i've shot my only deer from the ground @ 7yrds, no blind, no nothing...just sitting still. last season i only hunted on stand twice and didnt see a thing. the reason i mainly ground hunt is the ability to move.
last season i was sitting on an up-rooted tree, right at the root. about an hour goes by just at first light, i hear some noise, thought it was a few squirrels that were in the area. out of nowherea few doe come from behind the tree i was sitting on(didnt have a doe tag for the wmu i was hunting). i'm talking no more than five feet from myself. they got about 10 yds. away from me when the 3yr. old 10 pt. that was chasing them came bolting out from the same trail they did. didnt have a chance to get a shot. my point is that ground hunting is just as fun if not more fun than stand hunting.