We received about 10 inches of snow here in Monroe yesterday, and it really looks beautiful. This is a picture of my tree stand that is located next to my house. Everyone needs a practice stand (my opinion) so they know how their bow is going to shoot under hunting conditions. What I will do is take shots at a deer target while wearing the same cloths I’ll be hunting with. As the season progresses, and it starts getting colder, heavier clothing is required. These extra layers of cloths could effect your sight pins, and the flight of your arrow. Even if you shoot instinctive (no sights) this is a good practice to get into. More than once I have had to move my sights in order to compensate for the extra bulk covering my body. You owe it to the game you are pursuing to make sure you are going to hit where you aim. In this sport, a few inches either way, can make a huge difference concerning a lethal or non lethal hit.
It looks like I won’t be using this tree stand for awhile, so it will just have to be my outdoor sentinel for a few months. I am thinking about doing a hog hunt sometime this winter, and am trying to round up a few guys now. Something like that helps break the winter “blahs” of not being able to hunt deer. Not only that I could use some hog roast for our upcoming church wild game dinner.
Mike
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Great tip, you can never practice too much from a tree stand. There are just so many variables.