Face it or tree between?
 

When bowhunting out of a tree stand do you face the area you are excpecting the
deer to come from or do you put the tree between yourself and the area your watching?
Myself I face the area, if the tree is kind of bare I will use a bungee cord and put
branches around me, I also put some branches on the bottom of my stand with plastic
lock ties.

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

Face but try and keep some out front cover. If there isnt any cover on the tree, then i might go to the side, but i never face away.

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

I always face it.... as long as you have ample cover, or you are high enough, you will be just fine.

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

I try to have them come from the side don't really have a reason but i like it that way. I agree with those before me you have to have some cover around you. Pine trees are great for this.

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

ewolf do you climb pines? I face the place where I think the deer will come in.

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

Perfect world?

Find a tree where you can face the direction of travel....... wind in your favor, forward and back cover, anticipated travel/trail passes the stand about 15yrds off your left shoulder (for right handed shooter). If you can play the sun? even better.

At least that's what I shoot for when I look for stand locations and adjust from there........I try my best to get no closer than about 10 yards from main trails.

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

Quartering to my left side for my right hand shot...less shifting on the stand when I take the shot

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

I face the expected arrival, but both deer I killed last year were behind my tree.

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

I would face the area i would expect the game to come from.If possible i would sit at least 20 feet up.If the tree has no cover then i would make sure there was enough cover behind me.But the higher up the better:)

RE: Face it or tree between?
 

I set myself up for a left hand shot while facing the expected approach and use these when needed.

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