Average stand height?

[VA Elite]

what is your average tree stand height if you hunt from the trees? 15? 20? 25 ft?

[DanielB89]

I like to hunt on the higher side, unless the cover allows me to hunt lower.  Typically with 4 sticks and 4 rope loops, I can get around 20'.  Always wear a safety harness.

[deerhunter_w]

I usually hunt around 20 ft.  Here in the mountains,  the wind is never consistent.  

Jeff

[Whitetail Addict]

I don't hunt from a tree stand any more, but when I did, I liked them in the neighborhood of 12 - 15' to the platform, and I've set them up even lower at times. I never liked the shot angles from anything higher, especially on close shots. JMHO.

Bob

[VA Elite]

that's what I am worried about. I always got 25 ft + with the wheel bow but it won't be that way with this bow..Im thinking 15-18 ft max

[Blackhawk]

At my age, if I can't touch the base while standing on the ground, it scares me.  However, I will go higher but like to keep the distance 10-12 ft.  

At least the deer I hunt don't walk thru the woods with their head in the air looking for ambushers.

[TradBrewSC]

15-20 ft generally. lower is nice for shot angles but do like height for getting out of "their" wind.

[Phillip Fields]

15 - 20 ft.

[Keith Zimmerman]

10-15ft for me.  No need to get nose bleeds.

[njloco]

8-10' when I hunt from a tree.

[BowMIke]

12' to 17' depending on stand location and prevailing winds.

[shag08]

Depends on the tree and the situation. In my favorite stand location, suitable trees are few and far between. The only one that's exactly where I want to be is a hickory that forks about 14 feet up. So that's as high as I can climb.

Other places, I need to get up around 30 feet for the shots I want (that's with a gun though). Generally, 15-20 feet or so is about right for places I hunt...esp with a bow. Much higher and the shot angle really sucks. I practice regularly from the top of my garage to keep myself in the habit of shooting from above my target. Practice like you hunt.

[deerhunter_w]

[huronhunter]

12 foot ladder stands . This year I'll be on the ground ( the doc gave me a brand new knee )!

[Jwilliam]

15ft to my platform.


Bill

[M Beach]

15- 20 feet depending on cover provided by the tree.

[Danny Rowan]

I stay on the ground mostly these days, getting too old to climb up too high.

[KyStickbow]

I usually get up about 15-20'....depends on the setup.

[jt85]

12 to 15 to the platform for me.

[Wiley Coyote]

12 to 15 feet depending on the cover.