I hunt from the ground - haven' t gotten around to putting up or fixing up a stand yet. The tree I would like to put a stand in was struck by lightning a couple of weeks ago. Actually the lightning mostly struck an old wooden stand in this tree and sent pieces of wood flying everywhere. This tree is a great old oak which has a fat trunk going up to about 12 feet and then spreading limbs in all the right places - no wonder they picked it before.
Anyway, back to your question. Last year was my first year bowhunting. I missed a buck early in the season - arrow went right under his belly as he was moving. I was set up on a milk crate in between a bunch of dead trees. The buck never saw me and I didn' t know at the time to make a sound to make him stop. Near the end of the season I took my doe. She was with two other does and a buck but the buck was too far away and leaving the scene quickly. The year before during the rifle season I got my doe from the ground also - same bunch of dead trees.
During the off season I hunt with my camera. I almost always wear camo with a camo cap and nothing to hide my scent. I get darned close as long as the wind is right and they don' t spot my camera.
I suggest to make sure that you have good camo, cover your face and head and look for good cover - dead trees, heavy brush, tall grass or ferns. And the biggest thing as I tell my ants-in-the-pants hubby " BE STILL" Oh, don' t forget to de-scent or use scent-lok clothing.
Sorry for being long-winded...
GOOD LUCK!