are pop up ground blinds the new treestand. i see more and more people using them and more Companys making them. what do you think?

People have always hunted from the ground, pop ups just make it somewhat easier now. I don't think you'll see a large number of guys giving up climbing trees. Ground blinds just give a hunter another option.

I guess I haven't been bitten by the 'bug' just yet.

I have always hunted from the ground (made my own blinds) when the situation called for it. A pop up just makes it easier to get to the perfect spot whenthe terrain won't allow you otherwise. When available I try to go up a tree.

Folks will never give up their tree stands. I agree that blinds are building in popularity, but they just aren't as effective for deer as a tree stand. Note that I said AS effective, because they are effective. I shot one out of a pop up last fall.

Now for turkeys, pop ups are venom. That's the way to go for birds....They simply pay NO attention to a blind at all. Just don't get out of the blind with birds in sight...

Just because they are popular and people buy them, doesn't mean they will ever come close to acheiving the effectiveness of a treestand.

I agree with this. I also think it matters which region of the country you're polling.

There are jsut too many advantages to being elevated. Ground blinds are good but a treestand is better whenever it is possible.

Exactly...

Its just another tool. When the leaves drop, or if you are in low scrub pines, its perfect for that. But, its also a lot less work than a tree stand, and I can sit inside, with my feet up, reading a book, wearing shorts, and drinking a sweet tea, all the while, having deer come up to 15 steps completely unaware of my intentions.

You'll never see a pop up replace a treestand , like rybohunter said just because they'er getting popular that doesn't mean more hunters are taking huntingon the ground.
Hunting from a treestand has alot more advantages than using a ground blind , every hunter knows that.
I use a ground blind when hunting deer but only when the weather is too rough for a treestand.