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Old 04-23-2011, 01:55 PM
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I hunt 15 foot ladders, I think my highest stand is 22ft.
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Old 04-23-2011, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MZS
Another factor up by us is the cold. It can be below zero during our gun season - that gets very cold very fast in a very high un-sheltered tree stand. Not a factor during archery, unless it is a late season hunt.
Not a factor where I hunt. I have hunted out of a climber when it was down in the teens, which is as cold as it gets where I hunt.

I would suggest for people that don't want to hunt over fifteen feet, you might want to go to a pop-up ground blind. I use these in areas where the trees don't get that tall, like south and west Texas, and in inclement weather.

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Old 04-24-2011, 06:19 AM
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if you need a parachute to go with that safety harness.
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Old 04-24-2011, 09:12 AM
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I can't add much to what has already been said. 25' is my preferred height but canopy and cover will dictate my height at every location. I still use a lot of cover scent (still using fox pee because it works for me) at 25' and usually don't have any scent issues regardless of the direction the deer come from.
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Old 04-26-2011, 08:09 AM
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As high as you can, so when you start falling, the scream will last a long time for us to hear.
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Old 04-26-2011, 10:47 AM
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im from southern Minnesota and my stand hight is around 10-15ft!
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Old 04-26-2011, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by WHITETAIL GENERAL
im from southern Minnesota and my stand hight is around 10-15ft!
If you were from northern MN would it be higher?
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Old 04-26-2011, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Edcyclopedia
If you were from northern MN would it be higher?
HAHAHA I was thinking the same thing
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Old 05-01-2011, 02:59 PM
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.....No matter how high You go...always wear a Safety Harness and be careful!
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Old 05-01-2011, 06:24 PM
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I personally dont think that height is of any concern unless you're taliking strictly of bow hunting. As far as gun goes I hunt from ground blinds nearly exclusively,but with a bow Im always in a stand. Usually no more than 15 feet for me as I feel as long as you're up and out of wind currents the deer don't really care as long as the stand has been a permanant structure for at least a few months. The deer tend to get used to a stand that has been in place for a while and get comfortable with it being there and pay it no mind. Now if you hang a stand the day of or the day before,they know something is new if it's a deer that travels that area regurally. Same as if we humans see a spot we've been before and notice something "different" in the area. Put that stand up long before the season if it's a normal travel area and you may be surprised at how close they get.
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