pruts Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 I picked up my first tree stand last week and have the camera out finalizing where I want to place it. But I'm not sure how high I should go. I was thinking about 15 feet, dose that seem right? How high do you guys hang yours? Thanks for your help Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewink Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 No less than 15' I like to get mine around 20 if the situation allows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Take more into consideration what type of tree you are hanging in and what the elevation is around the stand. I would say that 18 feet or higher in most cases, but if there are no limbs all the way up I would go as high as 25 or so. I've been as high as the mid 30's in a climber but that's becuase I was needing to see over some stuff and I was gun hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 (edited) 20 to 30 ft...depends on what kind of background cover I have once I get up there..I prefere to be in some type of conifer..you will prob lose your leaves early, but dont get so high they block your veiw. Edited August 1, 2011 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearClaw Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 I would say 15' minimum but I put mine at 18' and I'm also on the side of a hill. That gives me an extra 5' in front of me (good) but puts me eye level sometimes behind me with the deer (bad). Most deer in that travel pattern come below me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 In some cases you can be too high. Ive hunted in spots where once you got so high, you couldnt see much because of all the tree limbs and foliage below you. For me, 15-18 feet is plenty early in the year when there is plenty of foliage, and alot of the times where I hunt, visibility would really decrease if you were much higher. Once the leaves fall off i prefer to be atleast 20 feet up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 20 feet minimum in most situations, but as stated earlier it really depends on the location, type of tree, and cover you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 In some cases you can be too high. Ive hunted in spots where once you got so high, you couldnt see much because of all the tree limbs and foliage below you. For me, 15-18 feet is plenty early in the year when there is plenty of foliage, and alot of the times where I hunt, visibility would really decrease if you were much higher. Once the leaves fall off i prefer to be atleast 20 feet up. Agreed 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I bow hunt from the ground up. I don't go any higher than the cover allows. Most of my set stands are between 15 and 20' in multi-trunk trees. I have one that is only 8/10' high in a thick fence row. If I need to higher I'll use a climber. Never saw the need to go much higher than 25'. The higher you go the harder the shot angle to the vitals of a deer. You will hear people say they climb high to beat the deer's nose. You have to beat their nose at any height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Depends on cover and terrain. Hang on usually is about 20-22 ft up. Got one spot I climb around 30-35 ft up, but that is only because the trees are down the side of a hill, only actually about 20 feet above the grade 10 yards out in front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 i only go up as high as the back cover and terrain dictate. some stands i can get away at 15 feet, some others 25 feet is better. what most guys dont take into consideration is all the possible directions a deer can come form. some places you know which way and its easy to set a stand. but i have one place where they can come from any direction thats why its at 25 feet. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Most are 15 to 20 feet up I'd say. If I usually hang my stand as high as I can until I start to run into branches. This gives me enough cover to back up my outline. Some have said that they go higher after most of the foliage has dropped, but i know a handful of instances wear i went lower then. if i went higher there was too much sky and not enough clutter to break up my silhouette, but going lower gave me trees behind me. otherwise i'd have to bring snow camo cover-ups and that's just something else i'm trucking into the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujack Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 About 16-25 feet up to me is just right. Sometimes lower can be better though. I don't really ever get about 25' though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 All my hang on stands have 20' climbing sticks. I usually use a climber during gun season and tend to go a little higher then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildthing Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Depending on the terrain I am hunting and cover...I am usually right around 25 feet. Archery season I mainly use hang-on stands or a climber...and usually get to around 25 feet. Ladder stands I use for gun season...and usually go to about 15 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pruts Posted August 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Thanks for the advice. The bush I'm going to hang it in is really open and almost all deciduous trees other than the edges that are thick saplings and grasses where I know deer bed and come in and out of the bush to the field. I'm planning on hanging just into the middle about 20-25 yards, just off a dried up creek bed the travel on. On a wide tree to help breakup my silhouette and given everything I've read I think I will go about 20 feet. It's going to be about a month or so before I hang it so I still got the camera up. I moved it on saturday to a spot where I found tracks, I'll post some pics when I go check it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntnfish Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Agreed 100% X2. When you get too high you can run into some steep shooting angles leading to small a small area to place your arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00DodgeGuy Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 My opinion is that I don't go any higher than I have to. Cover in the tree dictates a lot about my stand placement. If you only hunt the stand when you have the wind direction in your favor and use proper scent elimination you don't need to be 20 feet in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Most of mine are about 15 feet up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Depends on the setup and area. Some of my stands are around 15-16ft then I have some around 20ft. If you have good cover you can get by with 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Depends on the cover too. I've had some in the 14' to 15' range with limbs covered in vines all around the stand. In those cases I had to cut shooting holes out of them and from the outside looking in they resembled a natural ground blind in a tree. Most times I put my hang on stands just above the 1st good cover with good cover around me. Those I've hunted in recent years range from 18' to 28'. I'd say the average is ~22'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 i have a fixed stand that in the tree i picked out could not get higher then 9 or 10 feet and killed deer out of it but i use a climber the most and i get 15 to 30 feet in the tree all depends where i am hunting at we have some big hills here were i hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 depends on ALOT of thing. bow/gun, background, cover, shooting distance, obstructions. but on average I would say around 20' is normal with my bow. With my climber I have been up to 40' in one area....it gets a little sketchy at that heigth. I also have one stand that only sitts 10ft off ground. it's on the top of a hill with a sharp drop off of 15' to two trails that are heavly used. The two trails are only 10yds and 25yds from the base of the hill so i am 25' above my target and 15yds and 30yds from the trails. but I like to be as high as I can comfortably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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