Hunt from a tree stand or the ground?
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 272
i usually hunt from the ground too. it seems the older i get the less i want to be in trees. ive seen alot of deer this past year sitting on the ground with a very small chair and blind material. you have to use the ground to your advantage like the high points of ridges. ive done homework where i got my big one this year, they were coming up in a different area than in years past.so i moved a little. i think the deer used the different route because theres more cover.
#13
Spike
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Montana
Posts: 7
Lots of good opinions on here, and I agree with lots that it depends on the location and setup. However, I have to say that I love the rush of still hunting. But then, that's very dependent on the conditions. Wow, I guess I'm saying that it all depends!
#15
Spike
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Kansas
Posts: 2
I normally will hunt from a tree, but will hunt from a ground blind. I do feel you need to get your blinds set up in advance to get deer accustomed to them, but I will use any technique to get me an oppurtunity at a bruiser
#17
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Suamico, Wisconsin
Posts: 63
98% of the time from a tree stand. Its hard to get away with movement on the ground and leave too much scent in the area creating a ground blind, or if you do put a blind up of some sort it takes the deer a little while to get use to it. Although you can be more mobile on the ground, i just dont feel as comfortable hunting on the ground as up in a tree unless the terrain doesn't allow for a tree stand.