Jeff, I too learned that doing it off the ground with trad gear is a whole new ball game. Nothing against the treestands and compounds, which I dearly love, but the hunt I had this morning was the purest form of hunting that ive ever had. You HAVE to do EVERYTHING right in order to be successful, or else your just wasting time, learned that too, on wed[&:].

Get it done though and it will be the coolest thing youve ever expirenced!