My hunting partner nicknamed me Skyhigh because I always put my stand 25 - 35 feet up (when firearm hunting). Two years ago I picked up bow hunting and am not really sure the optimun height for my stand. I've been about 20 feet up.

How high do you place your stand?

their is no cut and dry answer. I go as high as I need to for the situation, but that is never over 20 feet or so. I don't like hights, but I useualy am around 15 to 18 feet. I make sure my stands are in trees with plenty of cover around them.

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Hey skyhigh.The height that I set my treestand at usually depends on the surronding terrain,and or time of the year.The areas that I hunt are pretty thick,so early on in the season I can't hunt as high as I generally hunt a little later on in in the year.I generally like to hunt at a height somewhere in the 18-25 foot range.I've found that this helps keep my movements and scent away from deer when they get in close to my stand better.One draw-back though,is the increasingly sharper angle that you will have to shoot at.This makes for a tougher shot due to the path the arrow will take to get in the goodie-box.Good luck and good huntin'
Later.....whackman

Skyhigh I have to agree with the others. It depends on the area I'm hunting as to how high I go. I usually hunt between 15 and 20 feet up.

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Rule of Thumb: Don't build your stand so high that the ground itself is out of range. WR

My 5 gallon bucket is about 2' tall. I try to build my blind up to just about shoulder height while sitting on the bucket.

Taking them from a ground blind is rewarding. Not to say I have never been busted in a tree, I have, but a ground blind in the right spot is really fun too.

--Jim

I agree with everyone else about available cover. I have a pull up rope that is 20ft. so that is about as high as I go. Your shot angle increases and your kill zone area (the lungs) decreases as you climb higher. But no matter how high you climb, ALWAYS wear a safety harness!

I'm like 5-Shot....I DON'T LIKE HEIGHTS. I'm not exactly the most gravity friendly hunter around......if I hit the ground from about 20 feet up it could cause an extinction level event on the scale that killed the dinosaurs!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Since switching to Summit climbers with the Bar around such as their ViperXLS, I'm actually starting to feel safe up there.....was always a little uneasy about walking around the platform with nothing in front.
Even still I don't go much above 20 feet just for the &quot;Fear Factor&quot;...I have a 20ft. hoist rope and when my bow starts to lift, it's time to lock off the stand.

That said I have taken deer as low as about 11-12ft simply because it was the only option for a stand location......but boy do I feel exposed at that height!!

I too do not like heights. I killed four deer this past season, and none were from stands higher than 15 feet. If I use my summit climber I will go to 20, but that's all. Three out of the four deer I killed this year were killed out of a 15 ft. Cabelas ladder stand. Everyone has their opinion about the correct height, but personally I don't think you need to get a nose bleed while bow hunting.

ok im new to this tree thing, gonna give it a try over bait for bear. the one thing ive heard is if your shot is expected at 20yds put your stand at 20ft. but like i said im new to this.