ladder stands
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: woodbridge va USA
Posts: 361
ladder stands
was thinking of buying my first ladder stand. i saw a nice 15 ft one at dicks. my question is, should i go online and buy a 20 ft model. this ladder stand will be for bowhunting during october only. do i need the extra 5 feet? after that-its gun season for nov and december.btw- i have never bowhunted out of a ladder stand.
thnaks
thnaks
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: WADSWORTH IL USA
Posts: 186
RE: ladder stands
I just put up my new 20 foooter to replace the 15. The extra 5 feet is crucial for sent and movement. I hated the 15 footer the whole time I was in it.
Ladder stands are great because they are safe and comfortable.You definatly would not regret the 20 footer. By the time you stand up you are shooting at like 24 feet, its nice.
Ladder stands are great because they are safe and comfortable.You definatly would not regret the 20 footer. By the time you stand up you are shooting at like 24 feet, its nice.
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 950
RE: ladder stands
Sometimes when I am in my ladder stand, I am only 8 - 12 feet off the ground, depending on which sections I bring. As long as you have plenty of background cover to help hide movement and use the wind in your favor with plenty of cover scent, you can get by closer to the ground. I have taken several deer from only about 10 ft up as long as you take the proper precautions. Good Luck!
#4
RE: ladder stands
I have a 15 and it's OK. But let me tell you that it's not just slap one against a tree and hunt from it. You have to pick the right tree, try to put the stand up, then take it down, trim some branches, put it back up again, try to climb up the ladder to secure the belt, finally get it secure, trim some more, cut some shooting lanes, and now your ready to hunt.[&:] With a 20 footer I believe it would be even more work. I don't hunt a piece of level ground.[] While this is great for deer, it can be a pain for putting up ladder stands. Do I like them? Yep. But just remember, nothings as easy as they say it is. Oh, by the way, did I tell you that Uncle Murphy lives with me.[&o]
I'll also be hunting more from the ground this year.
I'll also be hunting more from the ground this year.
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newport pa USA
Posts: 60
RE: ladder stands
I have a 12 foot grizzly and also a 16 foot Rivers Edge. I have taken just as many deer from the 12 footer as the 16 footer. like the others said it is mainly stand placement. I have taken deer with bow out of the 12 footer at 10 and 15 yards with no problem.
#7
RE: ladder stands
It really depends on where you hunt, and how high you like to go. If you have the 20' stand and you only need to go up 15'...leave a section at home. If you know you'll never go over 15' then you don't need the 20' model.
#9
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Texarkana Texas-via- U.P. Mich.
Posts: 217
RE: ladder stands
That 15 footer might be fine early in the year but wait until the leafs fall. You stick out like a sore thumb unless you have the perfect tree. Always wan't to have the ability to climb high.