trouble with shot placement?
