Ground or Tree Stand

[Dave Bowers]

I was curious to what everyone here favors? Ground hunting or Treestand hunting?

[Widowbender]

I'm pretty flexible...I like both methods. Most of my hunting has been from trees, but find myself on the ground more and more when the situation allows.

David

[JEFF B]

Ground hunting as i have never hunted from a tree stand.

[Landshark160]

Trees for deer.  Ground for hogs.

[SouthMDShooter]

mixture of both, but i love to shoot them on the ground

[Steelhead]

Both.i set stands in locations I plan on hunting alot.When scouting I often set up right away on the ground if I find some hot sign.Especially during the rut.

[Ian johnson]

improvised ground blinds out of branches and camo netting

[Mike Burch]

Originally posted by Widowbender:
I'm pretty flexible...I like both methods. Most of my hunting has been from trees, but find myself on the ground more and more when the situation allows.

David

Same here!    

Mike

[Deadsmple]

Don't like climbing trees, had a bad experience early in life.

[Bjorn]

It is spot and stalk for me.

[Jerry Jeffer]

I got burned out on tree stands. I'm a ground pounder.

[woodslinger]

On the ground for me. I can sit all day in a ground blind but in a tree I am only good for a few hours.

[Dave Bowers]

Originally posted by woodslinger:
On the ground for me. I can sit all day in a ground blind but in a tree I am only good for a few hours.

LOL..I thought I was the only one.

[DeerSpotter]

I use both, I have a lone wolf Alpha tree stand and 4 lone wolf climbing sticks, and also a double bull blind (dark horse)

But I find myself hunting more from the ground each year without the blind, just use a natural cover.  But I was able to get these things at a reasonable price so they are there if I want to use them.


Carl

[Sticks2117]

I agree with woodslinger so it's a mix of the two. I prefer the ground but sometimes I'll sit in the tree stand. Hell I'm getting old and like naps in the woods, there I said it.

[Cherokee Scout]

I hunted from trees for years, now only on the ground, I wish I had done this years ago. I really like being on the ground now.

[George D. Stout]

I got out of the trees many years ago and see no reason to go back.  I don't like ground blinds either....too confined for me.  My feet need to be moving....at least a little.

[Curtis Haden]

I don't know if this will make sense to anyone but me...    

I bowhunted earlier in life, but put so much pressure on myself to kill something that it wasn't much fun if I didn't.

This time, I made commitments to:

1. Hunt only from the ground,
2. with a traditional bow, and,
3. Have fun.

What that means to me is, if I take a deer with my bow, great!  If I don't, I still have a great time!  Had several close encounters last year and never connected.  I also had the most fun hunting since that first rush of buck fever, many years ago.

There's a lot to be said for slipping through the woods on a cool October evening, seeing the sights, hearing the sounds, and marveling at God's handiwork.  You can do the same sitting on a stand, I suppose, but it feels more "right" (to me at least) on the deer's level.

That's quite a lot of rubbish to some of my hunting acquaintances, but on the ground, with a simple bow, is what appeals to me.

[Morning Star]

I let the situation dictate what I'll do.  Mainly being a whitetail hunter, when I find that perfect spot I'll make it work however I can.  If building a small blind or tucking into a blowdown gives me the best opportunity to kill, I'll do that.   Looking for a good tree to climb is usually my first approach though.

[Jack Skinner]

Terra-Ferma, I have trouble sitting still for long periods of time, getting better seems to come with the older I get, at sitting still that is.