Adjusting for downhill shot

[nchunterkw]

I'm just doing the math. 20' up and a deer 30 yards from the tree is only an angle of 12.5degrees. That means line of sight and horizontal distance is only different by 0.8yards. So hold dead on. The worst case will be at an angle of 45 degrees - which you could see when the drre is closer to the stand. For example, 20 ' up with a deer 10 yards line of sight equals an angle of 41.8 degrees. There you should hold for a shot of 7 yards. Of course using your 10 yard sight for a 7 yard shot probably means nothing. BUT... sitting on a hillside with a 40 degree slope and seeing a deer/elk/bear 35 yards line of sight means hold for a shot of 26.8 yards. Use your 35 yard sight there and you hit very high or it's a clean miss over his back.