i used get high

[SEMO_HUNTER]

I've got one ladder stand that's 15' to the platform and one that's 18' to the platform and the higher of the two is as high as I ever get. That's plenty to do the job.
Most of my home made ladder stands are around 12-14' and I've killed a bunch of deer out of those 12 footers!
If the wind is blowing wrong they are going to smell you anyway, just not when they are right under ya, but then the shot angle is tough.....six of one, half dozen of another.

[shortstroke 91]

Only been doin' this for 10 years but 10' has been the limit for me and 90% have been with both feet on the ground.

[T Sunstone]

14 to 22 feet depending on cover and terrain.

[chanumpa]

15 to 20 is plenty.Had to put one in at #0 one time cause trail came now a close steep hillat it .Never again.Another tree fell down hill from the wind hitting the top of the ridge{I wasnt there} and I abandoned tat spot.Looking at that buck that huntschool has in his picture,I think I will from now on measure it amd it wont be under 12 or over 14!

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by Mudd:
About 6-8 inches and that's just one foot at a time while stalking.

God bless,Mudd

I'm with Mudd though occasionally I'll get 2-3 feet up if an adequately creepy spider falls down my collar or something.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Originally posted by GingivitisKahn:
 

Originally posted by Mudd:
About 6-8 inches and that's just one foot at a time while stalking.

God bless,Mudd

I'm with Mudd though occasionally I'll get 2-3 feet up if an adequately creepy spider falls down my collar or something. [/b]

You too huh?
Spiders freak me out! I can handle a snake, I can let a coyote crawl up in my lap, and I've even had a skunk run over top of my boot while I was standing still, and the all time funniest thing I ever had happen was a squirrel crawled down the tree and onto the top of my cap!
But if I get a big ol wooly Missouri tarantula on me........Look Out!        
I'll beat myself or anybody else around me half to death trying to get the thang off me!

[JrsyBowHunter]

for me i usually go between 15 to 20 feet

[bawana bowman]

12 to 16' is pretty much the norm and has been for the last 35 years. I doubt I have ever had a stand higher than 16'. I just like to improve the viewing area a little and 12' is plenty high enough for that, and even then I'm seeing farther then I would shoot. Really prefer to hunt on the ground for increased mobility, but in these Florida thickets a little height is always advantageous.

[DV of WI]

7 Screw in Steps or 3 rapid rails. Last step is above the stand to step down on the platform. 14-17 ft.

[Pepper]

10-12 when I do go up, mostly stillhunt, or ground blinds.
I'm afraid of falling, it would probably take at least one or two seasons to heal, and I don't want to miss that much time in the field.

[ron w]

The only deer I killed from a tree stand ....I was at 8 feet. If I do go higher it's only 12" or so!

[gjarcher]

I only go as high as need be ..

I hunt in the Rocky Mountains. On some pitches I have to be as high as 25 - 30 ft to be 5' to 10' above the game on the uphill side of the tree on the other hand sometimes I only have to be 8' - 10' up to be well above the game on the downhill side.

Figure the wind, figure the hill slope, and only go as high as need be.

Note: the higher you are above the game, the more likely you'll only get a one-lung shot.

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by SEMO_HUNTER:
 

Originally posted by GingivitisKahn:
 

quote:Originally posted by Mudd:
About 6-8 inches and that's just one foot at a time while stalking.

God bless,Mudd

I'm with Mudd though occasionally I'll get 2-3 feet up if an adequately creepy spider falls down my collar or something. [/b]

You too huh?
Spiders freak me out! I can handle a snake, I can let a coyote crawl up in my lap, and I've even had a skunk run over top of my boot while I was standing still, and the all time funniest thing I ever had happen was a squirrel crawled down the tree and onto the top of my cap!
But if I get a big ol wooly Missouri tarantula on me........Look Out!