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Re: How high?
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10/20/08 03:35 PM
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Depends on the location, topography, and cover. I generally get no less than 20', most are 22-26'. I always place the stand on the opposite side of the tree that I think deer will approach from. That way I can get away with some movement while the deer approach or feed, and I can draw my bow or raise my gun behind the tree, and then lean out slowly to take aim. I almost never get seen in the tree.
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Re: How high?
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10/20/08 04:49 PM
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Originally posted by jjewell:
I go up as far as a feel safe. That is normally pushing 30 feet or better. I try to climb as high as possible to avoid sight detection. If climbing a tall pine, I will go up until I get into some limbs that I don't feel like cutting. The higher the better is my opinion. Same here while bow huntin. 50 ft average in a pine using a rifle.
"This is the day that the Lord hath made,I will rejoice and be glad in it."
Behind every successful buck stands a good doe
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Re: How high?
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10/20/08 05:20 PM
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Originally posted by camoredneck24: Originally posted by jjewell:
[b] I go up as far as a feel safe. That is normally pushing 30 feet or better. I try to climb as high as possible to avoid sight detection. If climbing a tall pine, I will go up until I get into some limbs that I don't feel like cutting. The higher the better is my opinion.
50 ft average in a pine using a rifle. [/b]50 ft avg  Do you understand lengths of measurement? That is sky scraping high for an average. You must have several super tall skinny pines in your area. I average 25-35 feet per climb depending on the tree and landscape.
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Re: How high?
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10/20/08 05:26 PM
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camoredneck24
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Originally posted by mcfack: Originally posted by camoredneck24: [b] Originally posted by jjewell:
[b] I go up as far as a feel safe. That is normally pushing 30 feet or better. I try to climb as high as possible to avoid sight detection. If climbing a tall pine, I will go up until I get into some limbs that I don't feel like cutting. The higher the better is my opinion. Same here while bow huntin. 50 ft average in a pine using a rifle. [/b]
I average 25-35 feet per climb depending on the tree and landscape. [/b]Yes sir I do understand measurement quite well, A's in Math for the most part. 
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Re: How high?
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10/20/08 08:35 PM
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Reyn
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Re: How high?
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10/20/08 08:48 PM
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With a bow it's all about cover. It takes alot of movement to draw a bow so you should ALWAYS use cover as much as possible  With a bow i'll take cover over height anyday
"Hell with them fellows, buzzard got to eat same as a worm"
Josey Wales
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Re: How high?
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10/21/08 05:18 AM
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YALL ARN'T GOING TO BELIVE ME, But I have killed more deer with a bow from the ground than I have in a tree. Make sure you have your wind in check and get fully camo. It doesn't matter if i'm in a tree or on the ground just blend in.
Roll Tide!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is all...
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Re: How high?
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10/21/08 07:11 AM
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MarkBAMA
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Originally posted by camoredneck24: Originally posted by mcfack: [b] Originally posted by camoredneck24: [b] quote:
Originally posted by jjewell:
I go up as far as a feel safe. That is normally pushing 30 feet or better. I try to climb as high as possible to avoid sight detection. If climbing a tall pine, I will go up until I get into some limbs that I don't feel like cutting. The higher the better is my opinion. Same here while bow huntin. 50 ft average in a pine using a rifle. [/b]
I average 25-35 feet per climb depending on the tree and landscape. [/b]Yes sir I do understand measurement quite well, A's in Math for the most part.
Yeah.....
He tells her that this _____________ is 6" too !!
ROLL TIDE !!!
Enough Said....
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Re: How high?
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10/21/08 08:58 AM
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Originally posted by westflgator:
If you get too high while bow hunting, it will give you a bad angle on most shots, making it harder to get a double lung shot. Also giving you less room for error. I like to be around 20' but with some cover. I agree, I like to climb 17-20 feet and be behind the tree when deer approach. Unless I am on a field, in that case at least 25' high. I have cut branches from around my stand and brush myself in during early season when the tree canopy in thick woods prevents you from climbing very high. I shot 2 bucks last year in bow season, 1 from 8 feet high the other about 15 feet high. Both cases I climbed as high as the tree would let me and had good cover and shot the deer at 20 yards and 13 yards respectively.
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