How high should the stand be.

Over the years I have experimented with how high I should really be in the tree to stay out of sight from the deer and have come up with a fifteen foot range 15-30 feet for bow hunting.  This is due to the fact that deer do not usually look up into the trees since they have no predators up there.  The range though allows you to stay out of the way of 2 of their sensory organs, their nose and their eyes.  If you are above fifteen feet in the air you are right at the bottom range of being high enough to be undetected.  The ideal range is 20-25 feet because  this will for sure keep you out of sight and the deer will have a harder time smelling you as well down wind since your scent will be higher up in the trees.  Now 30 feet is a little excessive for the bow hunter because at that height the shot angle window to hit both lungs decreases to a very small window.  It takes a lot of time to figure out what is the right height for you to bow hunt at, but now all of my stands are in the 20-25 feet range and have had extraordinarily good luck at this range.  Now gun hunters your range is not as significant, just climb the tree until you have a good view of your surroundings and that is where you should be since your weapon has a much more significant range it really does not matter how high your stand is.  So everyone reading hope this has helped you out and happy hunting.