If yall hunt out of a ladder stand and the seat lifts up for standing, do you stand or sit more? Early morning I am sitting down until the feeder goes off then I stand up. I don't like to shoot sitting down so I stand a lot. After 3 hours of standing it gets pretty tiring though. Am I the only one who stands in them? (the seat of mine folds up so I have more room too and can lean on the tree behind or beside me.)
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Originally posted by Ruttin&Struttin View PostI stand as much as I can. I feel my profile blends to the tree better when standing.
My thought exactly. When I sit, where the seat falls, it puts me right into the middle of the split of the tree, when I stand, I feel more blended, but take the risk with the noise of the metal if i shift my weight wrong.
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For me, I prefer to shoot sitting down. I think my mind tells me I wont fall. But I never practice sitting down while on the ground...it is not comfortable. Weird huh? I think the angle lets me shoot well sitting down. As far being expose, I always choose the area that best fits my sitting position.
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I use a ladder stand also and hunt both ways. I will either stand or sit dependent upon the shot opportunity that is presented. I can generally shoot fine from either position. At peak hours I will often stand to get better vision. I put a little bungee on the seat and drive a nail in to the tree to hold the seat up when standing.
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I just bought a double ladder from Sportmansguide 2 years back that has the seat fold. Really love it, but most times I’m in that I stand I forget it has that option and I just sit until my butt hurts then I stretch the legs and stand.
I always shoot standing up mainly because I’m only 5’7” and we used to shoot super long axle bows, so I never practiced shooting from a sitting position.
Normally I’ll catch movement or swamp noise and have time to stand and get ready beforehand for the shot.
@ my age, I’m appreciating ladder stands these days.
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Sit and shoot sitting, feel more stable and set the ladder up for that body angle. not 100% of the time but standing if you shift your weight those stands seem to pop and crack noise at the worst times. I buy larger diameter bolts and washers to snug up everything tight but they will still creek from time to time. I put a 2x8 under the ladder to keep it from sitting in the dirt and rusting out the legs.
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