Treestand shooting
09-09-2011, 09:05 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
09-09-2011, 12:57 PM
#12
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Central IL
Posts: 4
Theorem Error
The problem to the theorem you just put up is that you are using feet for your stand height and yards for the distance to the "deer". So, you would need to do 15 as the stand height, 60 as distance from the base (to get 20 yards). So, if the deer was at 20 yards from the base, the rangefinder from the stand would show 20 yards....because it would be 225 + 3600 = 3825. The square root of 3825 = 61.8 feet. No difference to the range finder. The further out you go in yards from the tree, the closer together the two distances are going to get. For example, if the animal is at 50 yards (150 feet), the numbers look like this: 225 + 22,500 = 22,725 = 150.75 feet. Still 50 yards to the range finder.
Don't waste your money on the arc "technology" unless you are going out west to hunt in very, very steep terrain. From a treestand, it is not gaining you anything.
Don't waste your money on the arc "technology" unless you are going out west to hunt in very, very steep terrain. From a treestand, it is not gaining you anything.
09-09-2011, 01:36 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Wentzville, MO
Posts: 1,375
Exactly - use the time you would spend shopping for , reading the instructions on, practicing with the rangefinder, etc. to go out and practice from tree stand height. You'll end up spooking fewer deer and have more $$ left in your pocket!
09-11-2011, 04:59 PM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 130
I learned a trick from a buddy who puts booners on the wall every year..think of where your arrow would "exit" the deer (on the opposite side) from the angle your at...you will need to aim high enough to hit that spot for the arrow to exit where you need it to from that angle....works every time...try it..you will see where im coming from..made a believer out of me and ive yet to miss a kill zone...
09-12-2011, 02:48 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 3,606
so that would be 25 feet verses 20 feet at base. I doubt you would be 15 yards up a tree or 45 feet
09-12-2011, 02:59 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
The problem to the theorem you just put up is that you are using feet for your stand height and yards for the distance to the "deer". So, you would need to do 15 as the stand height, 60 as distance from the base (to get 20 yards). So, if the deer was at 20 yards from the base, the rangefinder from the stand would show 20 yards....because it would be 225 + 3600 = 3825. The square root of 3825 = 61.8 feet. No difference to the range finder. The further out you go in yards from the tree, the closer together the two distances are going to get. For example, if the animal is at 50 yards (150 feet), the numbers look like this: 225 + 22,500 = 22,725 = 150.75 feet. Still 50 yards to the range finder.
Don't waste your money on the arc "technology" unless you are going out west to hunt in very, very steep terrain. From a treestand, it is not gaining you anything.
Don't waste your money on the arc "technology" unless you are going out west to hunt in very, very steep terrain. From a treestand, it is not gaining you anything.
09-13-2011, 12:18 PM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 3,606
in that example you are 10 yards up and the deer is less than 2 yards from the tree.
would you have a different pin between 2 and 5 yards, i think not.the range finder would say 30.4 feet or 10.1 yards hardly worth adjusting for
would you have a different pin between 2 and 5 yards, i think not.the range finder would say 30.4 feet or 10.1 yards hardly worth adjusting for