[Ranger66]

I am real new to bowhunting with compounds, and I was wondering who has shot ae game or practiced shooting while sitting down in the stand and if you do sit and shoot do you prefer it. I was just pondering this the other day and I got a chair out and was shooting at my target while sitting, it does feel good and I think it may be more safe to do if the tree your in sways a bit in the wind.

 

[minnow]

I prefer to shoot standing up. But as I get older I find myself sitting in my stand more and more:embara: When I was 20 I could stand for hours on end with little difficulty. This year (I turn 45 in a week ) I'm making a committment to practice from the sitting position more so I don't feel compelled to stand for the shot. In the past I never felt steady from the sitting position but then I rarely practiced from that position. Too often we practice what we're good at instead of working on our weakness.

 

[sgtbowhunter]

Personally, I prefer to shoot sitting down. It's a safety thing with me. I also can rest my bow arm on my leg if they are close enough. Sometimes though, you do have to stand up and shoot em.

 

[gonehunting 45]

I shoot setting or standing. I practice both ways. Where I hunt early season it's really thick and the deer can be on me with out much notice. If I was setting when they came in I don't worry about the extra movement to stand up.

 

[old Graybeard]

I prefer to sit, that way my shakey knees have less affect on the shot

 

[kingvtec]

I think I am more accurate standing, but...

I'm working more and more on the "sitter"...