Accuracy shooting from a saddle

[twobiscuit]

I read all the time how easy it is to shoot from a saddle with a little practice. My question is how far do most of you shoot accurately out of a saddle? Do you feel you are just as accurate out of it as you are from a stand?

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[Exhumis]

Furthest I'll shoot is 40 yards. I think I'm more accurate from a stand but that's due to having the perfect shooting posture. With time I'll get better from the saddle. I remember reading a book from the 80s in which the author covered all kinds of postures while hunting. I don't know that I'll get perfect form in a saddle but as long as it's repeatable I'm good.

 

[DB4x4]

With a bow, I shoot better from the saddle because of how I lean into the tree and/or rope. I only have to balance my upper body/the bow. Whereas when shooting from the ground or a tree stand in a standing position, I have to balance my lower body and my upper body/the bow.

With a gun, I am a slightly better shot from a tree stand because I would usually scoot down and curl up into a ball on the tree stand platform and shoot with the gun rested on the armrest or my knees. With the saddle, you can use the tree as a rest for 90% of the shots, except for when they come in hard and fast directly behind you. For this reason, I would give the stand a slight nod, but it's still not enough to make me go back to the dark side...

 

[kyler1945]

I practice shooting standing kneeling sitting out to 80, and in my ground chair, in the hybrid, in the kestrel out to 60.

When I hunt deer, you’ll find me hard pressed to shoot past 30 yards. It’s got nothing to do with me hitting where I’m aiming, and everything to do with where I’m aiming moving...

 

[DaveT1963]

with trad gear shooting from a saddle is far easier and I am more accurate

 

[EricS]

You can get into some really weird positions and screw up your form stand or saddle. That said I limit myself to about 30 yards and don’t worry much about form with a compound. I draw until I hit my stop, anchor and shoot. As long as I’m not dropping my bow arm, torquing my grip, and can see through the peep that’s form enough for 30 and in.

 

[catman529]

I’ve never killed a deer past 20 yards with a bow, so I might not be much help there. I did kill one at about 20 with my bow from the Mantis this year. Perfect double lung shot, directly behind me. I did however make my longest rifle kill from a saddle, 180 yards in front of me, used the tree as a rest. I love rifle hunting from a saddle, always can hold the gun against the tree for a steady shot.


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[twobiscuit]

Thanks for the replies everybody. Being new to this whole saddle hunting thing kind of had me curious. I've never shot a deer much further than 25 yards from a stand but was curious as to what most people would say they shot from their saddle.

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[Bama_Xander]

I practice shooting standing kneeling sitting out to 80, and in my ground chair, in the hybrid, in the kestrel out to 60.

When I hunt deer, you’ll find me hard pressed to shoot past 30 yards. It’s got nothing to do with me hitting where I’m aiming, and everything to do with where I’m aiming moving...

Especially these deer in the South. They are a bit smaller and a lot jumpier and faster.

 

[dlist777]

With a xbow and a gun I am much more accurate out of the JX-3 as compared to a hang on. In a hang on, I'm mostly off hand (resting elbow on knee or something similar). In the JX-3, I can rest against the bridge and webbing and then I just need to rotate rather than move my bow if the deer re-positions a bit. I shot a deer shooting lefty this year and I'd never be able to shoot lefty in a hang on.

If I'm comparing to a climber with a rail or a ladder stand with a rail, I think is kind of a wash. The rail isn't always in the right spot for perfect set up anyway....

 

[twobiscuit]

Especially these deer in the South. They are a bit smaller and a lot jumpier and faster.

Amen to that! Watching the shows on tv I'm like, there ain't no way you'd get away with that in South Carolina!

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[RDGARD]

Could someone do a video about how to use the ground seat?The one on the web site is a little too vague for me.My hybrid doesn’t want to set up by itself and I know it’s because of how it’s set up with the straps.

 

[TNbowhunter]

Especially these deer in the South. They are a bit smaller and a lot jumpier and faster.

Absolutely. I’m accurate out to 50 or 60, but the longest shot I’ve taken was 35 yards. I’d consider shooting one at 40, but that’s a hard cap for me.

 

[kyler1945]

Could someone do a video about how to use the ground seat?The one on the web site is a little too vague for me.My hybrid doesn’t want to set up by itself and I know it’s because of how it’s set up with the straps.

Use the legacy lineman's loops (the loops that face forward in front of the bridge loops) - attach them to the small loops riveted to the bottom of the frame on each side, with a carabiner.

 

[kyler1945]

Could someone do a video about how to use the ground seat?The one on the web site is a little too vague for me.My hybrid doesn’t want to set up by itself and I know it’s because of how it’s set up with the straps.

Check out the thread in product reviews forum, for pictures of hybrid. There's one I put in there with my hybrid in ground chair mode in my canoe.

 

[RDGARD]

That makes sense thanks!