I have actually taken a 3D target and set it up under my stand and shot at it. (Probably over the top.) Things do happen and I like to try and eliminate as many as I can before season.
I make sure I shoot from each stand when I set them up. Helps make sure that I am using good form and also that there are nothing in my shot paths to knock an arrow off target.
If you had practiced from a tree stand before that hunt you would have noticed your sight had moved, lol. Yes but what I'm saying is that for less experienced hunters, just practicing from the ground, the statement about aiming for the exit is going to be more evident when practicing from an elevated position once in a while. It's a mind game, perspective, angles, gravity, etc... All I'm saying is that it's never a bad thing for someone to get in some practice shooting from a more similar position to what they will get actually hunting.
This^ is what I do too. Another good thing is to learn deer anatomy. Know where the vitals are and a what angle the shot needs to be placed to inflict the most damage.
This is great advice! But, I have to be honest here, I never practice from an elevated position. Mainly because my property doesn't present this as an option. I shoot accurately from the ground as well as from the tree, because I learned how to bend at the waist. This can't be stressed enough!
BAHA...if I had to practice before every hunt in the morning I'd give up hunting :D lol! Absolutely agree!!! IF able definitely shoot from above....most I do is stand on my second story deck and shoot down some...far cry from my 26-30 foot stand heights but does change sight picture.
Proper form from the stand could save a ton of missed opportunities....guys don't think about it...but the higher up you go the more this becomes evident!
Me and my buddies throw a stand up towards the end of summer to practice out of. We mainly do it for a confidence booster getting closer to bow season. This year I have been practicing out of a ground blind because it is very new to me. I bought it this past winter for a new food plot I put in this summer.
