Shooting high or low from treestand?

Need advice...missed a giant buck the other day (could have been nerves) from my treestand (sitting). 15' ish high...swear I shoot lower.

Is this correct? should I be aiming a little higher?

Also, I feel more exposed standing...which is better, sitting or standing? That could be the problem too...

 

i've missed/hit high from a stand.
standing is always my preferred method of shooting, so you can bend at the waist, instead of just aiming your arm down, which changes your anchor point or draw length (?), causing misses
always draw/aim straight out then bend at the waist to get on target

 

Not high. Did he duck the arrow?

I'll shoot standing or sitting but I practice sitting shots.

 

"always draw/aim straight out then bend at the waist to get on target"

^This^ Are you using a rangefinder?

 

One way I check to make certain I am bending at the waist properly is to make sure my peep is centered around the site ring.

 

A lot of variables go into this. What was the angle like, was it a 5 yd shot or a 25yd shot.

I was always told to visualize where you want the arrow to exit. So if I was shooting a steeper angle shot, I would aim a little high so the arrow would go down through vitals and blow out the other side low. But on a 25yd shot without much angle I would aim center lungs or maybe a little low in case the deer ducks the string.

 

I generally aim a touch low. Double check the yardage and your setup and practice the shot to see what you did wrong and what you need to do to improve it.

 

Bend at the waist...I have stands as high as 28 feet so it is pivotal to remember to do this.

 

First off... WELCOME to the site

Second... the above posts are 'dead-on' in giving you the information you need to kill a deer from a treestand. The BEST being... draw straight / then - bend at the waist!

 

Like the others, make sure you are bending at the waist. You need to keep the relationship between your bow hand, release hand, eye, anchor point all the same. Often not bending at the waist and tipping the bow down results in a higher shot. Best thing to do is to practice drawing back as if the deer is level to you like your target on the range, then to get to the deer you bend your waist over your front leg to settle the sight in. A good bit of practice doing that and you should be good to go next time.

 

Listen to those mentioning bending at the waist. Spot on.

 

Sitting shots can certainly throw off your form if you haven't practiced from that position. I prefer to shoot from a standing position. Sometimes they get in on you before you can get stood up, so you still want to practice and be prepared to take the sitting shot. Bending at the waist is important as previously stated. If you draw and just drop your arm to aim the bow, you will make a bad shot. Again, it's something you have to practice so you feel comfortable making the shot.

 

This^^

Plus, you should really be practicing from an elevated position if that's how you hunt.

 

I would always stand behind it is a good idea but bend at the waist and know your distance and it won't matter

 

I disagree..you need to practice it. this is how deer end up wounded or I missed the deer threads happen. Even if you bend at the waist it's a different way to shoot being elevated 20'. You need to at least practice it A few times to get the feel for it.


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& beware of "buck fever"! It's goin around this time of the year.


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Swamp I 100% back the idea and do it when I can, but I promise you it is a sure thing if you bend 100% at waist and use right yardage you will be on. **I WILL STRESS FOR THOSE THAT MAY ASSUME DIFFERENTLY I AM IN NO WAY STATING YOU SHOULD NOT PRACTICE FROM AN ELEVATED POSITION, IF POSSIBLE DO IT!**

 

Great article from Easton regarding the OP's question(s):
Why We Miss Deer With a Bow | Easton Hunting | Easton Hunting

 

I agree with everybody about bending at the waist.I also agree with aiming a little low.I will always remember Will Primos talking about this very thing years ago on a video.He said"aim at the heart and if the deer reacts to the shot you are still in the kill zone,if they don t react you hit them in the heart".Deer reacting to the shot is them simply getting ready to run.They always duck down before they take off.

 

My .02-- Practice the way you shoot... shoot the way you practice. If you normally practice standing... stand to shoot.Toss out any assumptions about where you may have hit. You won't know until you duplicate the shot and see for yourself. Don't assume you missed high... that may only makes things worse next time.

The best equalizer for such shots is a peep sight... without one, things can really go haywire.