how high is to low

[whitedolphin]

Just started using a climber and am not realy keen on going 30ft into a tree, whats the minumn without getting made in my stand. :-\

[gundeck]

I am new to treestands, but our (my son and I) ladderstand is only 18 feet and we have seen plenty of deer this year.

[First-light]

I've been in 10' stands and 20' stands. Motion and the breakup on you camo is keen. Don't look into the deers eyes either or you'll be busted.

[Fantail]

I took two deer this year Bowhunting out of a 15' stand.

Still thinking about bumping that up with some sort of extension for next year because truthfully I'm more comfortable in the 16'-18' range.

30' up in a climber?  ??? 

Screw that noise, that far up a tree and I'd probably piss myself. And that's all there is to it.

[WNYBuckHunter]

30' in a climber is too much, especially for bow hunting. You are creating angles at short range that just plain dont coincide with a good, clean kill shot. I have been hunting more with my climber this year than ever, and I dont go past 16 or 17 feet tops. Theres just no reason for it unless its 30 feet up a tree that sits in a skinny 15 foot deep draw.

[myke123]

i go 50ft so i can see 196 yrds lol na 12-15ft is all i do

[Geno C]

a buddy of mine just gave me his summit climber to use this season. i am a permanent stand guy and i never used a climber before. i will prob go up around 20 - 25ft with this one. im getting used to it.

[mkrafty133]

I prefer hunting in the 10-15 ft range.  Don't think going much above this is going to do any good.

[crappyice]

I find it all depends on thetree you plan on hunting and the surrounding hanging limbs. There are times I have been up to thiry to get above neighboring tree limbs. I did not wnat to cut them since they offer great cover. Other times, I'll stay lower for the same reason. My true comfort zone is 20-25 feet.

[nyantler]

I like the 0 to maybe the top of a big rock height myself.

[biggamefish]

  Anywhere from 15 to 25 feet.  When you use a climber always look at your back drop so if the deer do look up you are not silhoueted against the sky.  I know people who use them just to get off the ground they say they don't go over 5-10 feet.  Just use our discreation.  30 feet you get a hell of an angle when the deer come in close.

[covert]

Never used a climber but I have a hang on and a ladder stand that are about 15' up.  The only stand I've shot a deer from though is only about 7-8'; I can just about touch the platform standing on my tiptoes.

[skyzmine]

10 to 20 foot range for bow and the highest with a clean view for gun.

[Nomad]

I find cover is key. But with a climber your going up a phone pole tree more or less, so cover is slim to none, unless you can get next to some.

When in my climber I go at least 20 and on as big a tree as possible.

[Kieffer]

I use my Summit about 15 to 20 feet up.... Make sure you have a good rope connecting the top to the platform. When you are up 20 feet and the platform falls to the base of the tree its not fun.... thank god for my 2 way radio....

[doulos]

17-20 feet is plenty enough to allow you to draw.  Higher than that makes shooting much tougher. Epecially when deer are close.  I once missed a very nice 10 point that was only about 8 yards from the base of the tree while i was up about 25 feet. I actually killed the best buck of my life out of a 15 foot ladder stand that seems very short to me.

[Pipecrew]

Most of our stands are 12-13 feet with our highest at 17 feet. I shot my biggest buck out of my stand at 12 feet. You don't need to be 20-30 feet up to kill deer. 

[Frank]

At 30' your kill zone gets smaller. What you have to do is practice at the hieghts your comfortable at. 15-20 feet is my comfort zones. My uncle and cousins go up 30' and they wound more deer than any five men see.

[ballbusta]

I am scared of heights so I don't go that high usually 10 to 15 feet . Most of my trees have pines right behind them so i have cover . last year i shot a doe on opening day I was ten feet high and she was eight yards away she had no clue I was there as well as another doe that hung around for a few minutes that did not spot me.