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I've killed both ways. I hunt in two man ladder stand and sit an average of 4 hours each hunt, if I don't stand some my legs will fall asleep. Several kills it was just about circumstance, I was up. Of course every kill from my popup is sitting on a chair. Good to be able to shoot either way... sitting down right now.
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I've done both, prefer to be standing
If you shoot while sitting and the bottom of your cam touches your thigh before the arrow has left the string, your arrow will fall short of its intended target. I can vouch that at least one buck's life was saved while the hunter learned this lesson.
I can also vouch that you do not want to draw on a buck directly in front of your tree stand while sitting. Did this a few years ago and my right shoulder popped before I was able to hit full draw. It was so painful I couldn't draw my bow for several days and my shoulder has never been the same. When it happened, I was trying to draw on my best buck ever. He was in front of me for another 5 minutes after it happened and I was unable to draw my bow. (If you do have to draw on an animal directly in front of your tree stand while sitting, I recommend drawing as if he were to your left, then moving your bow around to the target animal.)Last edited by Plain Lucky; 10-13-2019, 04:05 PM.
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Originally posted by Plain Lucky View PostI've done both, prefer to be standing
If you shoot while sitting and the bottom of your cam touches your thigh before the arrow has left the string, your arrow will fall short of its intended target. I can vouch that at least one buck's life was saved while the hunter learned this lesson.
I can also vouch that you do not want to draw on a buck directly in front of your tree stand while sitting. Did this a few years ago and my right shoulder popped before I was able to hit full draw. It was so painful I couldn't draw my bow for several days and my shoulder has never been the same. When it happened, I was trying to draw on my best buck ever. He was in front of me for another 5 minutes after it happened and I was unable to draw my bow. (If you do have to draw on an animal directly in front of your tree stand while sitting, I recommend drawing as if he were to your left, then moving your bow around to the target animal.)
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