How high do you go ?

[USN_Sam1385]

I use climbers. So I have to find a straight tree, with one trunk, and 3 or 4 small trees right behind it for some background cover.

[SL]

12 to 15 for a better angle.
SL

[babs]

It all depends on my cover but I usually like to get up around 15-20 feet

[Charlie Lamb]

I never hunted my stands set much higher than 15 feet to the platform. Over the years I settled on an average height of 12 feet... haul string is 12 feet. I tie the loose end to my belt when first climbing the tree and and stop when I feel the weight of the stand pulling on my belt.

I've found that proper positioning of the stand as regards deer movement and the amount and location of cover in the area to be more important than stand height. There are always exceptions.

I've always felt that getting too high in some trees sky lights you. Lower down and you usually have background cover to help you blend.

[Darren.zesch]

The older I get, the closer to the ground I stay.

[hightop_hunter]

My stand last year was only 8 feet off the ground. it was on a hill so it was higher on one side and lower on the other. I found being closer to the ground gave me a better shooting angle. i have shot out of much much higher stands only to find my target small and far away. personally i like to be up and close. thats why i have been trying to do more ground blind and stalking. but in some places there is no other way to deal with the scrubby bush on the ground

[Bud B.]

Feet at ten, butt at 12.

Homemade

 

[Ryan Rothhaar]

I think you're making a big mistake if you have a preset height you want to put your stand, unless you are in a ladder stand.  With a hang-on you want to go the correct height for the tree you are hanging it in....some trees need 20 ft, some need 8 ft.  Let the tree, available cover, distance to the expected shot etc etc etc dictate the height, not a predetermined "want".  

The only absolute I live by for treestands is that I will not set up without adequate cover, whatever that means for the specific situation.

Ryan

[longbowben]

Originally posted by Ryan Rothhaar:
I think you're making a big mistake if you have a preset height you want to put your stand, unless you are in a ladder stand.  With a hang-on you want to go the correct height for the tree you are hanging it in....some trees need 20 ft, some need 8 ft.  Let the tree, available cover, distance to the expected shot etc etc etc dictate the height, not a predetermined "want".  

The only absolute I live by for treestands is that I will not set up without adequate cover, whatever that means for the specific situation.

Ryan

Right on every spot and tree tells you how high you need to be.

[kennym]

12-15'  Zip ties and pinoak or cedar limbs work wonders for cover. One of my fave stands is a cottonwood we call the power pole, NO limbs and about 12" at butt....

[Will Taylor]

100 foot drop---broke both legs,back in bad shape.6 months in army hospital-Ft campbell,1981.Not afraid of heights,but I ain't going up there!

[Shawn Leonard]

Depends on the cover and other variables, but in the bow only area I hunt, deer are actually looking up more and more these days. I feel you have a better chance if you stay low with lots of cover! Shawn