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erierik
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 138
Ground hunting...
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October 25, 2012, 06:08:00 PM »
Natural blind,pop up blind,or ghillie what is your preferences and experiences.
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huntercole
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 74
Re: Ground hunting...
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October 25, 2012, 06:22:00 PM »
I like a natural blind. It's just easier for me to use what's there than to bring extra stuff along with me. Haven't tried a ghillie yet and for me it's tough to shoot a longbow out of a pop up blind.
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grouse11
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 148
Re: Ground hunting...
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October 25, 2012, 06:24:00 PM »
Well, haven't done it much but when I have, I use a natural blind. Not sticks piled up but more a cutout in some thick stuff. It is illegal in PA to use a blind that doesn't completely surround you for deer, but I figure that I am okay if I am not "building" anything. Actually hunted from the ground last night and saw my first deer on the ground. A fawn, small doe, and a 3 point, way more exciting than in the treestand.
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Swinestalker
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 663
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October 25, 2012, 06:37:00 PM »
I use all three. If I could only keep one method to hunt, it would be slipping around in the ghillie. The ghillie is also quite a good partner when used in a natural blind.
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Having done so much, with so little, for so long, I can now do anything with nothing.
Roger Norris
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Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 3552
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October 25, 2012, 06:41:00 PM »
Natural ground blind for me!
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"Good Lord....well, your new name is Sledge."
Ron LaClair upon seeing the destruction of his new lock on the east gate
"A man that cheats in the woods will cheat anywhere"
G. Fred Asbell
southernarcher
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 318
Re: Ground hunting...
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October 25, 2012, 07:00:00 PM »
Both natural blind and homemade ghillie
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"We do this for fun, but we aren't playing"
lilbobby
Moderator
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 581
Re: Ground hunting...
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October 25, 2012, 07:11:00 PM »
Natural blind!
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JEFF B
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Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 8246
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October 25, 2012, 07:15:00 PM »
sitting by a tree that way if i fall asleep i dont fall far and have something to lean on LOL!!!!!!
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Covey
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 1827
Re: Ground hunting...
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October 25, 2012, 07:54:00 PM »
I just use what GOD has put there. Love hunting from the ground. May not be as many shot opportunities, but I'd rather be down on the ground than in the trees.
Jason
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frassettor
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Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 4634
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October 25, 2012, 08:00:00 PM »
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=121971
I am addicted 110% to hunting in a ghillie
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"Everything's fine,just fine". Dad
nightowl1
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 507
Re: Ground hunting...
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October 25, 2012, 08:04:00 PM »
If I'm after a particular deer then I might pile up some cedar branches on a particular trail.
If I'm going to enjoy the hunt. Then I wonder back and forth through trails. A few steps, stop look around, maybe lean on a tree for 10 minutes and move on. See lots of stuff that way and really enjoy the different views.
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Joe J
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 25
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October 25, 2012, 08:15:00 PM »
I'm with nightowl1...pretty much do the same thing at least till I find a hot spot to move into. I stick to the ground. Fell out of a tripod at 14 while climbing in(did a grand of dental work to dear old dad on the way down!) That and 2 kids in my early 20s followed by a divorce the past year have made my hunting more economical. I've seen a lot from ladders, climbers, tripods, but nothing beats (at least for me) the feel of being on the same level as the game I'm trying to take home.
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Sam McMichael
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October 25, 2012, 08:18:00 PM »
I use a natural ground blind on the ground. I have had trouble trimming up the ghillie to where I can shoot effectively with it on.
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Sam
Terry Lightle
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Trad Bowhunter
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October 25, 2012, 08:24:00 PM »
Natural ground blind,left one about 30 minutes ago
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Hot Hap
Trad Bowhunter
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October 25, 2012, 08:41:00 PM »
Natural-Hap
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wooddamon1
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October 25, 2012, 10:15:00 PM »
Natural blinds I make under pines down wind of trail intersections whenever possible. Almost always see deer on the first sit.
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"The history of the bow and arrow is the history of mankind..."-Fred Bear
lad
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 79
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October 26, 2012, 12:18:00 AM »
Hunting the Oregon coastal ranges for bulls, bucks and bear. Just take a natural spot that allows you to not stand out and which allows for a full draw and settle in. The main thing is to be comfortable so you can stay totally still for a long time.
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JO_EZ
Trad Bowhunter
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October 26, 2012, 09:44:00 AM »
I like the ground with natural setups and a stool. I just got a Bone Collector blind stool for $16. It has a back, which is better than my old three legged stool, but folds up to just about the same size.
I've been hunting a lot of grassy and brushy spots. My favorite set up is to nestle down in the zone where the grass and bushes meet so that just my head sticks up.
However, last weekend we went up north to hunt the big woods. It is more wide open timber and I had a hard time finding enough ground cover in the right spots. I had deer at the 20 yard line and closer 3 times. Got busted twice with out even moving and once a doe passed 8 yards BEHIND me instead of taking the nice, wide run way 12 yards in front of me.
For bowhunting, I don't ever see getting up in a tree, again.
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I started shooting a longbow because I thought it would simplify things and it did... now I simply need to get a whole lot closer to hit anything.
Work'n when I have to, fish'n when I can...
Bill Turner
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Re: Ground hunting...
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October 26, 2012, 01:02:00 PM »
Natural blind with Ghille later in the season or Leafy suit when it is still 75 degrees and up. I'm also real partial to Asbell wool in the deer woods.
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October 26, 2012, 05:15:00 PM »
My wife prefers her ghillie poncho and tucked up against the cedars. I prefer troughs and depressions with some brush cover.
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