From a tree stand, how long is your bow ??

ron w · February 10, 2021, 04:59:17 PM

You hear this bow or that would be good from a tree stand or blind because it's short !! You tree stand guys, how long of a bow do use when you hunt from a elevated stand. Do you like them short or don't it matter to you ? Give me your thoughts ......thanks

michaelschwister · February 10, 2021, 05:02:26 PM

i have no problem with a 69" selfbow

Mike Bolin · February 10, 2021, 05:09:27 PM

Shooting 60" recurves now but have shot 66" and 68" longbows from hang on stands and a Lone Wolf hand climber. I do have to pay a bit more attention when shooting bows over 60" from some of my ladder stands.

STICKBENDER98 · February 10, 2021, 05:19:59 PM

I'm the same as Mike, have shot 60-62" recurves out of stands with no issues and since I've started shooting longbows, my longest being 68" have had no issues. Just need to be aware of what's around me, and I typically set up and trim with my longbows in mind. I have a big double ladder stand in the back yard I practice from which helps me out a bunch.

Jason

Orion · February 10, 2021, 05:44:21 PM

I shoot 60-inch recurves to 68-inch ASLs. Can't say as bow length has ever prevented me from getting a shot. I always try to set up so I have a good angle toward the area from which the critters are most likely to approach.

smag · February 10, 2021, 05:56:45 PM

Have hunted from my climber with a 74" selfbow. No issue, dead critters.

Shawn~

Sam McMichael · February 10, 2021, 06:13:19 PM

All my hunting bows are 68". No problems.

stagetek · February 10, 2021, 07:22:55 PM

Shot this doe from a tree stand using the 66" Blacktail pictured.[attachment=1]

dnovo · February 10, 2021, 07:44:59 PM

All my longbows are 64" or 66" . Never had a problem shooting from a stand. I think that after years of it, it becomes part of a subconscious decision on how to place a stand.

hawkeye n pa · February 10, 2021, 07:53:37 PM

60" just my normal every day bow.

ron w · February 10, 2021, 08:29:27 PM

Thanks guys, pretty much what I figured !!!

Wudstix · February 10, 2021, 08:34:17 PM

All my hunting bows are 60", except for a Kota longbow I won at PBS auction. Have yet to really hunt that bow. But it does shoot well.

ksbowman · February 10, 2021, 09:00:34 PM

62" recurve also shoot it out of a popup blind, just have to check clearances when I get in the popup to find the best clearance and if I need a little cant.

Cyclic-Rivers · February 10, 2021, 09:40:50 PM

The length of my bow is the one I'm shooting that day lol

Gordon Jabben · February 10, 2021, 09:42:19 PM

I took two deer from a tree stand with a 69" and one with a 70" longbow this year. Never taken a deer with a bow shorter the 66".

Fletcher · February 10, 2021, 11:22:06 PM

I've hunted from treestands for years with a 62" longbow and never had any issues. You just keep it from hitting things. That said, I have some shorter bows and I like them in the stand, too.

Car54 · February 10, 2021, 11:50:46 PM

64 to 66"

kopfjaeger · February 10, 2021, 11:55:10 PM

The bows I hunt in a treestand or on the ground are 60"amo. I have no problems using a 60"amo bow from a treestand or a ground blind.

Bigriver · February 11, 2021, 07:27:42 AM

My normal stand bow is my 60 Bigriver Recurve. Even with that, I have hit my pack and ruined a chance at a giant buck two years ago. Big bucks sometimes make me forget about my surroundings in the heat of the moment. That one still stings.

Cyclic-Rivers · February 11, 2021, 07:55:29 AM

I think Brian nailed it.

Any length bow can still be problematic in a tree stand. The trick is to know your bow and knows your stand. Get in it and pull the string back in every possible direction you think you may get a shot. While drawn look to see if your tips or limbs will clear the tree, stand branches, platform, boots, knees yadda yadda.