Steep hills and tree stands

bpost

I live in Southern OH with lots of steep hills on my land. I still can't decide if facing down hill or up hill is better. I know the tree can help hide some movement but do you have a preference on locating a self-climber in the tree for an afternoon of hunting?

headzilla97

Im a fan of looking down hill or on a saddle

andersk

I too am a big fan of looking down hill. I've never thought much about it, but come to think ... I almost always place my stands so that the most serious hunting area is down hill from me. One problem with the up hill thing is that it puts you more on a level with the deer.

tclear

It really would depend upon the approach route of the deer for me. Most of the time I too position the stand to face downhill on most spots, but that is because that is the direction I expect the deer to approach from in those evening stands. I like the idea of the tree hiding some of your movement, but it is also very tought to be on the back side of a tree when a deer is approaching.

buckeyboy

quote:Originally posted by tclear
It really would depend upon the approach route of the deer for me. Most of the time I too position the stand to face downhill on most spots, but that is because that is the direction I expect the deer to approach from in those evening stands. I like the idea of the tree hiding some of your movement, but it is also very tought to be on the back side of a tree when a deer is approaching.
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