Whitetails from the ground (Natural)

[zipper bowss]

November 20th still hunting near standing corn
Bill

[Warden609]

This is a great thread. Keep the pictures coming.

[stickbow04]

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[stickbow04]

got this little 4 pt hunting the ground in a natural blind by Del Rio TX. this Dec had a little snow that day and in the low 20s at night, that is not the weather that we are use of hunting in TEXAS. this FED. land will not let u feed, so I was on a rub/scrap line.

[frassettor]

Awesome pictures fellas!        Im still trying in my Ghillie..Noting yet ,Hopefully someday  

[Dave McDaniel]

Very nice guy's congrats to all!

[JMartin]

Fantastic stuff guys! Anytime you take a whitetail from the ground...that's something! Congrats! Kevin L. I LIKE that bow!

Good job fellas--that's the way to do it!

[Builder]

Sure inspiring to see, I'm still climbing up in those stands after forty plus years.

[Zach Mikita]

Builder I hear ya! I tagged a buck this year but still have two weeks to take a doe....may have to try this ground stuff  

[Wary Buck]

Stalked in standing corn during a windstorm Oct. 2 this past season.  Shot at 10 yards.  Coyotes got to him overnight, but still an intense and satisfying hunt.  Was able to salvage some of meat.
 

In this photo, I'm standing where buck was, and camera is where I was when the shot was made just before end of legal time.
 

Four days later, posted up in standing corn and got this doe as she entered the field about 10 yards away.
 

And then Oct. 21 took this deer while still hunting through a big CRP field at about 20 yards.
 

[LimbLover]

At 25 yards while hidden within the branches of a fallen beach tree. I had a herd of approximately 20-25 does around me. Popped up, made the shot with the longbow and hardly any of them noticed. She dropped 20 yards later.

[Adam Keiper]

Got this one on a rainy day stillhunt that turned into an 80 yd stalk.  Got in for a 15-16 yd shot.  Osage English longbow, low 70#'s probably at my hunting draw, 675 grn ash arrow shot off the knuckle.

 

[Kevin L.]

Dang Adam,

 That's putting the real "Old School" hurting on one! Great job    

[TSP]

Adam, that's pretty cool.  Never saw a deer shot with a strung banana before.    
 

[cacciatore]

Adam,you are the man.Cool pics guys keep coming.

[Mojostick]

I now only hunt "natural, on the ground". I gave up on treestands 2 years ago. I use a mix of pines, oak branches and beech branches for stick blinds because they hold the leaves best after being cut. I shot a buck and a doe this year. Both at 15 yards.
Although I have no pics. Didn't bother. I also missed what would have been best Michigan buck, a very nice 8pt. I grunted him in, he came in on a charge but busted me as I put my hand on the string. Frankly I got excited and moved a little too much too fast. Kind of a "holy @&*@" moment. But when he spotted me, he got nervous and turned before he was going to bolt and gave me a full broadside at 27 paces, which I do practice at. But in the heat of the moment, I misjudged the distance and shot about a foot under his lungs.
I'm done hunting out of treestands.

[widow sax]

congrats to all that got one from the ground that is the hardest and most exciting way to get one.   Widow

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Well-done on some fine achievements, fellows!

[stickbowguy]

Great pics guys, i hunted from the ground this year, no pop up blinds just on the ground with a little cover. I have never had deer so close to me then I did while on the ground. And seen the largest buck I have ever seen in person, live, in Michigan woods his year, a real tall and wide 8 or better. Watched him rubbing a tree for about 30 min. about 40 yards away, could only see his face and rack. Then watched him walk away. He never knew I was there. Also had a Doe face to face with me at about 3 yards, never did get a shot.