how high should the tree stand be??
#2
RE: how high should the tree stand be??
Depends on your set up and where you can have some cover as well as have a good opportunity for a shot. It will depend on the terrain you hunt...I have placed hang on stands from 10' to 35' b/c of the terrain and surroundings...There is not a set height to put it, put it where you are comfortable shooting from as well as feel safe....
#3
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location:
Posts: 130
RE: how high should the tree stand be??
well i live in missouri and am hunting on an old 40 acre abandoned farm so it is pretty brushy i cleaned it up a little back a few month's ago. but only the area's i'm gonna hunt. but right now the stand is only 10ft up. should i raise it??? i have a few shooting lane's and stuff. and i would feel comfortable moving it up.
#4
RE: how high should the tree stand be??
I'm usually betwween 15 and 20 feet. I use the 5 foot ladder sticks so its easy to adjust the height. But when I set up on ridges I guess I'd average between 20 and 30. Have to feel safe though.
#5
RE: how high should the tree stand be??
Hey Bro, try hunting it and see if it works, I have no way ofknowing ifit will or won't......I will say this generally the higher (within reason)that you are the better your chances of not getting busted by all their super power senses!!!!! Like I said before I have a hang on stand hung right now that is only 10' up but it is in a major cedar thicket and if I were to go any higher I would not be able to see anything but the tops of the cedars...You will have a "learning curve" to go through with your set-up's before you will have a better idea of what works best in your woods....You just need to use common sense and learn from what you see in the woods...
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: how high should the tree stand be??
I like to get as high as I can and still be able to see well. I climbedto 50 feet a few times. If it is a ladder stand I like a minimum of 15 feet.
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,828
RE: how high should the tree stand be??
I have two ladder stands and both are 15ft. I know guys with climbers and hang ons that think they have to be in the nose bleed section. My ladder stands are high enough for me.