RE: hunting from the ground
hunting with bow from ground, your only problem is wind and getting hidden.
both at times, dont matter.
1 time is during rut...
on ground you can move to deer, not deer to you..
tree, deer must come to you..
these new blinds on ground seem to hold your scent.
that allows deer to come much closer..
secret to hunting from ground is to be patience and making sure wind is in your face not at your back...
i saw and missed with a bow some of the biggest bucks while hunting from ground...
in a tree, you are stuck there,hoping all your plans work out and buck comes close for shot..
on ground, you can see a buck,crawl on your stomach, i am getting to old for that now and ticks,and get close for shot or move to his trail and wait for him to walk by...
i like hunting in tree but yes, its a lot of work to set up,on ground, you can move to action not action to you...
THAT is a big plus and sproul always hunts on ground when RUT comes,no way to pattern a buck in HEAT....
i hear all my friends say,OH THAT BUCK IS RUTTING, HE WOULD NOT STOP CLOSE FOR SHOT FROM MY TREE WITH BOW..
on ground, you can pattern a rutting buck more than you can sitting in 1 spot in tree....