Pydpiper

I keep reading that there will be a variance in ranges from the ground to a tree stand, is there a formula or rule to follow when using a range finder at a height?
I have the entry level Bushnell, and shooting an Exocet.

Thanks!
David

Dnk

If I'm on a stand. I will put out one marker at either 20 or 30 yards. Its not worth calculating the pathagorean formula for this. I guess if it bugs me I'll get a newer type from Leupold or Bushnell that tells you from a stand. But I'm happy with what I do right now.

Pydpiper

Thanks!
So you measure from the base of the stand/tree and put your markers out from there? That makes sense. As long as I can find a way to do this and remain consistent.

Bigg~BirddVA

You can figure yardage out using the Pythagorean Theorem a2 + b2 = c2

For example if your treestand is 15 ft high (a2)
A tree from the base of your tree is 20 yards or 60 feet (b2)

Then you would square 15' /15x15=225'
Then you would square 60'/ 3600'
Add Those 225'+3600'=3825'
c2=3825'
Now find the square root of that 3825' squared is 62' (rounded)
3 divided into 62'=20.6 yards

Thats how you find actual yardage assuming that the ground is fairly level.

awshucks

Did a little testing on this subject. Have two ladder stands 12' to platform, so standing up my bows are about 18' up, bear baits are at 17 yds, both the same coincidentally. Took target to baits and shot Emax at them. My 20 yd xhair was dead on. My personal belief is unless you are going way up the tree, it's much ado about very little.

Hotburn76

I'm with Dan on this one. My main stand is 23 feet to the platform and that probably puts my CB right about 26 feet since most of my shots are sitting. The barn at my mother in-laws is right at 21 feet and I sit a chair up there and shoot off it for practice. My CB is sighted in on the ground and when I go up on the roof it is always right on. Some times it may seem to be an inch high butmost of the time its in the black circle of the block. Some people have different things happen up in the stand, but it never happens to me. As for you range finder I can not help, I have all my twenties and thirties marked off at all my spots so I do not use a range finder.

Pointrunner

With using rangefinders (from a treestand):

The easiest way to range while in a tree reguardless of heightis to use your range finder and get the distance fromyour eye levelto a parallel tree-and use thisone of severalmental distance markers.Even though therangemay begreater on the ground your bolt is not affected by graviety as much (resulting in a downward slope).This is the concept of TBR-True ballistic range. In which an object may be 50 yards from the ground where as you will aim as if it is 42 yards. Do not range from the treestand to the ground or any obstacles lower than eye level thanyou arein the tree (this will give you a greater distance than your aiming point).

Hope this helps,

PointRunner

Pydpiper

Thanks guys!
My stand is about 8',applying what you guys have given me here I will climb up and fire off some practice shots..