Scared of heights

If you land wrong you'll be just as dead from a 16' fall as you would be from a 26' fall. Just saying.

 

That's true but that was not the O P' s concern

 

I won't ever use a climber without those straps again. Amazing what a difference they make!

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Don't know for some reason I can go as high as I want in the tree and not be afraid or whatever.
Come time to clean the gutters on the back side of my house I have to sit on my butt and scooch my way to the last 5 feet of the roof to get to them.

 

I literally have nightmares about being on the edge of a roof and losing my balance!!
I also have nightmares about being in my treestand and falling but my lifeline becomes a large swing....LOL


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Thanks for all the feedback. I've started low and have gone higher. I don't hunt higher than 12-15 feet. I like the idea about putting something below me to make it seem more solid. To me its more a mental and balance thing I guess.

 

Each move is very carefully planned and deliberate. Remember three points are always on the sticks/steps on the way up. Climbers are the worst for me, however i have "slipped" a few times which adds to my issue. I still use the climber but have to practice a few times before season so i can go high enough in the woods before freaking out.

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One thing that was not mentioned was buying a ladder stand. Use it to practise shooting your bow at home. You can get them in all heights. That's how I teach my girls to get used to it. And now they are both very comfortable. And it never hurts to practise shooting the same angle on which you plan to kill from.

 

good idea.

 

If one is desiring to go higher and just can't for fear I like some of the advice given.

One of the biggest and first things I do every year still is climb a stand and lean out...slowly allowing all my support to be on the safety harness which is hooked to my lifeline or in the past the strap around the tree (we thankfully are at about 90% lifelined now...next year will be 100%). Mentally until I force myself to acknowledge and realize I'm good....the strap has me and will easily save me should ANYTHING happen I'm much more comfortable.

 

Buy yourself a good ground blind and learn how to use the area brush to make it blend in. You can kill just as many deer from the ground as you can from a tree stand. Remember, this is not an endurance contest. This is supposed to be fun. Scout and do your homework, you will be very surprised at how successful you can be on the ground.

 

Yes it was. His concern was being scared of heights, and was told not to "hunt high". I just mentioned that there's no real difference in heights when you fall wrong. I'm a big believer in hunting high up, as I hunt Public land, and these deer have learned that there's danger from above.

 

When I first started tree stand hunting, which has only been a few months now, I would climb up and down from my stand in my backyard repeatedly for hours until I was comfortable enough to trust my gear and do it without fear.


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That's probably the best way to get started with a climber.

 

I hate heights also. It always takes me a couple of hrs to get used to it on the first sit of the year. I also only use 15 ft stands, partly because of my fear, also because that's all that most of my trees will handle.

 

Ive got heights issues
Its weird though, looking out and down dont really bug me, it im able to compare my height to something of a known height while im up high i get the willys

Example, the zoo in omaha has esstential a ski lift that takes you for a ride over half the zoo. I can sit in that while looking down, no issues, but when i get next to the giant pole holding it up and i can realize im as high as the pole i get that uneasy filling.

So in stand while looking down and out im good, dont know if that makes sense but thats me

 

Hunt from the ground. Seriously. If your knees are knocking in the tree your shot will suffer.

 

NO, his fear is heights!
Your reading skills need some fine tuning

Been bowhunting 40 years and have never been high.
Most every stand I have are about 12 feet.

 

I think you need to put that bottle down. My reading skills are fine.

 

Put the rocks down boys. I appreciate both the responses. I've started lower and went higher...it is really with any height off the ground. It's mental and balance. I think if i work on my balance and I'm gonna put a ladder stand up in my yard, things will be better next year.