Shooting from tree stands

[oldfarmsblueman]

Can you hold dead on when shooting a crossbow from
an elevated position??

[BT]

Never have had an issue with it. As long as you know the distance to the target on a horizontal level, you won't see a difference.

[Lockmaster]

Make sure you know the yardage from the BASE of your tree and just shoot accordingly! I like to measure and MARK the different yardages before I get in my stand ( to openings, trails food source etc.) Mark by hanging scent bombs (with colored ribbons) or just different colored ribbons. Then remember which color is 20, which is 30 etc.

[vixenmaster]

Well it seems that all these yrs i have sighted me Excals in on the ground. They always hit high from tree stands 15' & higher. About an inch to inch & half

[Lockmaster]

If you are shootng from 15 ft or more...or any height above ground, it may range to be, (for example) 20 yards down to your target, but you may have to shoot (for example) the ACTUAL "horizontal" distance of 15 yards depending on the angle you are shooting. If you have not ranged the various distances from the BASE of your tree to the target...(and you don't have an arc rangefnder) then while you are in your stand just look out level with your line of sight (straight out from you) to a tree where your "target" is and shoot THAT distance. At an angle for example, it may be 40 yards, yet you may have to shoot for the "actual horizontal distance" of say, 30-32 yards. If you are shooting at an angle and shoot the actual distance from you to your target, you will ALWAYS hit high! A good A.R.C. (angle range compensater) rangefinder is a great tool to have. It will tell you the distance to your target from your stand, but ALSO will tell the actual distance you have to shoot for to hit accurately.