shooting a recurve from a tripod

[woody]

I have a tripod stand that is set up 17 yards from a feeder and i have used it for hunting with my compound bow. It has a guardrail around 3 sides{ i attach camo netting to the guardrail} and the side toward the feeder is open. I was wondering if it will be possible to shoot a recurve when sitting in a tripod stand. I think my 60" bow might be too long {when i cant the bow} and will hit the guardrail. I might have to build a ground blind to use my recurve. Thoughts? Woody

[LostHawg]

Well, I would take the railing off and back it into the brush if possible.

[Cropduster]

Shooting out of a set pod is no problem at all if you would remove the guardrail. I do it all the time and have had real good success. The main concern is that you have a good background, so that the deer do not see your movement when you draw. I so put up some brush in front of the pod so that it is away from where the bow will be flexing. I do 95% of my shooting from an elevated stand sitting down. I think it is probably one of the better ways to hunt from an elevated platform, just practice from that position until you get the positions right. You don't want to be up there and not have full confidence in the situation. It will work if you set it up correctly.

[furhunter]

well, if the side toward the feeder is open, it should be ok, unless you need to shoot in any other direction, then do what LH says and take it off, or atleast cut it back alittle and leave the back so you can break up some of your outline!!!!

[Chunky]

I shot an axis buck out of one like that once. I had to stand up and reach over the rail....it was not easy.

I always take the rails off of that type of tri-pod. I might leave one on the back to hang stuff on..but that would be it.

[Wudstix]

Have one with a full cage built on it and am able to hunt my 60" MOAB and 62" Big River recurve from it. The open pods I back into some brush and make sure to have shade over me. Were I hunt once to sun hits you your done, very visible. The deer are also very educated after years and years of being hunted by every type of hunter.

[Mojo68]

Woody, I shot a doe out of my tripod last season using my recurve. I have a South Texas Tripod that doesn't have sides but you have to be careful not to let your bow get on the foot rest.

[LostHawg]

Woody, I shot a doe out of my tripod last season using my recurve. I have a South Texas Tripod that doesn't have sides but you have to be careful not to let your bow get on the foot rest.

I shot a hog off a tripod that had one of these over at ABC in San Saba with my 64" longbow. I had a low hanging limb over my head so the stance I had to shoot in was very ungentlemanly. ...got the hog though.

[Texas5o]

I, too, have shot a number of critters from a tripod, but never one with side rails on it. There are some really short bows out there that might work OK in that situation. Bow limb clearance is of paramount importance, IMO. If you've ever had one of you limbs strike something when you take that shot, you'll know what I mean. It sux.