Bow Hunting From the Ground?

[Iglow]

Being anchored in one place and staying there ( a substitute patience ) by being up in a tree has more to do with the success than the fact of being in a tree.

 

[BSK]

Being anchored in one place and staying there ( a substitute patience ) by being up in a tree has more to do with the success than the fact of being in a tree.

Interesting perspective.

I'm lucky in that our local deer rarely see predators in trees. We have up so many ladder stands that none get hunted more than 2 or 3 times per season. The deer rarely encounter a person in a tree, hence they act more with curiosity than fear. But person on the ground, completely different story.

 

[Snake]

I kind of disagree. I have cut trails to walk in through some mean thickets thinking I was creating a way in to the area I wanted to hunt and be as incognito as possible, only to have deer, even a couple of nice bucks, come down the trail I cut open a couple hours later. Even killed a few deer and for sure have seen them use fresh made trails.

Humm they didn't smell where you handled the brush. I've seen them jump straight upon the air where a limb might have brushed up against me .. must have been extremely dry.

 

[Bell3wv]

Get a nice see thru blind and good chair. Sling sharp sticks!

 

[Ski]

We probably think it's so tough cause we've grown up hunting from treestands and never really truly tried, at least that's in my case.

I think it's more to do with their vision than anything. On the ground if can be still you'll look like just another inanimate object to them. But up in a tree it's easy to stand out even if you're being still, and they know it's an oddity.

 

[Iglow]

I saw this dude that dug holes for his feet/lower legs to get lower and wore a gillie suit. He was about invisible.

 

[lung-buster]

I hollowed out a cedar blow down when I was younger that I killed several deer with a bow. I hunted it for years till it deteriorated. It was once my best spot.

 

[huntncoach]

I've been a committed tree stand hunter with a bow for years. One thing I've never accomplished was killing one with a compound bow from the ground.

Once the leaves fall, I stick out pretty bad in the stand and got busted a few times in the tree. I think I could conceal myself better on the ground in a thicker or blow down.

Anyone bow hunting them from the ground? I can imagine it would be very convenient to simply walk in, hunt and walk out.

My very first bow kill was from the ground, but it was not a wall hanger. Still (no pun intended), it was a real rush for me! Of course, I think I just got lucky because I wasn't really paying much attention to the wind, I just knew deer were crossing a trail where I set up. I do remember sitting so still on a bucket placed in a blackberry thicket and I was wearing a ghillie suit. To beat all, the deer came from a completely different direction than I was expecting - but he walked to within 5 yards of me, right past me. I have tried several times since, but have not taken another deer like that, although I have had a few in range that I just wouldn't shoot. Now you have me wanting to find another good ground spot to hunt!

 

[Iglow]

This time of year is one of my favorite hunting times, I really enjoy getting in the woods and fixing spots, moving trails etc. This spot the shot will be taken here , now will be drawn and all the gotta do is keep walking till they are clear. Well, that's the plan anyway….