Bstout said: "Grizz: Shooting while standing on the ground is exactly the same as from a tree stand when sharp angles are involved."
Yep. Elevation is elevation. We ain't got none, beyond base! I have virtually no experience shooting downward or upward. When I say it's
flat around here, I mean flat like the proverbial pancake. There isn't fifteen feet of elevation variation across this whole county! It's the coastal plain. My farmland varies from 3.6 to 3.8 feet above sea level. They say it came from the constant lapping of the ocean ages ago. Maybe they're right. Dig down five feet here and you're into seashells the size of BB shot.
As you note, angle considerations remain constant wherever one is elevated or shooting uphill, even as the very slight angle considerations when shooting in this flat country bear always bear keeping in mind.
Personally, I use a method I learned in reading a Peter Hathaway Capstick book concerning hitting the vitals. I picture a rubber ball suspended in the animals chest, and aim to skewer that ball rather than aiming at a particular point on the hide. Works like a charm ... and automatically factors in angle. Experience in shooting at angles is another thing!
Longbow shooting is also a great way to learn about the realities of trajectory. Most of them include the angles for you ... one up on the way and one descending ... that old "rainbow" shot.
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