Shooting from a tree stand??

[winger7mm]

In about a week ill be sitting in a tree stand over a bait, First time with a bow. I have been sent a couple pics of some nice bears. In the past iv been very very picky on bears. Since ill be looking for a first bowkill/first bear, pretty well if its got a nice hide ill be trying to take a shot. Up until now 100% of the bears iv had a chance at have been on ground level. Im looking for tips for shooting from a tree stand. The only one I really know is to aim for the opposite side.... More so aim for where you want the arrow to exit kinda thing. From the stand to the barrel its 19yrds.....

I also upgraded my sight to one thats not stripped out ect. I picked up a cypher 5 and will be getting her sighted in tomorrow I will have a cam out there and hope to share some good footage

[DiabeticKripple]

might not be right but someone can correct me, but i believe you want the horizontal distance, not the angled.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Take a target out and shoot from your stand...this with show you how your form changes from a sitting position and shooting at a downward angle.

LC

[blackmamba]

remember to draw your bow as if you were hunting on the ground ,aim straight out in front of you , anchor then bend at your waist to keep your anchor point the same ..

[mountainmike]

X's 2 what Mamba said......it's so easy to forget this simple thing when the Adreniline starts pumping!!!!

Cheers MM

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by blackmamba

remember to draw your bow as if you were hunting on the ground ,aim straight out in front of you , anchor then bend at your waist to keep your anchor point the same ..

Thats an awesome tip! Thanks blackmamba!

[Luxor]

familiarize yourself.....you should practice target shooting from heights first and foremost.

level shots are far different than angle shots (up and down).

[Luxor]

Originally Posted by blackmamba

remember to draw your bow as if you were hunting on the ground ,aim straight out in front of you , anchor then bend at your waist to keep your anchor point the same ..

this is fine advice for a compound bow but not the same when shooting a traditional bow

[BigRackLover]

Originally Posted by Luxor

this is fine advice for a compound bow but not the same when shooting a traditional bow

I know that feeling ... 12x over.

[H380]

Originally Posted by blackmamba

remember to draw your bow as if you were hunting on the ground ,aim straight out in front of you , anchor then bend at your waist to keep your anchor point the same ..

You're hearing from the best Daniel , bend and bring back the photos .. Good luck .

[calgarychef]

Yup, as mentioned bend at the waist so that yr form doesn't suffer and shoot for the horizontal distance. Bring a bag target if you can and take a few shots to get the feel for it. If you don't have a rangefinder then pace off a few landmarks on the ground or tie some survey ribbon at known ranges to help you judge.

Have a fun trip

[L.O.S.T.Arrow]

Both the sugestions ..shoot from the stand ...go in early with a friend bring a target shoot a couple to get familerize with the shot...bend at the waist...try not to get a bunch of aim low / hit high scenios because of angles or ARC...

as you mentioned ...picture vitals aim for most damaging shot...one huge mistake is a steep shot and one lung hit..on either the far lung or closest lung...you want to hit both on a lung shot... it can be a nasty track job and many times no bear with a one lung shot.....

remember some bears have deep chest and the long fur makes it look bigger...




Neil

[CNP]

Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple

might not be right but someone can correct me, but i believe you want the horizontal distance, not the angled.

At 19 yards, 20 ft up a tree, it doesn't matter..............difference is negligible.

57 ft base (horizontal distance)and 20 ft up a tree = a slant height of 60.4 ft.

57 ft base (horizontal distance) and 15 ft up a tree = a slant height of 58.9 ft.

Horizontal distance vs perpendicular height is only a factor over great height and long distances. It usually doesn't even come into play for archery tree stand hunting. The ARC type range finders really don't do too much for an archer.

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by H380

You're hearing from the best Daniel , bend and bring back the photos .. Good luck .

Well if all goes well I should be able to put up video lol. Pics are a must

Im headed off in the morning tomorrow to take some shots from a mock tree stand. Keep the tips coming though Thanks folks

[calgarychef]

It's the same thing for a trad bow, draw, anchor, bend at the waist and shoot for the horizontal distance.