How Effective Are High Seats ?

[Lloyd90 509]

Been this week and bought a Summit Stalker High Seat from Sportsman Gun Centre. Will have it up in place on the weekend and should be sat up in it asap :-) Just wondering how effective they actually are ?

I know from my game cam that deer frequent the spot I have picked, yet every time I go n sit out down there am failing to spot any :-(

[hutchey 147]

Scent, wind, noise, deer are smartly aware of your presence.

I'm a novice but I reckon you put it up, leave it a week or so for them to get used to it and then pick a good day with all the variables in your favour and try it.

[sussex 5,777]

Bigthug they are very effective I recon to shoot 50percent of my total from a seat .I've often moved a seat or put a new one up & scored first time out .That's not to say every thing is easy , its not .You will still need to put in the time to see what & where their moving , what time etc . This will change as well , one week you have them , you know where they will be only for it to all change the next , so be prepared to move it from time to time or have a few of them . I have three or four of the Summit ones , I have been getting about 5 years out of them before major work , the jeager ones are the nuts , galvanised , plastic seats , & a solid rail they ain't cheap but some are twelve years old & look as good as new .I have found with the summit ones the angle against the tree is critical for a good position to shoot without the need to scootch down .I solved this to a certain degree by putting a upstand on , flat board cable tied on then screw a board (150mm) at right angles with pipe insulation over the edge to give a nice comfortable quite rest .I also have a couple of portable lightweights that come in very handy if you need to use as a quick fix somewhere .Good luck mate .................I'l see if I can find a pic of the raised rest on a summit seat

[Yokel Matt 918]

Almost as important as the gun for sika in some areas... Now there be a wiley creature Not saying they can't be taken on foot but you'll have to sharpen up for them. From a safety perspective it might well be the only option to target deer on otherwise unsafe ground.

[Mickey Finn 3,011]

We call them treestands. I think there are alot of advantages to using one. Improved visability being a great one. Another is that your shots are angled down. Just remember to adjust your shot so that your bullet passes through as opposed to below the vitals.

 

I have a summit viper that I like very much.

 

ATB

[beast 1,884]

i hav eused both factory built and hme-made versions, and in my opinion they are a vital part of the tool kit. obviously site selection is the key, especially in regard to wind. i have a litltle machan-type affair made from an old pallet which was constantly threatening to get me good shots but the deer kept refusing to come to the right spot. after walking the area with a dog a few times i got to realise from the dogs behaviour that the wind at that spot often eddied round strangely and took the airflow down a gulley straight to the deer. by moving the platform six feet higher and twenty yards further along the ridge it became an almost guaranteed kill zone at certain times of year

[Philluk 181]

_{I agree with all above the safety is the most important issue, you can shoot deer from one which in some places is deemed a no go area, and I have just confirmed this with a new chunk of land, its only 5 fields but the wood behind these fields is full of dog walkers all day long so the deer lay in the middle of these fields and go into the wood of an evening. I can get close to them but the wood would be my back stop, I have put a temporary high seat up and will go in there one morning next 2 weeks and when they come to lay down I will get a safe shot.}

 

_{but to use a high seat you must approach correct and stay still and ensure your camo is good, I watched and filmed deer grazing under me and in a seat last week 15 deer passed under me, and went into the middle of the field, they could smell me and all went, they were mainly doe's and small bucks. but what was really funny was a doe who came walking along stopped below me and was looking forward but nose in the air and she ran away, then she came back stopped in front nose up but her eye was looking around not at me, she ran off again bouncing as she went, then came back again and did the same thing before leaving and not returning. humans don't live up trees its not nature.}

 

_{I have one wood I share with someone and I don't really know him but he had it first so I work around him and a couple of weeks ago I went to the wood and his car was there, I am aware of 3 high seats 2 good and 1 not in a good position so I thought I would use that one when I got close I could see the back of the guys legs but more important he was on his phone, I could hear him, I turned walked away.}

 

_{approach it right - dress right - keep still - keep quiet and enjoy. I was told 30 years ago by someone you don't plan to shoot deer when you park the car you plan the day before when you eat, and on the day with the amount you drink and when you shower. that has always stuck in my mind and I don't take a flask of coffee sitting in a high seat.}

[The one 8,476]

We used to use then a lot in newly planted areas till the trees got big enough that the roe couldn't nip the top's of them, they worked fine it was harder moving them on a roof rack on a escort van

[Philluk 181]

We used to use then a lot in newly planted areas till the trees got big enough that the roe couldn't nip the top's of them, they worked fine it was harder moving them on a roof rack on a escort van

what did you tie the roes down with on the roof rack?????

[micky 3,325]

if you drive through Germany you will see them in most fields and beside every wood

[reynardhunter 3]

Bigthug they are very effective I recon to shoot 50percent of my total from a seat .I've often moved a seat or put a new one up & scored first time out .That's not to say every thing is easy , its not .You will still need to put in the time to see what & where their moving , what time etc . This will change as well , one week you have them , you know where they will be only for it to all change the next , so be prepared to move it from time to time or have a few of them . I have three or four of the Summit ones , I have been getting about 5 years out of them before major work , the jeager ones are the nuts , galvanised , plastic seats , & a solid rail they ain't cheap but some are twelve years old & look as good as new .I have found with the summit ones the angle against the tree is critical for a good position to shoot without the need to scootch down .I solved this to a certain degree by putting a upstand on , flat board cable tied on then screw a board (150mm) at right angles with pipe insulation over the edge to give a nice comfortable quite rest .I also have a couple of portable lightweights that come in very handy if you need to use as a quick fix somewhere .Good luck mate .................I'l see if I can find a pic of the raised rest on a summit seat

would like to see that picture mate, have two of those seats and would like to do the same