Where to aim?

[Court2005]

I have only hunted from a 15 foot ladder stand in the past and adjusted fine when practicing. However This year I will be in a climber around 25 to 30 feet up since I’m hunting right in the middle of a small 18 acre plot of woods in a creek bottom. Where do I need to aim when the deer are within 15 to 20 feet? What tips or tricks do you use when aiming?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Low Fence]

Same as ground level: aim for the exit

[Buckwheat]

Same as ground level: aim for the exit

Could have said it any better.^^^^^


“There's more fun in hunting with the handicap of the bow than there is in hunting with the sureness of the gun.” -Fred Bear-

[Court2005]

Thanks, wasn’t sure if it changes when I get higher.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[The Insurance Guy]

It does change. If you are 30ft up and the deer are 15 foot from the base of the tree you are going to hit high with your 20 yard pin. Bring a target and set it out and test it. You will hit high at that angle

[Czechfish]

It does change. If you are 30ft up and the deer are 15 foot from the base of the tree you are going to hit high with your 20 yard pin. Bring a target and set it out and test it. You will hit high at that angle

Correct
Steep shot angle from that height will get you “no mans land”, spine or miss.
Practice the shot

[xman59]

if you have a range finder, take some ground level readings and flag the distances if need be,, your shot will be the same distance as if it was level,,, at ground it might be 18 yards, but at 20+ feet in the air the range finder will read it about 25 yards,,but the gravitational effect will still only be 18 yards.. shooting down at steep angles the arrow will also shed slightly less speed than at ground level, how much i don't know,,,
if you have an angle compensating range finder, make the shot as it reads

[Dusty Britches]

I'm inclined to think (see what I did there ) that from that height, something you really need to be careful of is how you execute your shot. Make sure your anchor is the same as if you were level, roll at the hips, not the shoulders, down into your spot. Rolling at your shoulders changes your anchor and how you see through the peep; the result will be a very high shot. Coupled with the deer jumping down on the string sound, you will miss nearly every time. The times you connect will be bad shots.