Is 10’ High Enough for a Tripod Stand?

[R&T Farm]

I'd like to add a couple more tripod stands to my property.

Is 10' high enough for a tripod stand? I think the 10' is to the floor where your feet will be.

They will have the camo tent that helps conceal the hunter.

I currently have a 12-16' tripod. The cost for the 10' tripods is lower, but I don't know if that is high enough.

I recently watched a YouTube video with the guy that owns Red Neck blinds and he said 10' was plenty high enough. Unfortunately, his blinds are way out of my budget.

 

[rem270]

The only time I would worry about height is to make sure I can see over a hill or something in the field. 10' is plenty with good cover.

 

[Hduke86]

People would laugh if they saw how "high" I get some times. 8'-10' is not uncommon for me. If the cover is good at 10' then I'm stopping the climb and hanging out in the branches for cover.

 

[Ski]

People would laugh if they saw how "high" I get some times. 8'-10' is not uncommon for me. If the cover is good at 10' then I'm stopping the climb and hanging out in the branches for cover.

Me too. The only height that matters to me is where I find cover. If it's 18ft then I'm there. If it's 8ft I'm there. I actually prefer lower heights with archery because I've never been comfortable taking steep angle shots. Hard to hit both lungs when shooting straight down. Now with a rifle I like being way up high with a view so I can see forever.

 

[rem270]

People would laugh if they saw how "high" I get some times. 8'-10' is not uncommon for me. If the cover is good at 10' then I'm stopping the climb and hanging out in the branches for cover.

Do you saddle hunt?

 

[THE DUKE]

Height doesn't matter just minimize movement and hunt with the right wind.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Terrain and cover matter. As others have said, so long as you have cover, 10 ft could be fine. One of my most productive ladder setups is only12 ft to the seat.

 

[Hduke86]

Do you saddle hunt?

Bro shhhhh, first rule of Saddle Hunting is…… you don't talk about saddle hunting

 

[Antler Daddy]

6 feet eye level is my max.

 

[UTGrad]

I believe what weapon you're using is a factor. Standing up and drawing a compound bow is going to be real tough without getting busted. Crossbow or firearm will be much easier.

 

[Tweeter]

I have a 10ft tripod and I cut branches and zip tied them to the frame of it the "break up" the outline, seems to be find especially with the camo skirt and such

 

[AlexDad]

If you put it out there and let them get used to it you're more than fine, people shoot deer out of ground blinds. May not be able to put one out in an open field in the morning and hunt that afternoon though.

 

[RUGER]

When I first started using a climber I had a spot I called the kill tree.
Killed more deer consistently out of that tree than any spot I have ever hunted.
The canopy dictated that I stopped climbing at 9 feet.

 

[deerhunter10]

Plenty. Most of our stands are 12 to 15 ft. A couple 18 to 20 mainly terrain forced that. And we have 2 that are around 7 to 8 and deer get killed there. Cover is key to any stand imo. Back cover really.

 

[Deer Assassin]

Yes