Mtn Lion Bow Hunting Preparation

[swampfoxsc]

My first lion hunt is in a few months and I'm bringing my bow. While I feel confident shooting from a tree down at a whitetail, I'm starting my training to do the opposite - shooting from the ground up. I'm thinking I'll use a pulley system to hoist a target over a branch ~20ft high but that's as far as I've gotten. Does anyone have suggestions to prepare myself for this hunt?

 

[Joshk358]

I like that option. I did a bear hunt over hounds a couple of years ago and while I didn't shoot at extreme upward angles I did drawn my bow alot....bend at the waist and aim up in trees. When the time came to shoot the bear I feel like I had done that shot a bunch of times. The shot was maybe 5 yds from the base of the tree and 30 feet up. Made a perfect shot. But actually SHOOTING at that angle would be ideal.

 

[2Stamp]

My one lion kill was with a bow, and I was on the upslope of the tree, essentially level with him. I had to worry more about hitting a branch a I had a small hole to put the arrow through. I spent more time testing my top pin at all distances from 5yd-25yd.

You're not shooting a long distance, so if you shoot well down out of a tree stand this will be the same. Bend at the waist keeping your form.