Best Place to locate a high seat

[tom308w]

muddy overlooking clearfell or regen as near as possible to a access track . you need to see were the deer are moving from to feed .

 

[Mungo]

I can never find a spot the manages to both overlook somewhere that attracts deer AND is easy to get to without clearing the area.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Away from a nest.

K

 

[Leroux]

Adroit, I’m sure!

Dexter

 

[kieran222]

If you find a nice spot you will enjoy using it on evenings when you just want a relaxing evening out. I have a number of high seats which I don't use very often but there is always a time when sitting in a high seat is all I want to do, especially if you see deer or wildlife.

 

[xbilly]

I always try to find a place for the seat that give you a chance to get to it and , have a quick view round before climbing it. You can only have so many times watching a white bum bouncing away disappearing into the trees as you are trying to get up the steps!

 

[tealthelab]

We moved our high seats around and have them around the edge of the woods and secured with heavy duty ratchet's if that helps

 

[Carlsuffolk]

Where ever you put it, stand below it and check where you'll be aiming, you may find it better to be offset rather than straight on, so you're not twisted trying to get that ****

 

[Carlsuffolk]

Where ever you put it, stand below it and check where you'll be aiming, you may find it better to be offset rather than straight on, so you're not twisted trying to get that ****

Shot is the last word

 

[Cootmeurer]

We use high seats as the primary hunting location in the eastern US. Most preferred stands are near bottlenecks/pinch points where the chance of traveling deer is high. Feeding areas are usually a last choice because after being pressured feeding is diurnal at best or more likely nocturnal. As such, this is what we take into comsideration for an actual seat/stand

1 - prevailing wind
2 - access without crossing primary bedding/feeding/traveling area
3 - sun at back or quartering based on morning or evening hunt
4 - cover behind seat, based on angle that deer would be looking (prevent sky lining)
5 - Downward shot to serve as backstop
6 - correct height rail for rifle stand, no rail for archery stand (of course that is non applicable for UK
7 - for comfort, we also often roof the stand to allow rainy day sits

 

[Alantoo]

Sitting on the edge of a clearing? or just where I see lots of deer? Does the prevailing wind matter? Thanks

As others have said being able to get to it without disturbing the area is key...otherwise the first 20 minutes are likely to be wasted time. The prevailing wind is not such an issue for siting a seat, but it is for choosing which seat you are going to use...I look at the BBC forecast for wind direction for the next morning to figure which seat is going to be down wind of the deer.

And approaching it carefully! The number of times I have been clambering up the ladder only to look around and see two or three pairs of eyes looking at me curiously from a few metres away....duh!

Alan