How high do you go ?

[Nathan Killen]

This will be my first "offical" year going trad only and was wondering what the ideal stand height is for stick bows. Ive always hunted between 20-24 feet with a compound but was thinking I might need to come down to around 16-18 feet with a recurve for the best shot angle. So how high do you go ?

[mscampbell75]

yep, 16-18 for me

[Al Natural]

Depends on the cover. But yes I try for 14-18ft.

[Terry Lightle]

15 feet when on my ladder stand be hind our cabin,spend most of my time on the ground

[jamesh76]

8-16 for me.

[Red Tailed Hawk]

14-18' depending on cover and location

[WRV]

My butt stays on the ground

[Plumber]

you wont belive what you can away with at 12feet I also shot compound for years I needed to get lower for a better more confident shot.12 feet is a little safer also,but can still die at 12 feet.no need to be up at 18-25 feet any more.

[Michigan Mark]

12' to 15' The height is not as important as your movement!

[BWD]

I don't get as high as I use to.

[Roger Norris]

About 12 feet

[z-man]

X2 on where the cover is. If not much cover 12-15 ft.

[Walt Francis]

I have no fear of heights, just like the shot angles better for close shots; 12 feet on most stands, once in a while I go up to 15 feet.

[elkken]

Twelve feet 6 and 3/4" for me .... after that I get scared      

[SELFBOW19953]

Heights and me don't get along.  I start getting very uncomfortable above about 15 feet.  Holly trees are wonderful things!!!

[BRITTMAN]

10 to 15 feet depending on cover

[LCJ-CSA]

somewhere around 15 feet

[Bowwild]

Your thinking is right on. Going from the compound to recurves most of us drop some draw weight, speed, and a bit of accuracy (rather than golf-ball-sized groups we hope for baseball-size groups). Therefore we need to make the shot a bit eaiser if we can.

Depending upon the lay of the land and cover around my tree, I hunt 15-18' with my recurve. I like multiple stemmed trees or really branchy ones. I'm very stingy about trimming shooting windows. I would rather tie back limbs than cut them, so I can restore some cover if I over do it.

[awbowman]

Given cover is not an issue, I still like to get 18' - 20' when I have either my compound or trad bow.  I adjust for the angle by  placing my stand at a 18 yard shot or so from where I think the deer will pass to help with the angle.

[tim roberts]

10 to 15 feet.  Ain't no need to go any higher.