ground blind vs. treestand
 

Do you think you can be as successful in a ground blind as you can be in a treestand? What are some pros and cons of the two?

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

Yes. I use both. Blind: Pro-You can move it easily, protected from weather,and your on a more level shooting path. Con- movements make noise in leaves, unless you have a 360 the fabric between the mesh makes blindspots,harder to see them approaching. Stands: Pro-see more, above their noses. Con-don't drop anything, your up in the weather. Thats all I can think of. Maybe someone else can add more.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

Weather and taking a kid hunting are about the only positives for me personally. I like being able to see 360 degrees and see further.

Turkey hunting is a different story, love the blind for that.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

I prefer to be up in a tree so that my scent is off of the ground. With even a small breeze your scent will pass overhead of deer below. Also, with having a climber i feel just as mobile as i would with a blind.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

A con of the tree stand is thelaws of gravity come into play. But I believe the pros far out weight the cons. I use my climber when hunting by myself. I use a ladder stand and ground blind when hunting with the kids.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

Both have Pros & Con's.....

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

I like being up a tree. Better for my type of bow hunting. For rifle hunting I am a tracker and don't usually use any blind.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

i prefer treestands myself

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

I use both and it basicly comes down to your application. For bow hunting I prefer a treestand as well as during ML and rifle season when I'm deep in the woods. During the rut if I'm on a long tree line both work well. Once again it comes down to the situation. If there are no trees available then the blind comes in handy but if a tree is available then it is hard to beat the vision it provides being 20 feet off the ground. As mentioned, I also believe that a tree stand assists in your sent control.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

With a gun possibly, depends on how far away you set up from where the deer travel. With a bow I think your success rate would be much higher with a properly placed stand vrs a ground blind.

Paul

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

Short answer - I prefer setting up in a tree stand. My guess is that since about 1975 I have hunted 96% of my time from a tree stand of some ilk. However tree stands are not always practical, and sometimes flat impossible for the lack of trees!

I often use blinds. Total enclosure blinds can provide at least some relief from tough weather, and I am convinced I can get away with a bunch more movement when I am in a ground blind, as long as I am quietly moving.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

When I hunt the woods IHAVE to use a climber, and I usually get a good ways up there. The steep ridges and deep hollows would laugh at me if I brought in a ground blind. If I hunt the fields and food plots I sit in an elevatedshooting house. Ground blinds just wouldn't work too well for my location.

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A hunter can enter a ground blind without being seen as often as entering a tree stand. A ground blind can't be stolen if you take it with you. The drawbacks to a ground blind are your scent is being pushed by the wind at the same elevation as the deer. A ground blind is at a deers eye level.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

i probablt prefer blind
elevated blind would be the best of both worlds

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i have been the most succesful in the treestand because when you r in a stand and if you are high enough then most of the time the deer cant smell you

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

The first question to be answered is, where are you going to hunt (i.e. over a specific scrape, food source, whatever). Once I find the spot I'm going to hunt, I look for a tree that I can get my climber in and have a few decent shots. If there's no suitable tree, then I choose a place to construct a ground blind (I build my blinds from the materials that are there; I'm too cheap to buy one, too lazy to carry it in, and don't really care for the concept anyhow). I much prefer the tree stand, but harvested my largest buck (9 pt.) from the ground.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

I prefer a ground stand (a folding chair). Most areas I hunt have enough elevation change that, with a gun, you do not need to be elevated to get a clear shot. I like to sit my chair by something that will break up my profile and be 50 to 70 yards away from the travel route that I am hunting. Here is an example of the type of map I use (a small part of one). It shows where I might sit, depending on wind direction. Every one in my party has the larger version of my map and we use it to get seperation and so everyone knows where everyone else is. The maps that I actually use look about like this only they are drawn from arial photos from the internet.

Bob

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

Both, NEVER limit the amount of options you have

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you pretty much pinned it!

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I think that you can be successful in both if you take the steps to be successful. I agree with Mottz that there are certainly pro's and con's to both methods. Obviously the terrain you are hunting has a huge part in weather you should choose one over the other along with the weather conditions. However, I would never limit myself to one method. To limit myself to a treestand during lousy conditions and come up empty when a ground blind would have given me a higher chance for success would be stupid.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

I have used both with good success. I actually prefer the blind, because it reallys help with scent. Plus, if you brush them in at least a month earlydeer get used to them with no problem.

However, the one pro I like about the stand is I can see them when they are further off. I always try to rotate between blinds and stands.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

i use both. i was in a blind last year and droped my 10 point. all do to there was no where to put a stand. all the trees was about 6-10"

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tree stands for bow hunting and ground for gun. just the way I do buisness.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

Alot of times it is not about what you prefer but rather what will work.

I prefer tree stands but in some areas that I like to hunt there are no trees available...that is the only time I use a ground blind.

RE: ground blind vs. treestand
 

I would say treeseat, 90% time (apart from turkey hunting lol) but especially for being stealthy, you can get ones now which turn 360 degrees silently! Also you can see further and it is harder for animals to see you and pick up your scent.