When I am looking for a place to sit I look for, what I call, tree clusters. sometimes these are a cluster of three or four basswoods, other times they are where the parent tree was either cut or died and then three or four new tree grew from the same stump. They are perfect open faced blinds. Sitting in them can be a mechanical challenge. Sometimes a strap on tree seat is the best, other times the Niftyseat or Torges seat, and once in a while just a butt pad will work. Like the Iowa monster that beat me last week, he came in from the only place that I could not shoot in the convenient tree chair cluster, there are no guarantees. When I am using thicker brush, tall weeds, standing corn or cedar shrubs, I prefer my Huntmore chair. When my back is cooperating I most of the time strap the Nifty seat horizontilly to my off shooting side fully assembled with a stretchy belt run through the Nifty seat loop and over the seat bracket and a couple of times around the spike pointing behind me. It allows me to move or sit depending on what I get into. In real life situations, hunting from the ground requires that the archer have to ability to meld and work with what the situation calls for. Ones shooting style plays a big part of this. From a tree stand one is more often allowed to use their one shot, but from the ground many different types of shots may be required. The old days archers practiced from every conceivable position to know what to expect from them selves. Today, things have more of a target mentality, where everything is set up 'just so' and that is done with every shot. From recurve to Hill style bow fluid adaptability is a bonus. It may be needed to vary the bow cant or to vary the shot timing. When hunting on the ground shot position and shot timing are major challenge that is controlled by situation and the turf. For myself, I find that more often than not, being able to shoot rather quickly is the best way to go. That is about one full second from the beginning of the draw to release, occasionally I can get by with a slower shot process. But then I must consider, if I can hit with the faster tempo, what would I gain by shooting slower? I have been caught trying to shoot deer in super slow motion too often. They can see movement of any kind, slow or fast, I guess experience is the guide to decide for one's self what works best. For myself when a deer is not aware of my position, a quicker shot, most often, will beat their reaction time, even when they pickup my drawing motion.
Topic: Ground hunting is a blast (Read 1931 times)
