Shooting Position

For all the compound shooters out there, do you stand up and risk blowing the deer out with your movement/noise? Or, shoot from a seated position?

I always shot standing, but I practiced both.....a lot.
It would depend on the circumstance.

After getting busted more than I'd like to admit, I learned how to shoot sideways while sitting. A far better way, a more stable profile and a lot less movement.

Crossbow . Seating..

Both, sitting and standing. I cannot sit here at my kitchen table and tell you what shooting position I will be using a month plus from now. A person should be prepared to shoot from different positions as determined by the situation.

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Originally Posted by Doug

Both, sitting and standing. I cannot sit here at my kitchen table and tell you what shooting position I will be using a month plus from now. A person should be prepared to shoot from different positions as determined by the situation.

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If you are going to shoot a vertical bow seated then you better practice that way, things do not line up the same when shooting seated as standing or as bent like you would be shooting down from a tree stand.

I really really prefer to stand so i can shoot to either side or even behind me comfortably, and without a tight hardness tether to contend with. It entirely depends on the situation and how much time i have.

It's a broad question, and of course each encounter will be different. I would always prefer to shoot from a standing position as well. I thought the conversation around the pro's and con's of movement/position, what others do, and their reasoning could be interesting.

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Originally Posted by Fox

If you are going to shoot a vertical bow seated then you better practice that way, things do not line up the same when shooting seated as standing or as bent like you would be shooting down from a tree stand.

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Reminds me of a fella that came over one day with his block...the centre looked like a porcupine filled with arrows..he was so proud that he shot them 35 yds off his deck.

I took him to one of my tree stands (16') and put his block about 20 yds out front.....he missed the first 5 shots and was dismal in his accuracy on the rest...HaHa...

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Originally Posted by ride.lift.shoot

I thought the conversation around the pro's and con's of movement/position, what others do, and their reasoning could be interesting.

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Unlike the videos you see on youtube, guys talking to the camera and twirling around to look at it etc are usually filmed on game farms so the deer are a lot less leery.

Real life, deer see and hear everything. It's very hard, especially deep in the woods to go undetected. So if you can master shooting while sitting, it opens you to a more opportunities to take a shot on that deer that shows up in front of you without warning.

No one likes to sit on your hands and let a deer walk becasue it caught you flat footed.