How high do you go?

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11-14-2017, 06:21 AM

#11

toytruck

Fork Horn

Join Date: Dec 2014

Location: Virginia

Posts: 413

I broke my left ankle in a tree stand fall 24 years ago (my stupid fault), so no more for me. To be honest I have killed more deer on the ground than in a tree, just have to mind the wind more.

11-14-2017, 08:18 AM

#12

mackesr

Typical Buck

Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: Orange County, Virginia....

Posts: 556

I have had to fight the fear of heights my whole life! For years I would only hunt from ground blinds and still do if the situation warrants it. But have been able to get my butt up on some ladder stands I have that are approx. 17' and thats as high as I am gonna get. I get a lot of ribbing about it but dont let it bother me. I still kill deer.

11-14-2017, 09:12 AM

#13

Doughboy2

Fork Horn

Join Date: Jun 2006

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Posts: 172

I have a pull rope on my climber that is 17"....I go until that is tight....that is plenty high enough in my opinion...

11-18-2017, 03:31 PM

#14

dbowling

Spike

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Far West central Indiana

Posts: 92

25 ft in climber, have a 25 ft pull rope go up till pulling back pack off ground.

11-18-2017, 03:39 PM

#15

Jack Ryan

Typical Buck

Join Date: Aug 2004

Posts: 866

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bocajnala

I rarely use a stand anymore. I have two 18' ladder stands I keep up for quick hunts. And I have my summit climber I pack in. I have a couple hang on stands I've used in the past for ugly trees, but they are hanging in the shed currently.

How high do you like to go in your stand? I have a 25' pull rope that I carry with me to estimate my height. When I was younger I used to always go as high as I could stretching that 25' rope for all it was worth. Then I started hunting lower and lower.

Then I built a couple platform stands for seeing into the thick stuff and some of those are only 8' high.

From my experience, higher is typically better if the set up allows it.

I've heard guys say they regularly go 35-40'. And I came across a hang on stand with screw in steps on public land a few years back that had to be pushing 50'. I think allot of people probably over estimate how high they really are.

But what's your limit, and what do you think is the optimum height?

-Jake

What ever it takes. I don't want to be just like hanging out on a telephone pole. I want to be at least up to some background cover or break up. I have 20 foot pull or a little more. I'll go to the end of that pretty regular if I need to or even a little more to reach a fork in the tree.

I believe with a gun, higher is better.

11-19-2017, 10:57 AM

#16

YTCLT

Spike

Join Date: Mar 2017

Location: Southern piedmont of Virginia

Posts: 60

I rarely do anything other than bow hunt, even during gun season, and I’ve set all of my stands at between 20-26 feet...tending toward the upper end usually.