buckblaster Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 how high do you guys go up in your treestand?? i go about 18-20 feet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? Same as you usually...18-20 feet or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? Same here too. However I have 1 stand that needs to go higher. Every year I get busted by a certain doe, I am sure of it. And every summer I look at the stand from the ground and convince myself its good. Well again this year I got busted. No way a "normal" deer would bust me and I see plenty from the stand believe me. Its just this one old girl. Next year I am going about 8 to 10 feet higher to a fork in the tree. Its the perfect tree and moving it to another would kill one shooting lane or the other on distance... Got to go higher. However I like 18 to 20 feet so going 25 to 30 may be weird. I will of coarse practice for this height change but still. It will be weird but its getting personal.... Good Luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struttinhoyt Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? with my gun i go as high as i can get last week end i was about 30 ft but on a good tree tho........ with my bow i dont like to get over 15ft b/c of the angle of the shot......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckblaster Posted November 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? I HAVE the same problem, there is this one doe that always seems to know that im there,,,so if shes spooked she then makes the other jumpy...i HATE HER haha. like you its a perfect tree, and moving it would not put me a good shooting lanes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? Mine is at about 17 feet now so I figure if I can get my body up to the forked out branch 10 feet higher then it will break up my outline better and get the stand off the "line of sight" a bit more. Its a gradual sloping log road intersection with the stand in the fork of the log roads with a nice knoll behind it. Perfect funnel to and from my lower clover fields... The stand is set within a two truck tree already with the trees only 18" apart where I'm at now, but no branches or other cover. Dang doe saw me at over 60 yards threw thick sapplings from up wind so I know she knows to look at the stand before bringing her fawns up. For 3 years now we have danced this dance... LOL I'll get her next fall.... I hope... She's 4.5 years old by then... Should be a monster too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? The tree I'm in, and the surrounding cover ussually dictate how high I'll be. I would rather be 12 feet up with good cover, that 20 feet up and have no background cover. Normally I'm 17 to 22 feet up I would guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? 14'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoisbowhunter Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? Most of the time Im between 20-30ft in my climber, dont hunt out of a single ladder stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? 15 ft--have a couple in thick cover that are only 12 ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? It's always been 18 to 20' for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Re: how high????? 18-20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Re: how high????? 10 feet with my 2 ladder stands, and 15 with our permanent blind. I know it's kinda low, but we can't really get much higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Re: how high????? If the leaves are on, I may go 15-20. When the leaves are off, I find the widest tree my summit will go around and go 25-30 ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Re: how high????? 20-30ft.... I love to try and beat the wind.... Go higher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KSNimrod Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Re: how high????? Here in Kanas the trees aren't really suited for climbers. We go 20' if possible with lock ons, 12-15 with ladders and whereever we've got good cover we'll build permanent stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Re: how high????? Depends on the area. I have one oak that im roughly 8-10' but I am hunting the lower branches of that one. If I carry my climber I usually end up roughly 15'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Re: how high????? I HAVE 16' LADDERS FOR MY LOCK ON STANDS. I GO A LITTLE HIGHER IN MY CLIMBER,ABOUT 20'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Re: how high????? 15 - 20 feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Re: how high????? 10to 13 feet. Our deer don't look up due to the lower hunting pressure and the bush is so thick most places if you got up 20 or 25 feet you wouldn't be able to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Re: how high????? Depending on cover it can be anywhere from 15' to 30'. Most are in the 18' to 22' range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Re: how high????? I have a ladder stand that my son and I use that is 15 ft. at the seat and the other 2 that I hunt out of by myself are 20-25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchback29A1 Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Re: how high????? Here in NC I go no less than 20 feet. Ive got a bow rope cut at 25 feet and usually (all but once) I make sure i get all the way to the end of the rope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WisconsinArcher Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Re: how high????? I usually go 23-25 feet up in the trees. Like it has been mentioned before, cover is much a dictating factor. The higher you go, the further away the deer needs to be for the same angle to occur if you were lower. After hunting high, its tough to get down to 15 feet and get away with much. I hunt as high as i can go with still being able to get a high percentage double lung shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Re: how high????? i usually go to around 15-20 feet...kind of high for me seein that i am afraid of heights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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