im definently trying to buy a bow this spring for next year....it home i have alot of little farms and small woodlots to hunt that i could chain my stands to and not have a worry about getting them stolen or anything....and it isnt all that far so i could leave my steps in the tree and attach a hang on when i get in if i felt i needed to.....i have 2 cheap hang-ons and 2 cheap 15 foot ladder stands...never hunted from them..but i have them and plan to use them to get by this first season till i can buy a climber.....or who knows maybe ill have the cash this summer for a climber but i doubt it..probably my xmas present next year.....them stands should work fine at home on when im home(im at college right now....) but i have some excellent ground up here about 20 mins north of here i hunt...and would love to bow hunt it...one day me and dad had 4 shooters within bow range all before noon while we were fall turkey hunting..any would made a fine first bow buck...we sat there with shotguns wishing they were bows!! one wall hanger..25yds away..i wanted him! lol.....the area isnt WIDE open hard woods....some of my favorite spots are actually in growing thickets that have trails through them ect....i was wondering how hard it would be to bowhunt deer from the ground...i know they can see and hear you draw...and your scent isnt in the air like a stand would be...but ive seen numerous bucks in bow season while small game and turkey hunting(also bow season here) always in bow range...my spots are all too far to pack in a stand...id hate to carry a climber that far actually..and its all public state game lands that other hunters frequent..so leaving a stand is pretty much not an option...so how hard would bowhunting from the ground be if i watch my scent and draw when they are behind a tree or whatevers there?? im so excited about this bowhunting stuff....i cant wait....thanx guys..just wondering if its IMPOSSIBLE......