posted
Standing is prefered for menueverability. Sitting is needed in certain situations. I am tall so I kick one leg out and to the side and bend the other leg back behind it. This gives me a comfortable cant to make the shot.
-------------------- A man has to have a code, a way of life to live by. John Wayne Posts: 253 | From: Mass. | Registered: Jan 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
I stand in my treestands probably 90% of the time anyways so stand while shooting.
Posts: 599 | From: Indiana | Registered: Oct 2006
| IP: Logged |
posted
Standing for me. I like the shot much better from standing. Sitting is a much more difficult shot in my opinion. You have a better profile against the tree when standing.
-------------------- Longbows & Short Shots Posts: 3181 | From: Nacogdoches, Texas | Registered: Nov 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
I always hope to spot the deer before they spot me and have the time to stand. Agree that sitting keeps you quiet and still, but prefer to stand when shooting because that is how I practice most of the time.
posted
Thanks All. I'm going to give the adding height to the seat thing a go. That sounds like a good idea. I'm partial to standing as well but its interesting to see everyones preferences and the rationale for them.
Posts: 843 | From: Montana | Registered: Aug 2007
| IP: Logged |
posted
While I would prefer standing to shoot I have had some physical problems that have "forced" me to set up my stands for what I expect to be a sitting shot. I have degenerative disc disease in my lower back. For several years the pain in my left leg would not allow me to stand for very long. I did the PT thing and got that pretty well under control then had meniscus surgery on the left knee. Now that I can stand for longer periods I have been caught sitting and then found out that when I sit for a while and go to stand that left knee goes "crack"...and it is loud. So I stand when I can but I try to set my stands for that sitting shot because if they come in quietly and they get to within 40 yards and I try to stand it's game over...I'm busted!
-------------------- The best things in life....aren't things!
posted
of course, you can always place your stand so that you can shoot (while sitting) at the location you expect the deer to pass, much easier in the thick marsh where I hunt, and keep the stand in the thick stuff so that you have no other opportunity. That keeps you from worrying about it and keeps the wiley deer from seeing a lot of movement. . . just raise bow, draw, and well, tell us ! ChuckC
Posts: 3700 | From: Deforest, Wisconsin | Registered: Oct 2003
| IP: Logged |
posted
I stand also, never hunted out of a blind, so not sure what I would have to do there.
Posts: 146 | From: pennsylvania | Registered: Nov 2004
| IP: Logged |
posted
I hunt from a ground blind and shoot sitting, usually deer are in close when I see them so if I stand I mostly get busted. Hogs are not as tall and with bad eyesight I usually stand to be able to shoot down in the cover.
-------------------- When you are having a bad day always remember: Everyone suffers at their own level. Posts: 1272 | From: Rolling Fork, Mississippi | Registered: May 2010
| IP: Logged |
posted
Standing, but practice both. You never know when a deer is going to come in and you just can't stand up or you'll be busted.
I will practice contorted sitting shots for this reason.
-------------------- Hill Country Bobcat 56" 48# and 40# 1972 Bear Grizzly. 58" 53#
TGMM Family of the Bow
"God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.” - Billy Graham Posts: 1704 | From: Ohio | Registered: Dec 2009
| IP: Logged |
posted
I am with Charlie and the others who like to stand for more mobility and more natural shooting position. I also like the extra bow limb clearance I get. I like to be tight to the tree as much as possible to reduce my outline. I have been busted too may times setting and sticking out form the tree to much. I hunt with stick ladders and hang on stands most of the time so I am only up about 16-18'. I like the shot angle this gives me, but you have to be a little more careful not sticking out of the tree so much.
I find I can lean against a tree with my back flat and feet out a little. I can do that a long time. I set for a few minutes to rest and then get back up. I stand about 80% of the time, but I set my stand so my setting shot is in the best location.
-------------------- Firefly Long Bow James 4:14 60" MOAB 54@29 James 1:17 Michigan Longbow Association Posts: 3626 | From: Kalamazoo, MI | Registered: Jan 2009
| IP: Logged |
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic
