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Spent many a cold, frosty morning humped up.on a tree limb, shivering like a dog passing peach seeds

I'm too old now! I don't get no lower than 'taters or higher than corn!
I build box blinds, set them about 3 feet (32") off the ground.
Good enough for me!

You young bucks enjoy it while you can.I definitely miss it,but my hunting is done on the ground now…

On the property I hunt nearly all the ladder stands are 12', never felt the need to go any higher.

+1. In my younger days we had stands anywhere from 15' - 22' and never gave it a second thought. Now that I am much older, 8' - 10' Max works just fine. Besides, having hunted on different properties and in all manner of treestands, I came to the realization that 8-10' in an enclosed stand is plenty enough.

For me it all depends on terrane & available trees to work with. I have had success wilt elevation varying from 8 ft off the ground to 25 ft off the ground. Ill strive for 15 ft to 20ft though circumstances vary & thus so do stand height to be utilized or executed.

I don’t like heights so I usually go just high enough to see over the underbrush or terrain, I’m usually 12-15ft up and it’s never really been an issue for me to need to go higher.

+1

My tree climbing days are gone and now have built platforms that are 7 to 10 feet, in most cases the area is heavy forest and 7 works best

20 years ago I'd sit or stand all day long in that spot and now I couldn't climb that high. What puzzles me is that old stand is 15' lower than my highest one. But since they came out with the Ozonic system there's no reason to hunt that high anymore.

10-20'

Canopy dictates height.

Depends on permanent, ladder, or climbing.









10-35 feet depending on which. I go high in the summit viper, and use a harness when up and when climbing/descent

I miss bowhunting in the trees, usually 20-25'.

When I was younger 20-25' now I prefer a ground blind on an 8' platform.

When I was young heights didn't phase me, nodays 12-17feet is all I need. Killed a many deer bow hunting at 10ft high,.
I hunt blinds a lot now, bring a good chair so it's comfortable.

When sitting on the seat my feet are on the ground.

Around our hunting camp we have two 17' stands & three 21' stands. The shorter stands are in primarily bow hunting locations and the taller ones are used mainly with rifles.

The only reason for these choices is that these are sizes that are available at the local feed store & we like giving them as much business as possible even if their selection is limited compared to bigger stores in larger cities. The 17' stands are adequate & the 21' stands are nice. Unlike our permanent fabricated towers, we didn't put a lot of thought into our treestands since they are often treated as secondary options that get rearranged occasionally.

I usually end up around 20' give or take. That height works well with all kinds of climbing sticks , climbing ladders ect.

Sometimes the available trees will dictate your height no matter what you would like to do. I find that situation alot in northern KS.

Here in PA there are about 10 billion nice straight trees with no lower branches to worry about so....

Like my platforms 15 feet

Yeah, as we get older, box stands become more desirable, especially when it’s cold and drizzling rain.

DF

The last few years I am only about 10' high. Make sure ya got some concealment around you and dont move it they look your way. Almost always works.

I can hunt tripods if it’s above 40, box blinds with windows and a heater if colder than that. Cold bothers me more at 70.