Instead of hunting out of ground blind, just wondering if anybody ever tried a low hanging loc on stand.. by this I mean packing a loc on stand in and just a couple ladder sticks and hang about 4-6 feet in some low coverage about 15-20 yds off some travel routes.. I thought this may be a quick and very maneuverable set up? Been thinking about this for some time . What you think ??
It would work as long as you had some pretty good cover to screen you and the wind was right.
I shot my biggest buck ever while sitting on a plastic bucket in front of a large evergreen tree. The buck was 12 yards away and could not make me out. Luckiest day of my life!!!!!
I do something close to that.
I am a paraplegic so I need to hunt off of an ATV ,so I set up with some camo cloth behind me and a small tree in front.
Once I am in place the only thing that moves are my eyes
It is a hard way to hunt but I have been lucky twice !!!!! :bigsmyl:
sure just above and behind the top of a baby pine or low bush against a tree to put the stand on,, perfect.. but this is a good idea to be out of the snow too if the snow is down,, also traveling snakes if you have them. not sure but I have stands that are up only 8' just depends on the set-up.
I use to build with 2 x 4 by 8 foot high ladder stands and put the stand in between 3 trees. Always worked great the 3 trees block the setup stand from the eyes of the deer so it seems. I never felt that you had to be 20 foot or higher to hunt deer. I also always built a good seat in the trees.
I have done that many times if the cover is right or I'm in a group of 3 or more trees clustered together.
In the swamp, that is often the only way you can hang a stand, and it works, but you need the appropriate cover.
ChuckC
I believe I am going to try it this year. I hunt narrow thick wood lots between fields and a river
yes I have and with great success, most times only about 5'-6', and shimmy up a leaning log. it gets me just above the brush or in it.
QuoteOriginally posted by BOWMARKS:
I do something close to that.
I am a paraplegic so I need to hunt off of an ATV ,so I set up with some camo cloth behind me and a small tree in front.
Once I am in place the only thing that moves are my eyes
It is a hard way to hunt but I have been lucky twice !!!!! :bigsmyl:
You won
Rhododendron is great cover for this if they grow in your area.
My dad hunted into his 70's like this. It worked for him. 8' was about it for him. We used 2 4' sticks.
All it would cost you to find out would be to try it. Heck it might work. The wind & lack of movement are almost as important as anything else. The worst you could do would be to waste an afternoon. No wait, time spent hunting isn't a waste it's an adventure. I vote try it!
I am going to try it out this season...thanks for all the responses.. "BOWMARKS" that is truly awesome and inspirational...
cnorth
Let us know your results. it's an interesting concept & might be fun to try.
Good luck.
I set my climber about 6' off the ground once. Just above the high brush, but below the low canopy. Pre-trad days, but I got a shot at a buck.
I tried this out of necessity a few years ago. I found a natural funnel between two large sloughs. Lots of cat tails and small willows with tall grass. A ton of deer sign.
I could find only one tree that was barely big enough to hang a small home made lock on stand. The stand height was only about 6 ft high. Fortunately the wind was consistently blowing in the right direction. I went in a couple of mornings later and by 7:30 had rattled in 4X5 just like it is supposed to work.
G
I have hunted a farm in Va for many years where the farmer has numerous stands no higher that 8 feet. Lots of deer have been killed out of them. I fins that it is sometimes easiler to get back cover in lower stands.
Tks all for the replies
Interesting thread.
As time goes on, I'm becoming more of an opportunist with my hunting. Just Sunday I was setting up a ground blind where I told myself it would be much, much better if I were elevated about 3 feet - because of the brush. So, I'm putting in a treestand at 3 feet next week. Some other guys are going to laugh, for sure.
And, why not 10 feet or 12 feet? Well, neither the tree nor the amount of cover is conducive to 10 or 12 feet in that location.
Interesting thread.
As time goes on, I'm becoming more of an opportunist with my hunting. Just Sunday I was setting up a ground blind where I told myself it would be much, much better if I were elevated about 3 feet - because of the brush. So, I'm putting in a treestand at 3 feet next week. Some other guys are going to laugh, for sure.
