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Tree Stands?
bjrogg:
Thanks Osage very helpful advice. Right now even cheap stuff is a substantial investment for me. My son always hunts with me for gun season I would love to have him come for bow but he's really poor climber. Some how my son in-law got him to stand on his ladder while he hunted with his wheelie bow and they took a small doe I still can't quite picture that one because he shakes the whole time he climbs a ladder. lol. He loves to go hunting it thrumps all his fears.
Bjrogg
PS RAMBLE ON OSAGE. Thanks for the pictures to. One other question do you try to shoot from sitting position? It seems the best method for me was to stand side ways and kneel one knee on seat. For shooting from elevated position I bend at the waist to face target at same angle I would face it standing on ground, that keeps my "aiming" point the same and stops me from shooting high
osage outlaw:
With a bow I always stand to shoot. If I see a deer headed my way I stand up the first chance I get without spooking it.
BowEd:
bjrogg....It's best to practice from all type of positions I'm sure you realize.The darn deer rarely appear where you want them to.If possible I like to shoot standing but it is'nt necessary.
OO's got some nice setups there.GO get em buddy.I think I'm at 9 tree stands here and 4 ladder stands.2 ground blinds.Wind is a factor so having that many helps to be adjustable to conditions.
bjrogg:
Thanks Ed. I know this will be the hard part and those darn deer just do what darn deer do appear of of no where and vanish even faster. I've been practicing many different positions from ground. Sitting in chairs, kneeling on one knee, even sitting Indian style on the ground. I still always try to "square myself up" to same angle to target if I can.the reason I asked about sitting in blind was that it seemed my limbs got in the way when I tried it. I need to get some stands and practice from them figure out how to set them up and use them. Might take a while to get the number of stands you have but I know what to ask Santa for anyhow lol. Thanks again
Bjrogg
BowEd:
bjrogg........If a person can find the time stump shooting with a blunt helps a bunch for me.Shooting from the ground reduces the angles.A 60" bow works good for me in a conventional type ground blind.
I've only been shooting and making bows since 2009 and the first year a person just needs to get on the board with a deer.I don't care if it's a yearling or what.Confidence builds from there on.Scouting your set ups properly.Maybe OO[I'm sure crookedarrow will too] has mentioned this but I always set my tree stands up so that my best window and shot is from the deer coming from behind me.A quartered away shot.Right in the sweet spot.With lots of cover in the background to break my outline up just off a main trail.Think like a deer......lol.Scrapes/bottle neck junctures of trails etc.Got oak trees?Deer love honey locust pods too.Getting this all set up a month before season is the goal.
It's really a blast even if a person does'nt get a shot during the rut with all the activity going on.Grunts/bleats/& rattle sticks help more than a person realizes too.
I've found some great deals at yard sales for deer stands lately.
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