do u aim low or right on target??? do u shoot high or low.

I pratice from my treestand at home,so I shoot righton.no high or low.


I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest

remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.

Most people have a hanit of shooting high. I usually aim right on, depending on how far out the animal is, or i will aim for the bottom of the lungs.

I notice while shooting my recurve or longbow i shoot high. When im shooting my compound im usually right in there.

Lemond,
For some reason this year I have been hitting high. I shot a doe early in the season and was right on,but just six days later I missed probaly a 135-140 inch 8pt. Guess how I missed him (high). I was very disappointed,then the day after christmas I shot a doe right under the spine at 18 yards. I have no idea why either other than I stopped her by grunting at her. There was 12 does and yearlings that ran under me because they were jumped from another ridge by something and were very nervous. I should of known this and aimed low but I didn't. My fault.

Patrick Sounds to me like the deer were on full alert,especially the one you stopped.They may have just started to bolt and resulted in the high shot.I shoot a lot year round and a shot from the stand has to be executed just like any other shot.You must remember to bend at the waste and keep the anchor point the same.There is one other thing that happens with high shots.They can be the result of getting a little excited and punching the trigger instead of pulling it.This will almost always result in a high shot.Depending on the height of the stand the distance may also be a bit closer than it looks.Remember that you need to get the yardage on a parralel plain with the ground and not across the angle to the deer.This could be a difference of 2 or 3 yards closer and that may be a part of the higher hits.I always aim for where I think the path of the arrow will end up going thru the vitals,from a stand this will be slightly higher than from the ground.

The guy I've been hunting with this year and I have debated this all year long: he says aim low, and I continue to aim where I want my arrow to hit. I told him I can pick out any leaf I want to from my tree stand and nail it, so I should be able to do the same with a deer.

For proof, I've released four arrows at whitetails this year, and I've got three in the freezer and one in the back of my truck right now. I say aim where you want your arrow to hit.

But, above all, practice, practice, and practice.

I always pick a spot on the deer and shoot at it.As soon as you start to second guess if the deer will duck your arrow as some say you get into trouble.I say know your yardage and aim for the vitals.

I also practice from my tree stand.

I practice out my upstairs beroom window - it works for me! I shoot right on.

Bend at the waist when elevated and shoot your pins as sighted. Like Climber does: practice from elevated, hunt from elevated.