What's the LOWEST you've ever used a tree stand?

[Dave Bulla]

He hee!

I bet I got most of you beat!

Went hunting this evening and when I got to the area I wanted to set up, I realized I'd forgotten my harness.  

Thought about going back for it but didn't want to waste the time.  Thought about just not using it but I promised myself I'd always do my best to stay safe and get back to my wife and kids.  Oh well, guess I'll be sitting on the ground.

There was a nice leaning hedge tree handy for a back rest but I still needed something to sit on.

Here is what I ended up with...

[Soilarch]

Yep, you beat by about 2 feet  

[Chris Surtees]

Dave,

I did the same thing this year and just attached my top the tree for a seat.

Ended up almost getting a shot on a rooter that evening.

[ChuckC]

Yep, beat me by only about two feet.  In a part of the marsh I hunt, I need to just see over the top of the grass.  Its a lot lighter to carry without the climbing sticks.
ChuckC

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

I have set mine up basically as a ground stand with the platform mere inches off the ground.
Great seat, and a quiet surface to stand and shoot.
Works really well on a steep side hill.

[trapperDave]

LOL I killed a deer once during bow season as I was attaching the bottom part of my climber. Had the top attached, looked up and seen 2 does feedin about 40 yds out and gettin closer. took one when the hit 20 yds as I was hidin behind my stand  :D

[**DONOTDELETE**]

About the same hight. I was hunting in a swampy area in a NJ Land trust area (sweet hollow) Had some brush in front of me and water at my feet. I just put my stand up just enuff to keep my feet out of the water.

[BrianH]

I once set my stand up about 3 feet up in the dark just to get me above the underbrush.  Shot two does that morning, both from the same group.  Shot the first one and the rest cicled around a small beaver pond, right back to me.  Lucky for me a had another bonus tag.

[BobW]

yep, did the same thing for the same reason back a number of years ago..

[Tom Leemans]

Been there before LOL!

[Arwin]

HAHAHAH!!!! Funny how some of us have been in the same situation at one time or another.

I APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR DECISION TO STAY SAFE!!!      

[MnFn]

Not that low! But a few years ago I found an area between two large sloughs that had a lot of traffic. I had a small homemade chain on treestand but I had a hardtime finding any tree that would support it. I finally did but I was only about five - six feet up. I could just barely see over the tall slough grass and cat-tails. Was the only time I got a buck to come in to rattling.

[longbowben]

Last weekend i walked all the way to my stand and ooh no i forgot my harness.Lucky i was real early and had time to walk back to my truck and get my harnes.Im not getting into a stand without a harness.You did the right thing.