I prefer to hunt from above for all the reasons previously stated. Besides that, I just love the feel and freedom of becoming the tree. I feel much more like the predator clinging to the side of a tree 20 feet up. I prefer to become invisible. Blinds are much more obvious and can put critters on edge. If I have to hunt from the ground because of a lack of trees or cover I find a ditch, a hole, a blowdown or something natural to sit in. I find blinds too confining and find myself acting like one of those bobblehead dolls trying to see 360. I don't hear well at all and a man made blind makes hearing harder. I just feel closer to nature sitting 20-22 feet up.