On the ground again....

[3Feathers]

Who is going to hunt on the ground this fall?Not putting up stands this year.I want to take a whitetail on the ground real bad.going to do my best.............

[Frenchymanny]

Tim brother that is a very nice goal!

Good luck

F-Manny

[JPE]

Been thinking about it. Just not comfortable wearing my harness anymore. Thinking of either ground blinds or gilli suit, not sure which.
                          Jim Pyles

[Rooselk]

Yep, I'll be hunting on the ground as usual. Learned to hunt spot and stalk with a rifle when I was growing up. Never had the inclination or patience to switch to treestands when I began hunting with a bow.

Good luck in your quest to harvest a whitetail from the ground. You can do it!  

[wetfeathers]

I'm a ground hunter. Success is 10x sweeter when accomplished on the ground.  This is a GREAT goal for anyone.

[RedShaft]

i do it 50% of the time every year. you need to really hide good. very important to not STICK out.. they will pick you rite out. and also move very slow and never any fast movements. keep thick heavy cover behind you. and make your set up very comfortable. if you are constantly fidgeting, your going to get spotted. also playing the wind is more important. nice thing is, if wind shifts so can you quickly and quietly. practice from your knee's and have your face camo up well. fist thing they usually look at. you will feel very vulnerable and exposed on the ground but stick with it and dont give up. its really fun during the rut.

[landman]

I'll not be in the trees this year.   I'll be in my MarcAnthony Ghillie hugging the ground.

[wooddamon1]

I'm hunting the ground this year as usual, got a few natural blinds made in areas I've seen deer in.

2 more weeks!

[Ken Taylor]

In a normal year we hunt moose, black bears, and caribou... (our local critters) which I always hunt from the ground.

Although the vast majority of my hunting takes place in the north bush country where I live, I do hunt whitetails but I must travel a considerable distance to do so.

They are the only thing that I hunt from a tree stand, and even then, not all the time... so to me, hunting from a tree stand is a change from the norm and therefore an enjoyable variance.

[Sean B]

A few of my spots, i think are better being hunted from the ground.

[Terry Lightle]

I will be about 50-50

[Looper]

I will be on the ground, too. I mostly hunt alone, and in some relatively remote areas. Aside from not wanting to lug a stand a mile or two into the woods, I really don't want to deal with the risk that comes with using a tree stand. I've had some good friends seriously injured in falls.  

Besides, I like being mobile. If the wind changes, I can move quickly and quietly.

[DennyK]

I'll be grounded, which is OK, I have a damaged peripheral nerve in my left lower leg that is giving me fits, and screwing up my balance. I will climb an apple tree or two, but ground hunting is the way I'll mostly be doing it this year. And looking foreward to it. Good luck everybody!

[ron w]

Waldrop pack seat....ground blinds, and going to be mobile if I have to. Hope to have a better year......

[Butch Speer]

I'm too old & fat to be climbing trees! Much more fun on the ground anyhow.

[bulldog18]

On the ground again for me. Definately enjoy it better than in a tree.

[yankeevol]

Most of the time on the ground. Picked up a Rivers Edge ladder that is very portable (about 30 lbs) so I use that now and then but I don't set it up until I have a spot I am very confident in. (Actually, I set it up in a stand of oaks this morning. ;-)

[stringstretcher]

Ground all the way for me.  Has been for year.

[SuperK]

I'm on the ground 50% of the time.  RedShaft is right on with his observations.  Good luck and have fun!

[Cherokee Scout]

I will be there!