CRAZY?

[SheltonCreeker]

Okay guys I have to ask am I crazy? As i crawled up my little latter to the perch atop of my garage my wife from the ground explains to me how I have lost it. I kindly explained to her the only way I am going to be ready this fall is to practice like I hunt. I dont have a stand in my yard so the garage is the next best thing.......

do what ya can with, with where you are, with what ya have!

[owlbait]

Young guys like you bounce when you fall and heal quickly, looks like a deathtrap for me though  

[dragonheart]

I would never make it up there!  LOL!

[Jake Fr]

I used to do the same thing when I was singal till the landlord told me not too be carefull on those metal roofs they are slick

[SheltonCreeker]

Yes they are! This one is pretty old the shine has worn off pretty well so its not too awful bad!

[Elmer Fudd]

Think about foot placement while practicing and pretend you are in your stand. Keep your feet "closer" together as you will in a tree stand. Try to practice with the same form that you will hunt with. Do the aforementioned and your effort will be rewarded.

[wapiti792]

Don't fall dude...house calls are expensive. Might cost you a Great Plains longbow for me to patch you up    

Oh well I forgot you're young and bounce. Us old folks break  

[TooManyHobbies]

I don't have the metal roof, but I do that too. Just be careful. You could attach a ring to the roof and wear a safety harness.

[ChrisM]

wear good gripping shoes and always step on the perlings and you should be fine on such a low pitch roof.  I have played around with the idea of building an elevated platform next to the creek by the house just for that.  Kinda a pain getting strapped in to a stand several times using a stand.

[SheltonCreeker]

Good idea on the ring and safety harness. I didn't know you took trades on services Mike? Ive got alot of coyote pelts we would have to talk about before that Great Plains leaves the house!

[mwosborn]

Yep - crazy describes its!    

[rraming]

Looks good - I'd get down now!

[dixiearcher]

I definitely gotta try this!

[Zradix]

I'd just check to see if the ht is right.
Practicing from the wrong ht might mess you up in the woods....

[lpcjon2]

Theres a fine line between crazy and stupid,that line would be the edge of that roof.

[snag]

Just get used to it...they keep thinking we are crazy the rest of our lives! Have fun! I would do the same thing if I could. But where I live the neighbors would have the police out and they'd be hauling me away before I could get off the roof. haha

[maineac]

I leave an extension ladder up against a tree in the yard all late summer and fall.  Climb up to the right height, turn around and shoot from there.

[SheltonCreeker]

Thanks fellas. I knew I wasn't the only one!!

[Matthew Bolton]

Trust me a backyard shed of any kind is a priceless tool for practice lol. Cant say i dont do that frequently myself.

[Hogcoots]

My house backs up to a 10 acre "lake".  There is an earth dam that is about 15 to 20 feet tall.  I put my target below the dam and shoot from there downward.  It works pretty good to get you use to the angle. My wife thinks that I am crazy too.