I've had very good luck on the ground. Sit still, blend in, control your scent, play the wind and enjoy the show. Last season my brother and I were 4 ft. from a doe and her young. We sat motionless as they strolled the edge of the winter wheat field we were hunting. We were nestled under an apple tree. The season before that while sitting under that same apple tree I had a book buck staring daggers at me but never thought anything was wrong. Every once in a while he would stop and look in my direction but would soon flick his tail and keep on coming. I should have drawn earlier. Once he was within 15 yards I proceeded to draw and my arrow fell offthe rest and onto theshelf and landed where I was "going" to put mole skin. That was my bad and would have happened in a tree as well. 7 days later, just before the opener of gun season, I stuck a 4 point from the ground. I personally like the anatomy angles that the ground offers. I've killed deer from both tree and ground but given the choice I'll be on the ground. It adds to the excitement especially where I hunt as we usually see a few bear each year too.