Author Topic: How high do you place your stand? (Read 1318 times)

Tom Anderson · « **on:** July 23, 2008, 11:00:00 AM »

How high do you sit in a tree when hunting from a stand?
When rifle hunting, I'll often go 40'-50' up, depending upon the cover/brush I'm hunting over.

But for bowhunting, how high do you go?

Peachey · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:17:00 AM »

Platform is usually around 18 feet.

**DONOTDELETE** · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:19:00 AM »

I have 2 ladderstands from 5 to 15' my climber I stay about 15'

doug77 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:25:00 AM »

12-15 feet for me but it seem's to be getting lower as i get older.

doug77

John Scifres · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:25:00 AM »

10-15 feet.

Bill Carlsen · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:45:00 AM »

I would say my average is12'. Sometimes I go higher but that has more to do with background cover than anything else.

WildmanSC · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:46:00 AM »

I stay around 6-8'. I can't stand heights!

Bill

no · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:55:00 AM »

lower than when I was younger, ave, 15-18 feet, used to go alot higher. Mike

Widowbender · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:57:00 AM »

High enough to get killed, low enough to be seen...
Seriously, 12-20 feet, usually about 16-18 feet.

David

Don Stokes · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2008, 01:22:00 PM »

Usually no higher than 12. I want to hit both lungs!

billy shipp · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2008, 01:51:00 PM »

It depends on the cover I'm hunting....I have killed a lot of hogs and deer out of an 8' tripod

Orion · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2008, 01:53:00 PM »

I try to keep my feet no higher than 12-14 feet off the ground, regardless of the cover I'm hunting. Shot angle becomes questionable much higher than that.

Curveman · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2008, 02:10:00 PM »

15-20 feet for whitetails, 5-6 feet for bears. I'll hit both lungs on deer at that height. I think deer are looking up more.

Gehrke145 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2008, 02:16:00 PM »

depends on the tree and the way the wind acts most of the time. I like them low for better shot angle

BobW · « **Reply #14 on:** July 23, 2008, 02:58:00 PM »

ladders put me to 15', climber depends on needs, but usually max at 18' (used to go higher with wheels or a gun). Fixed stands would also be in that range.

Chris Surtees · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2008, 03:02:00 PM »

15 to 18 on average but it is all dependent on the vegetation around the stand site.

If it is too low I will just put in a ground blind.

Blackhawk · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2008, 03:53:00 PM »

Tom,

Holy cow!

You get 40' high in a tree for rifle hunting? :confused:

I guess I go the average of folks here...which seems to be 10-15 feet.

Larry247 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2008, 03:58:00 PM »

I like to hunt 20ft or so, but tend to stay around 15ft so i can make better shots.

Bird Dog · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2008, 04:08:00 PM »

At least 20. You've got to practice the shot for that height.

Kenny Henderson · « **Reply #19 on:** July 23, 2008, 04:25:00 PM »

I like to stay around 18' it gives me plenty of time to think about my life as I plumett to the ground. (I actually do hunt at the 18' platform height


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