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Offline Schafer

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Sit or Stand
« on: September 18, 2008, 05:45:00 PM »
I was just wondering wether people stand or sit when they shoot out of a tree stand.
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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2008, 05:49:00 PM »
yep
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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2008, 06:06:00 PM »
I personly stand when i shoot.
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Offline BEN

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2008, 06:08:00 PM »
If a deer comes up on my right side, I stay seated(I'm a lefty), as I am steadier sitting down. anything in front or to the left, I have to stand.

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2008, 06:10:00 PM »
I always stand up unless I cant get stood up without getting busted. If you shoot sitting from a stand though, you gotta practice that.
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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2008, 06:22:00 PM »
Both.  Sometimes its just not an advantage to get up.  I also have had stands where I couldn't stand.
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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2008, 07:38:00 PM »
Almost Always Sit unless I have to stand to make the shot and clear obstacles. The less movement the better!
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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2008, 08:13:00 PM »
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Originally posted by BEN:
If a deer comes up on my right side, I stay seated(I'm a lefty), as I am steadier sitting down. anything in front or to the left, I have to stand.

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Offline Two Arrows

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2008, 08:37:00 PM »
Ditto what BigRon said.
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Offline John3

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2008, 08:56:00 PM »
I do both.. Prefer to stand. If I happen to see the deer way off coming in I will stand.


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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2008, 08:58:00 PM »
What ever it takes to do the job, but the less movement the better!!!
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Offline Tom Anderson

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2008, 09:00:00 PM »
How in the world do y'all shoot from a sitting position - really short bows?
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Offline LKH

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2008, 12:32:00 AM »
Tom,
I regularly practice sitting on a bucket and also on my butt or from my knees.  Much of my hunting is spot and stalk and I rarely get to shoot standing there.

Not sure why you think it would be hard.  I use 62 inch longbows.
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Offline Schafer

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2008, 07:09:00 AM »
I may have to try sitting down.
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Offline GrnMtnTradNut

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2008, 07:20:00 AM »
I try to stand up but if I get caught I can shoot sitting down also I seem to shoot fine both ways anything to my right though I have to stand
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Offline Schafer

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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2008, 08:31:00 AM »
That all makes sence
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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2008, 03:58:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Tom Anderson:
How in the world do y'all shoot from a sitting position - really short bows?
I regularly shoot from a treestand and cant my bow if needed. I have successfully taken game with a 60 inch longbow from a sitting positon. Now I have a 56 incher that is quite a bit more manuverable in the stand.  Try it you might like it. LOL
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Re: Sit or Stand
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2008, 04:09:00 PM »
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Originally posted by ron w:
What ever it takes to do the job, but the less movement the better!!!
Just like Ron W.
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