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Title: Average stand height?
Post by: VA Elite on June 02, 2015, 01:04:00 PM
what is your average tree stand height if you hunt from the trees? 15? 20? 25 ft?
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Post by: DanielB89 on June 02, 2015, 01:12:00 PM
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.
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Post by: deerhunter_w on June 02, 2015, 01:14:00 PM
I usually hunt around 20 ft.  Here in the mountains,  the wind is never consistent.  

Jeff
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Post by: Whitetail Addict on June 02, 2015, 01:21:00 PM
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
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Post by: VA Elite on June 02, 2015, 01:38:00 PM
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
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Post by: Blackhawk on June 02, 2015, 01:40:00 PM
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.
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Post by: TradBrewSC on June 02, 2015, 01:52:00 PM
15-20 ft generally. lower is nice for shot angles but do like height for getting out of "their" wind.
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Post by: Phillip Fields on June 02, 2015, 02:09:00 PM
15 - 20 ft.
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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on June 02, 2015, 02:34:00 PM
10-15ft for me.  No need to get nose bleeds.
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Post by: njloco on June 02, 2015, 03:03:00 PM
8-10' when I hunt from a tree.
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Post by: BowMIke on June 02, 2015, 03:11:00 PM
12' to 17' depending on stand location and prevailing winds.
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Post by: shag08 on June 02, 2015, 03:32:00 PM
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.
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Post by: deerhunter_w on June 02, 2015, 03:51:00 PM
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Post by: huronhunter on June 02, 2015, 03:57:00 PM
12 foot ladder stands . This year I'll be on the ground ( the doc gave me a brand new knee )!
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Post by: Jwilliam on June 02, 2015, 04:00:00 PM
15ft to my platform.


Bill
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Post by: M Beach on June 02, 2015, 04:26:00 PM
15- 20 feet depending on cover provided by the tree.
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Post by: Danny Rowan on June 02, 2015, 04:27:00 PM
I stay on the ground mostly these days, getting too old to climb up too high.
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Post by: KyStickbow on June 02, 2015, 04:30:00 PM
I usually get up about 15-20'....depends on the setup.
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Post by: jt85 on June 02, 2015, 05:26:00 PM
12 to 15 to the platform for me.
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Post by: Wiley Coyote on June 02, 2015, 05:32:00 PM
12 to 15 feet depending on the cover.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Orion on June 02, 2015, 05:33:00 PM
12-14 feet to the foot platform, seat is 2 feet higher.  Try to never go higher than that.
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Post by: Fletcher on June 02, 2015, 05:33:00 PM
Usually 12 to 16 feet.  I'll hunt as low as the cover and wind will let me.  If needed, I will add some leafy branches for cover.  Oak branches work best.
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Post by: Steve Jr on June 02, 2015, 05:38:00 PM
I like to be 10' to 18' but this year I might try to do some hunting from the ground.
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Post by: dnurk on June 02, 2015, 05:43:00 PM
Whatever height gives me the best vision and also provides some type of cover to break up my outline.  When hunting big mature oak and hardwood flats it's around 20 feet.   Hunting thicker cover or areas with lots of brush/bushes I can get up around 12 feet to see over most of it and still have some cover for myself.
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Post by: 9 Shocks on June 02, 2015, 06:27:00 PM
Depends for me as well but I like the reduced shot angle of a lower stand.  Most of mine are around 12 feet.  One of my favorites is in a super brushy cedar tree and I trimmed a little hidey hole out. That stand is only about 9 feet off the ground.  Had deer right under the tree too.
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Post by: stagetek on June 02, 2015, 06:53:00 PM
Usually around 18'. Sometimes a bit higher in a tree with fewer branches. And, a bit lower in Pine trees.
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Post by: Charlie3 on June 02, 2015, 09:34:00 PM
15ish for me. Last fall I was in a friends hang-on slightly over 20 ft high and shot a doe that was sniffing the tree I was in. Entrance clipped her spine, exit out her brisket, and she died real quick. All that to say shot angle does not garuntee you will or won't have a shot.
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Post by: Cootling on June 02, 2015, 10:20:00 PM
Usually 8-12 feet, regulated by best place to hang a stand.  That's usually enough.
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Post by: rolltidehunter on June 02, 2015, 10:30:00 PM
It's all depends on the tree that I need to be in. Any where from 10-20. I do not like to be over 20
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Post by: rolltidehunter on June 02, 2015, 11:00:00 PM
It's all depends on the tree that I need to be in. Any where from 10-20. I do not like to be over 20
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Post by: recurvehunt on June 02, 2015, 11:04:00 PM
Have a fairly light set-up that I have been slowly improving on over the years.  

Older model lone wolf (8lbs) and three mini-lone wolf sticks with small climbing rope extension on bottom stick.  

Max height achievable for me with that set-up is around 15 feet.  Will gladly hunt lower than that with good cover
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Post by: Msbow on June 03, 2015, 02:18:00 AM
10 to 15 at the most for me.
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Post by: huckbuck on June 03, 2015, 07:28:00 AM
Mine average 10 ft.
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Post by: dbd870 on June 03, 2015, 07:34:00 AM
15-17' Shot angle and all that.
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Post by: VA Elite on June 03, 2015, 09:34:00 AM
I think 15 seems to be the average over all..wind must be in your favor regardless...
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Post by: JamesV on June 03, 2015, 11:18:00 AM
My pull up rope is 25 ft, tied to the platform of my climber. When my bow starts to leave the ground I will adjust and tie off according the the cover. I am hunting smart deer in bottom land hardwood with very tall trees.

James
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on June 03, 2015, 01:06:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Keith Zimmerman:
10-15ft for me.  No need to get nose bleeds.
Same as Keith. Much better shot angle the lower you are and makes it easier to hit both lungs.
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Post by: Skipmaster1 on June 03, 2015, 07:18:00 PM
I prefer hunting 25'+. It's how I always hunted with wheels. 30-35' wasn't out of the question. I set up for farther shots though for a better shot angle. Now with trad gear I like 18-25' because most of the areas I hunt have no cover. If I can get in a tree with good cover I might go as low as 15'. I also set up for 15-20 yard shots usually. I don't want them right under me
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Post by: Bowwild on June 03, 2015, 09:56:00 PM
Depends upon the topography and the tree (cover and access) but I seem to end up around 14-16 feet.  

Higher than that I don't like the shot angle. Lower and I feel like a sore thumb.
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Post by: Sam McMichael on June 03, 2015, 10:05:00 PM
About 10 to 12 feet.
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Post by: VictoryHunter on June 03, 2015, 10:35:00 PM
I typically set up at 15 feet high
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Post by: gregg dudley on June 03, 2015, 11:03:00 PM
While I believe that the wrong tree in the right place is better than the right tree in the wrong place, I don't go high unless u absolutely must.  Like others have said, the shot angle is much better at lower heights.  I prefer good cover and 12-15 feet off the ground.
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Post by: Ark.Buck on June 04, 2015, 11:07:00 AM
I usually hunt from 15-18', the older I get the lower I go!
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Post by: huskyarcher on June 04, 2015, 01:01:00 PM
I am usually very high (25-32) but have recently been moving them lower and lower. The wind is really the problem here, not the cover.
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Post by: jcprintz on June 04, 2015, 07:59:00 PM
Usually 8-10' but no matter how high you go be sure you have good back cover. Seems the older I get the lower I go.
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Post by: jcprintz on June 04, 2015, 08:00:00 PM
Usually 8-10' but no matter how high you go be sure you have good back cover. Seems the older I get the lower I go.