Shot my best Buck from a stand that was approximately 7 ft. It did have very good cover and the shot was maybe 4 yards. My normal height is probably from 12 to 16 ft using 3 sticks and a hang on stand. I mostly let the setup and cover determine how high I climb

Decades ago.....like...4 of em for me...when none of us owed a scale, we didn't worry about this stuff.   We built arrows, made sure they flew straight, and we went huntin.   They weighed what they weighed and we didn't care.   So now, with bows having carbon limbs, bows of higher efficiency, bows that shoot faster than my old Bear Grizzly that I first hunted with, and people worry about this stuff?

Shoot more.   Worry less.

I have a couple of productive stands in thick farm land hedge rows that aren't more than 3-4 feet off the ground. Perfect height for a clear shot with great concealment.

Just checking to see if any are going to Elm Hall MI. Stick bow shoot the next weekend, great shoot , good people and good course. I am headed out Saturday morning to stay for the week, drop by camp if you get to the shoot and say Hi.
 Pappy

I shoot 45 pounds (doctor's orders) and my arrows are 10 to 12 grains per pound with 3-blade heads. This combination works great. You are going to be OK, I'm sure.

I like 8 foot ladder stands.

I am glad your feeling better, the Cyclospora parasite is very serious, but the nurses should know how to find veins, so the patient makes a full recovery.    

Quote from: Watsonjay on July 23, 2026, 03:41:12 PMI bought thunderbird too and a gun, just haven't had the cajones to try on a good bow yet.

The trick to that stuff is thinning it down, watch your tack time, and apply it in thin coats without sanding between them. Trying to spray a wet coat with that stuff is asking for trouble.

Too many guys just getting started try and get every coat looking perfect, and apply too much material doing it. 3 thin coats is way better than one heavy coat... trust me on this one.

If you sand through the cured finish in spots and try to spray it again, the bare wood section will stick out like a turd in a punch bowl.  you might as well sand the whole riser again if you sand through applied cured finish.... 

And when you are done, don't touch it for 24 hours... let it cure real good.

Quote from: Watsonjay on July 23, 2026, 09:31:22 PMRub it in why dont you !!

     

Rub it in why dont you !!