How high do you like to go into the trees with your tree stand and do you have a preference for tree species to hunt from? I usually like to go about 20' if possible, preferrable in a white pine with a good canopy for visual and scent concealment. Seems like anything more makes for too sharp shooting angles if the deer is too close, and anything much less makes you too visible from the ground. Your thoughts? Good hunting, stay safe.
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How high do you like to go into the trees with your tree stand and do you have a preference for tree species to hunt from? I usu
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If you're not above 15 feet, you might as well be on the ground. I go with 18' and up, been in a 33', scared the sh!t out of me. 20-25 makes for easy sneaky draws and high scent path, so it's most effective without being ridiculously high. If worried about angles, think "aim for the exit". If you think about where the vitals are in the deer (study their anatomy), where your arrow will go in, and where it will come out, and can make a mental transect of where that all fits together in the deer's cavity, you will make very deadly shots.
But screw all that. I quit the trees thing mostly these days. I still do it sometimes, but I am hell bent for the most challenging hunt I can get my hands on, when it comes to deer.
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There are very few pines in Kansas. Wild cherry, oak, locust, hedge and hickory are the choices. I like to use my climber on a nice tall cherry oak or hickory.
Usually 20 to 24 ft will do. Haven't had any problems killing deer with rage 2 blade broadheads.
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