I HATE heights. In fact, it’s one of the reasons I quit bowhunting 20+ years ago. Just didn’t feel I could hunt well on the ground, and didn’t like tree stands.
And it’s not so much a fear as this wierd thing where I seem to feel dizzy everytime I look down from a stand like that. I have a couple of ladder stands with seats from 12-15 feet I use in gun season, and I feel fine sitting in them, but if I stand and look down I get kinda dizzy. Just another wierd deal in my brain I guess.
Me personally i like to be up at least 20′. I don’t have problems getting picked off, but it all depends on the landscape. How high the underbrush is, how thick the canopy is, etc. I want to be were I can see the best and still have good cover and shooting lanes.
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I HATE heights. In fact, it’s one of the reasons I quit bowhunting 20+ years ago. Just didn’t feel I could hunt well on the ground, and didn’t like tree stands.
And it’s not so much a fear as this wierd thing where I seem to feel dizzy everytime I look down from a stand like that. I have a couple of ladder stands with seats from 12-15 feet I use in gun season, and I feel fine sitting in them, but if I stand and look down I get kinda dizzy. Just another wierd deal in my brain I guess.
I’m not a big heights guy either Dan! But get back in the game of bow hunting man…ground blinds will work just as well and you can keep your feet on the ground! 
20-30 ft
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