I always hunt out of a tree stand, I find it the most rewarding, this just boils down to personal preference. The only time I hunt from the ground is walking to and from my stands. Ive hunted from the ground many times, but I can get a better view of whats happening around me from an elevated position. I have better success from a standbecause I getbetter shot placement, better shot opportunities and angles, better blood trails on pass throughs, better success on recovering the animals, that to me is more rewarding then shooting a deer from the ground and in some areas its the ONLY option. Some people find shooting a traditional bow more rewarding than shooting a compound, a compound gives me a higher chance of recovering an animal so I'll stick with compounds even though I own and shoot a recurve pretty good.