TREESTAND OR GROUND

[Florida bowhunter]

OKAY GUY'S THOSE ARE NICE BUCKS I HAVE BEEN SEEING YOU POST, BUT WHICH DO YOU PREFER TREESTAND OR GROUND HUNTING AND WHY..? FOR ME IT IS A TREESTAND OUR DEER ARE REALLY SPOOKY SO YOU HAVE GOT TO GET ABOVE THE THE THAT DON'T ALWAYS WORK. ...LOL

[Slickhead]

I prefer ground. Shot angle is better, no chance of falling to my death.
Plus its exciting to be at eye level with deer.

With that said its a different game. Scent control, movement ,mistakes are not tolerated as much as being 15+ feet in the air.

Remember that before tree stands were made , hunters were still killing deer.

Nothing wrong with stands, Ive got one.
But I prefer the ground.
I like natural brush blinds (building one tommorow)

[dbd870]

Mostly stands.

[DaveT1963]

Yes

[Bowwild]

Tree stands for whitetails. I simply love the view and have been hunting them that way since 1970. Most of the time on stand (or in a blind) are spent without action. That's when the view keeps me entertained.

Stating the obvious but one of the attractions to bowhunting is how we hunt as much or more so than the kill itself.

I hunted from a blind in TX a few years ago. Killed a hog and a whitetail within the same hour. It was pretty cool and for sure the shot angle was a joy. But, my view (blind and all) was severely restricted and I didn't enjoy the sit as much.

[Ron Vought]

I hunt mostly from a treestand because it does offer up a wider range of view. I practice from an elevated position prior to the hunting season which really helps. I typically start out shooting high from an elevated position but through practice sessions I figure out what is causing the issue and make the necessary adjustments. For me I normally have to cant the bow a bit more.

Ron

[Butchie]

Both depending on the situation.  Mostly treestand currently but more and more ground especially with ghilly.

[dirtguy]

Both!

Sitting in a blind can be tough - in our CT woods you cant see very far.  Tree stands let you see deer even if they are too far away. My favorite (though I've never gotten a deer this way) is still hunting.

I prefer the shot from a ground blind. The compound angles from elevation, esp when you start geting real high, make your target smaller!

That being said, I let the terrain and cover dictate how I will set up in any given location.

Bisch

[Sam McMichael]

I prefer ground brush blinds more and more these days, but I still probably hunt more from ladders.

[Gen273]

I use both treestands and ground blinds, it just depends on the situation.

[rwbowman]

I started on the ground and took my first whitetail at six yards, face to face. It was something I'll never forget. However, I have come to love treestand hunting for them. I like being able to see them approach from a distance, as it gives me time to calm down and slow my breathing and heart rate, allowing me to be more focussed if and when the shot opportunity arises. .02

[nineworlds9]

Originally posted by Slickhead:
I prefer ground. Shot angle is better, no chance of falling to my death.
Plus its exciting to be at eye level with deer.

With that said its a different game. Scent control, movement ,mistakes are not tolerated as much as being 15+ feet in the air.

Remember that before tree stands were made , hunters were still killing deer.

Nothing wrong with stands, Ive got one.
But I prefer the ground.
I like natural brush blinds (building one tommorow)

Ditto.  Except I sold my tree stand a few years back.  I may try it again someday, but for now I have encountered many animals on foot.  It just takes practice and field craft to get close.

[trubltrubl]

Both
all my mulies are from the ground
whitetails I have most on the ground but two bucks from tree stands...not really high either just don't move till its right with good cover

all moose from ground (all called in)
except two cows I stalked
and my only bull elk was from the ground and called in
pronghorn from behind a decoy (that was alot of fun

wild boars from both ground and stands

love using ghillies and leafy suits now...
although I have pop up blinds...I prefer suits and stalking
the thing with pop ups is if the location is not a busy spot then it is easy to get bored as you can not see the birds and  squirrels and other game afforded by a larger view of the area

pop ups are great in poor weather and you can move inside where the other types of hunting you have to be  so careful..

[Littlejake]

Whitetails and Treestands gotta loveum!

[Rob W.]

Ground.

I have really come to love getting away from tree stands, ground blinds, and even camo. I don't know if I can describe why but I enjoy it more and it hasn't hurt my freezer levels.

[Florida bowhunter]

I have shot hogs on the ground, but all my whitetails were taken from a treestand

[K.S.TRAPPER]

I never ever limit myself to one type of hunting when it comes to whitetails, they are were you find them. Tree stands, ground blinds, spot and stalk are something I will use every year while hunting.

Tracy

I like sitting in stands if they are comfortable, but if I am too crippled  I have hard time getting down. I can gimp, limp and stagger my way miles from camp or car, but one of those missed steps when it is the first step out of a tree stand has become a dangerous one for me. The problem with nice morning hunting on the ground is that sooner or later my low back pain will get me to assume my favorite mid morning position. On my back on a slight downhill, bush in a bag under my head and my feet up on a blow down. Either I do not snore in that position or my snoring brings deer in real close, but it is real hard to shoot when your feet are up.

[Keefer]

Ground for me due to a repaired L-5 and no need for a Harness,,I take my Huntmore 360 and use what the Good Lord supply's as a Natural blind set up...I love the ground the more I hunt it and have had good success being close to many nice bucks as well...