And, why not 10 feet or 12 feet? Well, neither the tree nor the amount of cover is conducive to 10 or 12 feet in that location.
Yes.. My go to stand in the river bottom is only 7 feet up a very top bushy tree...
I have been successful hunting out of 7 foot tall tripods(7 ft. to the seat)sitting down. Back cover is very important, as is playing the wind. I also took a nice 9 point TX buck working a scrape. I was standing on a lock on stand set about 4 ft off the ground in wind damaged tree. The deer was about 6 foot from the base of the tree. The scrape was separated from my stand by a cedar bush growing right next to my stand. Now that was a rush. Never thought he would turn his head when he stepped from behind the cedar to survey the surrounding area. Talk about up close and personal. Give it a try. Good luck and good shooting. :thumbsup:
I have been successful hunting out of 7 foot tall tripods(7 ft. to the seat)sitting down. Back cover is very important, as is playing the wind. I also took a nice 9 point TX buck working a scrape. I was standing on a lock on stand set about 4 ft off the ground in wind damaged tree. The deer was about 6 foot from the base of the tree. The scrape was separated from my stand by a cedar bush growing right next to my stand. Now that was a rush. Never thought he would turn his head when he stepped from behind the cedar to survey the surrounding area. Talk about up close and personal. Give it a try. Good luck and good shooting. :thumbsup:
I have my boy set up about 7' off the ground in the "V" of two trees. Good cover behind him and decent cover in front. Saturday is Indiana youth season, I hope to be able to give a full and successful report!
I have used my home swing seat from 2' to 20'. I like being able to position myself behind the tree and ease out for a shot. I've used a Treesling also.
I want to try this tactic in area that I hunt but the problem is when the deer start moving good it's hard to tell where the deer will come from. The wind is going to be the biggest issue.
The stand now 20 ft and the down wind area is downhill so it's not so bad. I did notice that if I would lower it to five ft I would end up with more shooting opportunities.
I do like they challenge though.
Yep that and the top section of ladderstands in heavy cover work great. Taken a bunch of pigs that way.
Mike
Yes, I usually spot and stalk, but on my back is a Loc on Lite, two lone wolf climbing sticks, gets me up about 10- 12 feet. It's light enough to carry while I am stalking through the woods, and doesn't get in the way.
Good luck
It will work
used to have a really low ladder stand (maybe 8 feet) set up in a big magnolia tree. worked great in early season with all those big leaves still on the tree.
i would think on a big cedar or similar, that setup would be great.
Pics?
Funny but there was just a article in a magazine about treestand height. A lot of people are going lower.
I normally hunt from the ground but when I use a tree stand I don't go more than 10 feet up the tree. As long as you keep the wind to your face and the noise down deer will walk right by you. Good Luck
My uncle had a little 8ft. ladder stand and he killed several nice bucks out of it.
QuoteOriginally posted by BOWMARKS:
I do something close to that.
I am a paraplegic so I need to hunt off of an ATV ,so I set up with some camo cloth behind me and a small tree in front.
Once I am in place the only thing that moves are my eyes
It is a hard way to hunt but I have been lucky twice !!!!! :bigsmyl:
:thumbsup:
Several years ago I packed in my hang-on for an afternoon hunt. When I got to my spot I realized I forgot my bag of strap on steps, so I hung the stand about 3' up. Took a nice doe as she walked by.
I've used the top section of a ladder before when the situation was right. Had good low cover bt couldnt see anything if you went too high. Never killed a deer from it although I missed my first ever and saw 100's more from it I could have peed on.
I just kick the leaves away so I can be quiet and sit on a cushion on the ground with a big tree behind me to lean on. IF it fools a turkeys eyes, and it does, a deer wont see you.
You do have to learn how to shoot sitting on the ground though, because you wont get away with trying to stand up.
I use a Double Bull stool quite a bit. I can carry it over my shoulder & when I find a good place to watch or just want to sit & watch Gods creation, I put it out & sit.