RE: Hunging off the ground
I have a handfull of ground blinds made up of camo burlap and a 10 gallon bucket to sit on. A staple gun and $10.00 of material makes a fine set up. Try and find the 20 feet lengths. Great for shooting an XBow out of and if you set them a week or so before you hunt them the deer don't seem to mind. The price is sure right and it is a lot easier than setting up a tree stand. The cool part about them is they are much warmer to sit in then a tree blowing in the breeze. I set the top edge just high enough to peek over. Not much good for a vert bow however as you don't have the room needed to draw comfortably.After two back surgeries and a third on the way I am very pleased. I also have a big stack of burlap bags I am going to try and use. A few zip ties and I should be good to go.
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PS.. Alan is right about the Doghouse blind. You have to stick the whole XBow out the window just to take a shot. Will work though.