How high
 

I just bought a Summit Viper XLS treestand. How high should I go? I will drag some tree limbs around my stand to help me blend in. I can't seem to get over 12 feet. Mabey with some practice I will lose that fear. I know that if you go to high then the shot will be at a steep angle. If you hunt at too steep of an angle you have a better chance of missing the kill zone. What hight do you hunt at?

RE: How high
 

I hunt from 12-30 ft depending on back ground cover and other variables. Most of the time I hunt 18-22ft with the average being about 20ft. I like to be about 20 ft off of the ground.

RE: How high
 

I've killed as many deer from 10' up as I have from higher. I don't like bowhunting from higher up due to the angle of the shot.

RE: How high
 

12 to 18 feet depending on the cover. now for gun hunting i'll go up and up

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Depending on the area 10 to 30. Normal would be between 15 and 20.

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Anywhere between 12 and 20 feet. I never go above 20 though, not because I don't like heights, but if I were to fall I would deffinatelty break something important from up higher.

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Depending on area and cover ,my average height would be 18 to 20 feet.Just a hint,to get over your fear of going higher place a stand in your yard at a comfertable height,sit in it for a while,the next day go a little higher and so on.But please dont forget your safety strap.While your up in your stand take a dozen arrows up with you and practice shooting from your stand as well.Before long you will be confortable at any height and be ready for hunting season:)

RE: How high
 

16-25 for me, I dont like to be below 16, I think the deer can see you to easy.

RE: How high
 

20'-25' in less populated areas. In over population areas you need to be 30'+. Anything lower at it will be tough to shoot a huge buck (160 class). There are too many eyeballs from the herd of the little ones.

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