Need some hang on stand help/advice

[offthemap]

This & practice shooting from your stand once you have it up. Even just a couple arrows will go a long way with your confidence to draw and shoot properly.

First, determine varying distances of trees, bushes, etc., from the base of your stand to use as quick reference landmarks and commit those distances for each to memory. As far as figuring the angle vs. the distance is concerned, there is a quick formula that I was told by the guy that got me into archery & I used for a time before the angle compensating rangefinders came out. I can't recall exactly but its something along these lines: starting at 15 yards (lateral distance from the ground at the base of your stand), subtract one yard and shoot for 14y. Then for every 5 yards after that you'll subtract one extra yard for every 5y increment, for example:

20y - 2y = shoot for 18y
25y - 3y = shoot for 22y
30y - 4y = shoot for 26y
etc., so on and so forth.

Hopefully someone on here can verify my formula my post oak geometry

CORRECTION: I had it wrong. You should take away the yardage from whatever the line of sight distance is, NOT the lateral distance. So if you're in a tree and use a rangefinder to shoot a distance down on an animal, you can use the rough formula I set out above to judge where to shoot. This math relevant if you're around 20'-25' up.

[GarGuy]

CORRECTION: I had it wrong. You should take away the yardage from whatever the line of sight distance is, NOT the lateral distance. So if you're in a tree and use a rangefinder to shoot a distance down on an animal, you can use the rough formula I set out above to judge where to shoot. This math relevant if you're around 20'-25' up.

That formula is plenty close enough but there are a ton of variables in it and it wont be exact for anyone.

[Quackerbox]

Aim for the distance from the base of your tree to the animal. might not hurt to range a few spots and put a marker out. the further from the tree the animal is, the less the elevation effects you relatively.

Easiest way right there. Once I'm set I walk to trees,bushes or trails and range back to my tree.

Most bows now days are flat enough not a whole lot of adjustments need to be made inside 20 anyway. I'm good from 15 to about 27 with my pin set at 20

[offthemap]

That formula is plenty close enough but there are a ton of variables in it and it wont be exact for anyone.

Correct, I forgot to make that clear. This will get ya close enough if you're in a pinch

[Cjconner]

Thanks fellas that's what I was wondering about the elevated shooting as for the stand I had picked one up on sale and have made the seat bigger the platform bigger and added armrests trying to get comfortable but still move around

[Sleepy]

If you're hanging your stand by yourself, take a long rope, tie it to the seat of your stand, then tie the other end off to your harness. Now you can go up the tree just 1 time. Once I strap my stick ladder tight, I'll go as high as I can and put in a screw in step. Throw the rope that's tied to you and your harness over it and use it as a pulley to pull your stand up. Once you get it where you want it, just make a few quick wraps around the climbing step to hold it in place. Since you tied it off to the seat, it is now hanging in the perfect position to get your straps around the tree to get it sucked in tight.

I have 2 safety harnesses. 1 with lots of pockets for setting and taking down stands and one without all the vest/pocket stuff for hunting.

Best thing is take time to think it out and see how you can get it all done in one trip up. When I first started, I wore myself out going up and down to get this or that.

There is really no limit as to how high you go. The higher you are, the more concealed you are and the more movement you can get away with. Some folks have great luck at 12', some at 30'. Most of mine are set between 20'-25' and I feel like it's just right for a little extra movement without getting busted.

[gonehuntin68]

Make sure and practice a few times shooting out of your stand from 0-10 yards. Distance under 10 yards messes a lot of hunters up when 15-25ft in the air.

[sqiggy]

Thanks fellas that's what I was wondering about the elevated shooting as for the stand I had picked one up on sale and have made the seat bigger the platform bigger and added armrests trying to get comfortable but still move around

The best stand I have is a aluminum. Weighs about 11 lbs., has a big cushion seat and platform, no arm rest. When I bought it, I paid $60 something for it being it was on clearance. Wished I would have bought 2 more of them since I can't find another like it.
The bigger and bulky it is, the harder it will be to hang.

If you're hanging your stand by yourself, take a long rope, tie it to the seat of your stand, then tie the other end off to your harness. Now you can go up the tree just 1 time.

Or, you can make a system up like I have. It's a strap that you put above where your stand will be and has a pulley and rope. As you pull your stand up, it locks in place so you can grab another bite on the rope and pull it up again till you get to the height you want. It locks in place leaving both your hands free to put the strap or straps on the stand around the tree and then back to the stand. Snug it up, fold stand out, make any final adjustments, and your ready to hunt.