Treestand or ground hunting
 

I was wondering what most people prefer to do while bow hunting whether they use a tree stand or hunt from the ground. I was wondering what the advantages are doing both types while bow hunting.

What types of conditions would be better for hunting from the ground than hunting from a tree?

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

I bow hunt and gun hunt from a tree stand. Because the higher up you are the better scent control that you have. Also , you can see from a treestand.

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

I prefer to hunt from a tree.......outta sight, outta mind. I have done still hunts in clear cuts when the wind is right. If you do it right, you can slip up on em.:D

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

i do both. when i was a youth i never hunted much out of a tree and thought you were supposed to stalk a bit and sit a bit. i had many shots and it was great to work at getting close. now adays with all the good 3-d camo and scent control options i think more people should give it a try. on slightly breezey days i think its better to do a little walking.

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

I hunt from treestands almost all of the time these days. When I first started bowhunting years ago I didn' t own a treestand so I was grounded with no other choice. I would usually make an impromptu blind out of whatever was available. I do agree with the others about still hunting. I have had some of my most memorable days hunting in the rain. Everything is so quiet. It is so awesome to actually sneak within range of a deer. Windy days also make for good still hunting too...but not like the rain. Dry ground and no rain...No good for me. I did buy a pop up hunting blind this summer and am going to give it a try. Jim

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

I prefer to hunt from a treestand better scent control and allows more movement, but to of the nicer bucks that i got a shot at came from the ground.

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

For me, it all depends on the weather... if its a nice day (Little Wind) I' ll stay in a tree stand... But if the wind is blowing hard enough to rock me back and forth I' ll get down and hunt from a Ground blind.:D

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

Depends on how I feel and who I have with me. If I have my son (6) with me it the gound. We usually make some type of natural blind on the fly. If I' m out by myself I climb the tree and see what' s going on from the birds eye view.
B

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I prefer the tree...better scent control and I feel like I can get away with more.

Never hunted from a ground blind but I' d like to try in the future. A lot of guys around here hunt turkeys from a ground blind.

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

I will usually hunt from a tree stand. Like everyone else said, you have better control of scent and from up above you can see them farther. On rainy or windy days, I' ll get down and try to do some stalking. I figure that the deer are more likely to bed down, and stay bedded down, on windy and/or rainy days because their sence of smell and hearing is severely hampered, plus they won' t be moving around as much.

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

90% of the time when bowhunting, I use a stand. There is a lot of movement involved when drawing a bow vs. using a rifle and you have a much greater chance of being detected when on the ground.

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

Years ago ,I would build a couple of stands and do a little ground hunting(sit and stalk).Six years ago,I bought my first Viper stand,and I' ve been up in the trees ever since...Bob

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

I mainly hunt from the ground--stillhunting is the way i like to hunt most of the time.I do have good luck in my stands but just can' t sit for real long periods of time.Sometimes i find a downed tree in a place where i have seen deer and have a seat for a few hours then if no deer i move on to the next ambush.

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

I prefer hunting from the ground, more of a challenge being on thier eye level, what a thrill. I will and do hunt from tree stands, but I feel more at home on terra firma! (if I was a squirrel I might hunt differently!)

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I prefer to hunt from the trees. It' s a little more confining being in one place, but I have alot more confidence in the overall set-up. You are out of the direct line of sight of the deer, and your scent is up off the ground. Being on the ground is definitely more challenging and I hope to take a deer that way some time, but there is a definite advantage to hanging up above. If you want to increase your odds of bagging a nice buck, go with the tree stand.....just be safe and wear some sort of body harness or something.:D

RE: Treestand or ground hunting
 

I hunt from the ground most of the time. I don' t own a portable treestand and have built only one permant stand on my property. There are not a lot of good trees here in southern Iowa for treestands. But there' s a ton of brushy cover and overgrown fencerows. As was stated before, when hunting from the ground you really have to watch your scent, wind direction, movement, so forth. But the rewards of taking even a doe from 25 or 30 yards away on the ground is worth all the extra trouble!

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I prefer and love hunting from a tree stand, but this year I' m gonna try some on the ground hunting, knee surgery is keeping me from climbing the trees. Should be interesting.