Shooting a Bow - Standing or Sitting ?

[fasteddie]

Wondering how many stand or sit when shooting a deer with a bow . I practice both ways in the back yard and have a 10' ladder stand to shoot from . I have to stand to shoot at my 30 yard target as I have a cable from a tree to a post for my bird feeder and Bug Zapper . I would hit the line if I was sitting down . I place a bag target 20 from the stand yards and shoot sitting .

If you can't shoot both ways , there is a chance of getting busted if you move when a deer approaches . Camo may help hide you but movement will get you busted !

[moog5050]

I will sit if I can, but shoot both ways.

[dbHunterNY]

I practice shooting on very uneven ground, sitting, standing, and even twisted around.  I know some that are very good shots that do well in competition standing there but ask them to do anything different like sit and they can't hit anything.
 

good advice!

 

[growalot]

Most of the time ..not always I stand I practice equally both ways...it really depends on how long I have sat and which stand I'm in . Hey they don't always wonder by on the correct side and sometimes my draw would be hindered if I did not standup.

[moog5050]

Honestly, I never found it to be very different shooting seated or standing other than trying to shoot to my right seated.  That I cannot do. 

[Hock3y24]

If you going to be shooting sitting be careful with ladder stands, I wacked a limb off one before. I now only bow hunt from hang on stands

Edited August 6, 2015 by Hock3y24

[518BowSlayer]

I always try to shoot standing up. mostly because it's next to impossible to shoot to your right if your sitting, assuming your right handed.

[Merlot]

Standing for me, although I will sit in anticipation, then arise.

[josephmrtn]

Standing... running cameras and everything is too hard while sitting imo

[grampy]

I hunt mostly from natural ground blinds sitting on a milk crate. So I practice shooting from one. When shooting to the right, I simply put my right foot back along the side of the crate and slide to my knees, to square up to the target. I most always have a good size tree to my back and actually practice getting into position for a shot behind me if need be. They don't always come from where you expect them to. After being burned a few too many times, I now am prepared for shots from different positions from different directions. And practice is the only way you can prepare for those shots.

[Doc]

I practice sitting and standing and kneeling. However, I seem to get better consistency and back tension when standing. So when in my ground blinds, if I believe I can get into a standing position without a whole lot of movement and commotion, I will try to stand. As has already been mentioned, it is impossible for me to shoot to my right when sitting, so that will force me to stand or kneel. But if I have a good shot at 20 yards, and I can get into the traditional standing shooting stance, I'm a real happy hunter. It is my most confident shooting stance.

[G-Man]

Good advice, and I would add practice from am elevated spot at 3d target so you can see and learn where the vials are!!

[NFA-ADK]

We practice many different type of shots during practice.  180 Degree turn and shoot, we sit but rarely kneel as this is not a common position to shoot, but I did it yesterday due to an overhanging branch causing only one open gap to shoot.  We often shoot with obstructions to see how bad deflections are and how to know your arrow path. 

 

With your target at 40 yards any object at your 20 yard pin will be hit at 20 yards.  Same at 30 yards with a 40 yard target.  Simply put if an object is on your pin and is at that yardage of that pin it will get hit. 

 

So if your shooting 40 yards and have a branch at 20, your 20 yard pin must not be on the branch when on target at 40.  Neat little trick to know. 

 

Fun shot!  Set up a target at 40-50 yards in a ditch where you can only see the top part of the neck (Back is just out of view or slightly in it, level ground.)  If your dirt mound is at 30 yards then your 30 yard pin would be just above the dirt when shooting and you can still get an X.  (Your 40 yard pin would actually be aimed in the dirt.)  Most shooters have a hard time with this shot but man it is fun!  I call it the no see them shot but you need some distance for arrow to be able to drop in.  Really fast bows might need more than 50 yards, I am shooting about 275fps ish.  One of the reasons this is a favorite shot is you are literally an inch or so above that mound at 30 yards and have to be precise to get a perfect shot and can loose an arrow if slightly off into the dirt.  (Most shoot over the target on this shot as many are afraid to shoot with a pin in the dirt.)  Trick is to use your 30 yard pin on the high part of the dirt so you don't loose an arrow.  This can be done with one target blocking another 10 yards apart so if you miss you are still hitting a target instead of dirt. 

[Doc]

I reserve still hunting for gun season, but even so, I have found myself in shooting situations on my way to the stand more than just a few times. This often forces some strange requirements for shooting stances that you ought to be at least familiar with.

 

Lowering my profile by kneeling is one of the techniques that I use when caught unprepared in one of those unplanned situations. So, that is one of my practice shots that I try to stir into my practice sessions.

 

I also try to get behind something. That usually is a large tree or blowdown. That brings up another weird stance that needs to have some practice. The idea of standing behind a tree and leaning out for bow clearance. That really messes up all those hours of perfect shooting stance practice. So it doesn't hurt to mix in a few of those kinds of practice shots just to see what happens.

 

And of course, when you are caught cold and a shooting opportunity comes that is not always ideal, you might find yourself having to crouch slightly to get under an obstruction. I try to throw some of those un-natural stances to know just what kinds of problems they involve.

[Five Seasons]

always been a stander. most of my stands have a blind or rail that wouldn't allow me to sit. I've never bow hunted out of a blind but figure I'd start practicing sitting if I did.

[gfdeputy2]

I still hunt. I will sit for awhile then walk so I have shot deer both sitting & standing so I always practice both

also practice different angles, different stances such as kneeling, uneven ground even in uncomfortable positions like sitting or kneeling on tree roots, rocks ect...

[HuntOrBeHunted]

I practice both ways and have shot deer both ways.

[sweet old bill]

have done both from a tree stand and or blind.

 

[DirtTime]

Standing, sitting, and kneeling. 

[WNYBuckHunter]

I have a terrible time shooting while sitting, always seem to brush things together on the draw. Had it cost me a nice buck a couple of years ago. I stand almost the whole time I hunt now. If a deer comes out and Im sitting, and I cant get up at all, the deer walks. Im not taking a shot Im not comfortable with.

[wooly]

I need to start practicing some sort of quick draw with my eyes closed and my zipper down.

That seems like the most common time for a shooter to show up, and I haven't been able to pull it off yet,lol

 

Those last few dribbling drops hitting the leaves 20ft below when you gotta cut it off and spin around mid-stream always send them deer into red alert mode!

[Larry]

I can shoot seated or standing. just like I can shoot a gun both right and left handed now that's fun

[Fantail]

Prefer standing. There's just more room for the shot. Having said that I took a nice buck after sitting down from a ladder stand.

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[Fantail]

Took one of my best bucks off wma just after sitting down in the climber. I swear that frigging buck was 25 yards out starring up at me but he went around some jazz giving me time to get up and have my bow ready. So that only 1/2 counts

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[eagle rider]

gotta be able to do standing sitting from a tree stand and even twisted around the truck if possible.  Practice all three.