Ground hunting is fine,if you play the wind. Bucks are making scrapes now (the pawed up area under the trees). When does come into estrous they will visit and urinate in a scrape to say, I'm ready. Bucks check a series of these scrapes for hot does. Generally they make way more scrapes than they actually check. Depending on your buck to doe ratio, does may not even visit the scrapes.

Honestly though Whiteboy, you need to read and learn a lot more, before I feel comfortable with you out in the woods, hunting. Read some of the articles on this website. Not the forums as much as the actual articles, journals, etc. Pick-up a Field and Stream or Deer Hunting Magazine. I don't want to discourage you, but you're asking questions that are below a novice level. Do you have a mentor (father, brother, uncle, friend )who has been hunting for sometime and can help you learn? I'm glad to see you getting into the hunting community but education and proper technique will make it an enjoyable past-time and keep you from getting frustrated.