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

Bowwild · February 11, 2021, 08:12:08 AM

Until this year, for 50 years all my bowhunting in the midwest has been from trees. My bows are generally 58" but I have 54-60".

I also have a 26" draw so I like shorter bows for that reason as well.

BAK · February 11, 2021, 10:08:51 AM

I have never in 50 years worried the slightest about my bow length in a tree stand. It's just a non-issue. Now in a pop up blind, that's another story.

BrownA5 · February 11, 2021, 10:21:43 AM

Ron, 60" - 62" for me with the different recurves I have owned. That said, I recently picked up a Javaman Elkhart at 56" which I think will just be the cats pajamas!

MnFn · February 11, 2021, 12:12:40 PM

Used to use all hang on stands and didn't have any problem with shooting 64"-66" bows.

Then I bought a ladder stand with arm rails. Good thing I practiced a few times shooting out of it. On the first shot the lower limb of my 60" recurve hit the the arm rail.
I took off the arm rail and that solved the problem.

David Mitchell · February 11, 2021, 12:16:15 PM

Never had an issue with my 68" longbows.

Russell Southerland · February 11, 2021, 02:20:24 PM

Quote from: smag on February 10, 2021, 05:56:45 PM
Have hunted from my climber with a 74" selfbow. No issue, dead critters.

Shawn~

194 inch selfbow no problems.

the rifleman · February 11, 2021, 07:30:01 PM

56" Toelke Pika.

KAZ · February 12, 2021, 06:50:28 AM

I think bow length choice is a very personal/individualistic thing. What works for someone else may not work for you. Yes, you can practice and train yourself to make most things "work" or adjust your shot selection to comply. However, for me I want a shorter bow to ensure I'm nimble and do not have to think about my bow. Focus on the animal and make the shot. The closer the animal and higher the tree stand the more this becomes an issue with longer bows. Body size/type and shooting form will factor in as well.

I shoot a 54" Black Widow KB and it's the ticket "for me"...

Basinboy · February 12, 2021, 07:18:23 AM

I shoot 62" longbows out lock on tree stands

katman · February 12, 2021, 07:46:56 AM

62" AMO.

Lori · February 12, 2021, 10:20:05 AM

If I may, I will tell what we had in the yard a couple of years ago. A friend with a longbow shot either high or low on three deer in a week with a 68" longbow. He claimed his bow was too long to shoot down at the trail the deer were using. He was offered the ladder stand in the back yard for practice. A safety harness with the snap strap was provided and adjusted. Then the funny part, a 5 gallon plastic farm bucket with a folded piece of carpet in the bottom and a piece of cardboard taped over the top. He was given a bag of steel slingshot ammo and a wrist rocket. After a while he got pretty good with it, was not missing the angled bucket. Then he tried his longbow and had no problems at all hitting the deer target. He said, "What changed?" It was the safety harness. He was told to trust the strap going to the tree and lean against it, he did. He leaned into the shot. When asked if he had his safety harness on his hunting stand adjusted the same, he said that he could not get his around the trunk so he just tied it off on a branch. He was not leaning into his shot and not canting his bow.

Sean B · February 12, 2021, 03:50:17 PM

My recurves are 58" & 60" and my longbow is 68". The only place I worry about bow length is in a pop up blind.

TooManyHobbies · February 12, 2021, 06:34:53 PM

68" from hang on or ladder stand is no problem, I use my 60" from my climber.

Huntschool · February 22, 2021, 06:48:05 PM

Curves 48" obviously no problems there other then the bow pinching.... LOL

I have shot from 58"- 66" with no problems save for checking my positions... Thats on me.

huntmaster70 · February 22, 2021, 07:15:52 PM

My bow is the same length on the ground as it is in a tree stand

Trenton G. · February 22, 2021, 07:39:50 PM

I hunted a lot out of tree stands with a 66" longbow without an issue.

John Cholin · February 23, 2021, 08:45:08 AM

I have been shooting a 56" bow for the past few years and I think it is the best compromise for me. Most of my tree stands are in gnarly trees with multiple limbs and trunks that help me remain undetected. Longer limbs limit the shot options but when I used a Bear Magnum 48 I noticed fine cracks across the limbs at the fade-outs after a few years and I figured my 30" draw was the cause. So I went to 56 inches and I am happy with the results. I have missed good bucks because a bow limb has hit a tree limb on release when I was shooting a 62 inch bow. Fortunately, they were all clean misses. I have avoided that problem with the 56 inch recurves I shoot now.

Stick a big one!

JMC

Blackstick · February 23, 2021, 09:36:17 AM

Up to 64", so I guess it doesn't matter.

kadbow · February 23, 2021, 10:26:50 AM

54" no issues. No issues from a tree stand, ground blind, still hunting, spot and stalk, I like em short.

Bullchaser1 · February 23, 2021, 08:13:06 PM

Killed a bunch of deer from my summit climber and my 58" pch black widow and 60" psa black widow. I prefer the 58" for the climber. I think too much poundage would be the bigger issue out of a tree stand.