treestand height
I am hunting with a shotgun this year since I will be hunting woods instead of fields. How high do you have your treestands? We can hunt with a shotgun on the ground, but I thought my dad and I need to be off the ground to get our scent off the ground. We have to put up and take down our treestands everytime we go hunting, so I didn't know what height would be good and less ladder sections would be nice.
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you might want to look into a climber or even some of the new lock ons are very portable. ladders take time to set up and are heavy
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It depends on the location. You can get so high that you are in or above the canopy. If I had to take my stand in and out each day, I would use a climber.
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ground blind
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Invest in a good climber.
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Climber. You can adjust for the canopy height in each location. If I know exactly where I am going to hunt then I go with a loc on. I like to be no less than 20' and prefer 25' if the canopy allows.
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I never go into the woods without my Summit Climbing stand. It's like my American Express Card, I never leave home without it! Secondly, I get to 20 to 25ft high. Seems to work well for me. I shot 5 deer last year.
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Originally Posted by david33
(Post 3687117)
I am hunting with a shotgun this year since I will be hunting woods instead of fields. How high do you have your treestands? We can hunt with a shotgun on the ground, but I thought my dad and I need to be off the ground to get our scent off the ground. We have to put up and take down our treestands everytime we go hunting, so I didn't know what height would be good and less ladder sections would be nice.
i even carried my ladderstands in on my back. i used a military MOLLE 11 STRAPS TO DO IT WITH WAIST BELT. they have a new ladderstand that you can carry in on your back and it takes hardly anytime to set it up. i forgot name of it ... |
If I use a lock on stand, I only go about 15' as I don't care for heights much. I will ride a motorcycle on city streets, but going high up in a tree is scary. :) I will go higher in a climber though. As high as needed. For my lock on stand, I use a 16' to 20' 4 section climbing sticks and like them pretty well.
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Ladder stands are going to limit your height from 12 feet to 22 feet max and that's a lot of weight. Also think about the stink and noise you will generate putting the thing up & taking down every time.
You'll be spending more time putting up and taking down lock on or ladders than you will be hunting. Invest in a Summit climber, good stand for the money and very portable. |
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