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Joined: Nov 2014
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Old Mossy Horns
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I know it gets hashed and rehashed. But I’m just getting bowhunting bug again. How high y’all like? I’m gonna try climbing 18-20.
Thought about getting some climbing sticks for lock ons. Is 15 kinda standard for them?
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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After 15' your sight window starts to diminish due to the angle.
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10 point
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I like at least 20’ but that’s just me. Can go lower just won’t be able to get away with as much movement.
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4 point
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My bow rope is 20 feet. I climb until my bow lifts off the ground.
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14 point
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14 point
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I use 4 lone wolf sticks and I can easily get 18-22 feet
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it froze over
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Somewhere between 10 and 30 feet. As high as the cover is. If there’s no cover, which is the case in a lot of places this time of year, I’ll get as high as I can to get out of normal line of sight but not give me too hard of an angle. If that makes any sense. In hilly places where I hunt, terrain and where I expect them to be makes a difference.
This is Aldeer! The place people come to vent their frustrations and completely change their stance a few minutes later... 
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I normally stay about 20 to 22’. Shop around for sticks. The ones I buy come with five 4’ sections. From my experience once you go over 25’, that’s when the angle starts screwing with you.
"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." Captain Woodrow F. Call
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"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Freak of Nature
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A lot of the angle depends on how close the animal is when you shoot. The closer the more the window closes. I use 4 lone wolf sticks and I can easily get 18-22 feet Yeah, but you're a danged monkey. Well you smell like one anyways!
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15-25 feet is the normal rande for me
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I try and pick a tree that has some cover around it if possible. Nothing stands out more than someone hanging off a slick tree about 20’
I like my hawk sticks. I did the rope modification using the lone wolf button. Loc on stands Give you more options on tree selection, but you knew that already.
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A lot of the angle depends on how close the animal is when you shoot. The closer the more the window closes. I use 4 lone wolf sticks and I can easily get 18-22 feet Yeah, but you're a danged monkey. Well you smell like one anyways! Lol.. eat chit goober
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I think 15-16 is the minimum. 18-22 is best.
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Freak of Nature
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15-20 ft summit ladder stand works fine now that you can corn them anywhere you want em to stand, on private land at least
Last edited by Ben2; 01/02/20 11:43 AM.
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Im looking for cover and something to break up outline. I keep plenty of sticks so height that doesn't matter but I do prefer to be between 20 and 25ft. I mostly bow hunt and change sets often. I cant stand for a deer to come in and see a new ladder stand and follow the ladder right up the tree and look right at me.
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Freak of Nature
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I like a tree next to a smaller tree. I'll climb, then swing around so I'm on top of the smaller one. This really breaks the outline.
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I think 15-16 is the minimum. 18-22 is best. Terrain and angles can always come into play, but I agree with this.
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20 feet, give or take 1 or 2
Yeah cmon. Daniel White
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