Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

I was wondering.... I normally hunt at ground level. If I use a stand this year do I need to adjust my sight to compensate for the downward angel?

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

No.

Just make sure you bend at the waist instead of lowering your bow arm.

Plus aim for where you want the arrow to exit.

You should also try and get some practice from an elevated position.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

The short answer: No.

Arthur P posted a reply thread regarding this type of question a few weeks ago and explained it, like the Pythagoram theory (a2+b2=c2). The "hypoteneuse" of the arrow flight is going to remain +/- that of what it would be on ground level, due to arrow drop.

Then again, I don't remember much of Mrs. Finnigan's geometry class back in 1977. The was waaaaaay too many years ago. [:-]

Butch A.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

Ausie Guy...the comment "aim where the arrow exits". Do you mean to aim low? I'm just curious. Although I hunt mainly out of a stand, I still hear so many different things.

J

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

justthrowit,


he means place the entry hole at the correct angle to get the desired exit hole.

When you take a shot, you should always be concerned with where the arrow will pass through. For instance, on a quartering away shot, the entry hole may actually be behind the last rib, but the path of the arrow will angle up towards the lung and heart area.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

Ohhhhhhhhhh:eek: Thanks for clearing that up Double Creek. I was a bit confused by it myself.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

It's a very bad idea to take a shot from a stand, if you've never practiced from a stand. You'll hit high, and we'll be arguing if there's really a "void" in a month or two, when you can't find the deer.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

{breaks out calculator.....}

Okay, let's try to figure this out, mathmatically (Pythagorum Theory). Let's assume the following:

You: 15 feet up in tree stand.
Deer: 20 yards away.

15 squared = 225
20 yards (60 feet) squared = 3600
225 + 3600 = 3825
Square root of 3825 = 61.84 (feet)
61.84 feet divided by 3 = 20.61 yards

Butch A.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

Buy a Kellar Pendulum bow sight.sight it in at 12 yds on the ground and its good in a tree from 0-30 yds,and has 5 locking points,One of which can be used on the ground.Very wise Investment

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

Correct me if I'm wrong (and I may very well be), but my impression was that you aim according to the distance your tree's base is from the target. Obviously you can't visualize the shot as easily, but if you estimate this correctly, you'll employ the same principles as the Pythagorean Theorem.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

The point I was going to make if no one else did!!!
Keep your distance measured as if you were on flat ground and you will be fine out past any acceptable hunting ranges. I have practiced this theory from rooftops and from my deerstands and it holds very true. Base of tree @ 20 yards from trail, set up to hit dead on from 20 yards, climb tree 20 feet and shoot. you will be dead on.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

Here you go, Sight it in at 20 yds on the ground, then 12 yds from 12' up and your good to go.

http://www.kellerbowsights.com/instructions.html

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

I've been bowhunting for 26 years and then some and I've taken a lot of shots from a tree stand. The problem I had wasn't the distance of the shot but the angle of the shot that determined my aim point. Most shots I take are 20 yards and under and I always use my 20 yard pin but if it was a steep angle I always had to aim low. I used a peep site for years but I found that when I shot from a stand , especially at a steep angle, I was lowering my anchor point thus causing my arrow to go high. I used a peep site with a 3/16th hole so I could still see through it under low light conditions. All that changed last year when I discovered the "No Peep" and I took my peep sight off. Last year I took 2 bucks from my stand and aimed high behind the shoulder and the arrow exited through the brisket on one and low shoulder on the opposite side on the other. Both fell within 50 yards. I'm sold on it. Here's the link for more information. http://www.timberline-archery.com/np.asp

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

So if I don't have $70 to buy a new sight I should just measure off 20, 30, 40 yards on the ground. Then use my sight to shoot those yardages as normal from a tree? Btw I put up a ladder stand it's about 12 ft. I'm hoping this will work.

RE: Change Sight For Tree Stand?
 

Yep. Measure off the base of the tree. One of my favorite local 3D courses has a medium deer target 10 yards away but about 30 yards down a steep incline. More arrows are shot over that deers back than the whole rest of the course. It might be 30 yards away line of sight, but it's only 10 yards in front of the shooter.