Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 hey guys been wondering, how far up do yall hang your stand? never really knew lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourthenILdeerhunter Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 most ppl i see on here say 20 ft i just shoot out of a shooting box blind thingey dont know how high it is but high enough to get the job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Totally depends on the terrain and surrounding cover. I've had stands anywhere from 12 feet to 35 feet above terra firma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 I would agree with the terrain and surrounding trees. You don't want to get to high and have smaller trees blocking good shooting lanes. I usually am at around 17-20 ft with my climber and my ladders are 15 ft. I have shoot deer out of a wooden platform stand that is probably 9 ft at most at floor level. Main thing is to be scent free as possible and use the wind to your advantage to where you anticipate the deer to come from. Also limit your movements at the lower height levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Depends on cover and terrain. Usually go up 20 feet or more in my climber. My ladder stands are only 12 foot stands. My hang on is about 22 feet up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 im with wtnhunt, my ladder is 22ft, and my climber has a 20ft rope attached to the bottom so i know when im atleast 20 ft, and same for the lock on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Our ladder stands are 15 ft. We have 20 ft climbing sticks with all our hang-ons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 It depends I have 3 ladder stands and my climber, with the ladder stand there at 15, 15 and 17 but my climber is a different story, I'll go as high as I need to, I'm been 12ft up for bear hunting and when I was hunting in a old pine grove (ya know how they dont have branches up a way's) I was up 29ft, I'm usually around 20 or 22ft the highest I've ever been was about 32ft, I have a 30ft bow rope and it was off the ground and I was still going up. But I usually just go up as high as I can/have to/able, I sometimes might be able to go up 25 ro 28 ft but can only see to shoot if i'm below 23 ft. So it depends ALOT on the area I'm hunting. On food plots or farm fields I'm as high as I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC8point Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Totally depends on the terrain and surrounding cover. I've had stands anywhere from 12 feet to 35 feet above terra firma. I agree you don't won't to get to high and sky line yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 One of our stands is 17 feet, another is 15 feet, another is only 8 feet, and with my climber I usually go up to 20-25 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeaveragehunter Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I use no more than 8 spikes and that gets me 12-16 feet in the air. Anything higher is not necessary when you got spruce and pine trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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