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Author Topic: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll  (Read 2143 times)

Offline horatio1226

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Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« on: November 07, 2008, 05:50:00 PM »
I am wondering how many deer taken this season will be from a tree or from the ground. Thanks for participating.
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Offline 450 marlin

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2008, 05:54:00 PM »
My biggest bucks to date have been taken from the ground.

Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2008, 06:03:00 PM »
Well last year I was 50 - 50 on ground/tree on taking a deer. So far this Year only 1 deer down and that was from a tree stand.

Offline Stone Knife

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2008, 06:05:00 PM »
2 from a tree this season so far, I could have shot some from my blind but no buck tag left    :banghead:
Proverbs 12:27
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but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.


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Offline NOMAD88

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2008, 06:12:00 PM »
I hunt mostly from a tree. Its definately easier but not always possible.

Offline coconutdave

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2008, 06:29:00 PM »
I've done both, but mostly from a tree.
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Offline Teacher_of_the_Arcane

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2008, 06:49:00 PM »
I've been in a tree stand .... once.   I was about twelve feet up, wearing full camo, camo sleeve on the bow, standing still, with virtually no breeze.  Just after first light, a  nice buck walked up the trail towards me, stopped at about forty yards, looked directly at me, put his tail up, and trotted off into the woods.  Last time I was in a tree!!
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Offline Mitch-In-NJ

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2008, 07:06:00 PM »
I hunt almost exclusively from the ground.  It's more fun.  This year I have yet to arrow a deer but I haven't been out but 6 times.  Came close 3 times but a good shot never presented itself.

Yesterday I had a doe at 15 yards stop 5 feet from a shooting lane, turn around and walk away.  Don't think I got busted, just bad luck.
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Offline Swamp Pygmy

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2008, 07:29:00 PM »
well most people hunt from trees so that what the poll will show I believe.
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Offline centaur

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2008, 07:31:00 PM »
Got my deer from a tree this year, but got a turkey by spot and stalk. Still have a doe tag that I will fill from the ground or not at all.
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Offline waknstak IL

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2008, 07:35:00 PM »
I've shot them from both. so far this season 1 From a tree.
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Offline Blackhawk

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2008, 08:02:00 PM »
I voted and then looked at the results which I copied below:

Deer taken from a tree  69% (18)    
Deer taken from the ground  46% (12)  


Is that not 115% or did I fail my 3rd grade math class?
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Offline Adirondackman

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2008, 08:21:00 PM »
I enjoy hunting on the ground but understand why the majority of bow hunters prefer a tree stand. We are all in one way or another using the predator methods and instincts of nature.

Ground hunters - Cougar, Wolf, Coyote, Bobcat

Tree Stand hunters - Eagle, Hawk, Owl, Osprey
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Offline horatio1226

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2008, 10:28:00 PM »
I'm interested in the numbers. Already I'm surprised that there were that many taken from the ground.
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Offline Matty

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2008, 11:19:00 PM »
I like hunting from the ground, in natural blinds mostly, But see way more deer from the tree....

Offline hunter jenkins

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2008, 11:27:00 PM »
1 buck taken from the ground this year

Offline leatherneck

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2008, 11:40:00 PM »
Way too thick to hunt from the ground where we hunt. Couldn't see a thing until it was on top of you. Tree's for me.

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Offline trapperDave

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2008, 12:33:00 AM »
this years buck was taken on the ground,,,without a blind  ;)

Offline reecool

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2008, 08:31:00 AM »
Got my first Trad deer while still hunting . Luck ! like a lot of people told me , may be but love it !
 Eric .

Offline matt schuster

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Re: Deer From Tree or Ground Poll
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2008, 10:32:00 AM »
This year - three from ground, three from trees.

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