Haven't hunted from a tree in over 30 years. Yesterday, I got to stalk within 40 yards or less of 10 different whitetails, but got no shot because of brush, deer moving too quickly, etc. The point of that is that hunting from the ground is a lot more exciting, even if the shots don't come. There is also the frustration factor when that deer that you didn't see spooks from heavy cover 10 yards from you. I have realized that, as others here have said, you can't move too slowly while hunting from the ground if a bow is your weapon of choice. Deer can see stuff that will amaze you; they can smell like crazy, and can hear like nothing else. Hunting with traditional equipment from the ground is about as challenging and good as hunting gets; it is worth the frustration and the often unfilled freezer. Further, a doe taken from stalking on the ground equals a mature buck from the trees, in my opinion.