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Climber Height
mschexna
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Morning
I am new to the Gun Broker forums and this is my first post in the bow hunting section....but I have a question concerning height of a climber stand.
This will be my first year to bow hunt....and I have decieded to hunt out of a climber, I am trying to get an idea of how high you take them....10, 15, 20, 25ft.....what a good height for bow hunting.
Thanks in Advance
Mike
I am new to the Gun Broker forums and this is my first post in the bow hunting section....but I have a question concerning height of a climber stand.
This will be my first year to bow hunt....and I have decieded to hunt out of a climber, I am trying to get an idea of how high you take them....10, 15, 20, 25ft.....what a good height for bow hunting.
Thanks in Advance
Mike
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How much does the height effect the arrow.....
Example....say I am 20ft off the ground....will my arrow fly true like it would if I was on the ground shooting at targets or will it shoot an inch or two higher or lower at that height.....
Mike
On the arrow flight, if you have a way to do it, sight your bow from the stand or similar position.
Welcome to the archery side of the forum.
Get a ladder out and set your climber at a certain heighth in your back-yard.Practice from your climber at a certain heights{15'-20'example} at different ranges from the base of your tree{10,20,30,40 yards?} and dial in your pins. When you get ready to set-up in the woods, mark the yards in your shooting lanes from the base of your tree with sticks or something and try to get up to your heighth that you practiced from with your climber and you should be set!?!
...Works for me!...you could always buy a range-finder too!
I think practicing from your climber is a smart thing anyhow.Practice sitting and standing,left and right shots also. You have to get used to the wind etc.. and concentrating on your pins without loosing your balance...wear a harness too!
Good-Luck!
Bow Season starts the 29th here in TX....[:D]
Mike
[:0] 29th! man, I gotta wait til Oct.1, but thats only 10 days away. [:D]
One thing to add about using a rangefinder. If it doesn't have angle compensation, the range that it gives you and the true range may not be the same. It won't affect you much if you are using a fast bow, but if your bow is a little slower (i.e. you have different 20, 30, and 40 yard pins) then it may. If you are 20 feet up and your rangefinder says it is 32 yards to the target, the true distance is really around 23 yards. This may cause you to aim higher than you should. If you are using a pendulum sight, it takes that into account, so disregard the above.
Rule #1 however is...wear a safety harness...especially climbing...since you are new to the experience. Don't let the first hunt be the last.
Safe Hunting...
For example if your stand is 21 feet up thats 7 yards, and lest say you want to shoot 30 yards the equation would let you know that you would be shooting an actual distance of 30.81 yards..... as you can see the distance is minimal.
Scout