Ground or Trees

[Guest longknife]

to all who hunt or have hunted what do feel is better stillhunting or tree stand hunt's, including blind's.I prefer the art of spot and stalk.But let's hear from the hunters.

[MichiganHuntr1]

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Its more fun Stillhunting, but I prefer being in a blind or tree stand, because im not making any movement.

[christsavedme]

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Would rather be in a tree myself! JMO!

[VTbowman]

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I have had more success from a tree stand but like the ground hunting too.

[maddhunter]

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Would rather be in a tree also but don't mind a good ground blind especially when its cold and windy or raining.

[Hillbilly]

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I like being on the ground with my bow. I also like making nature blinds. I have about 3 in my woods. I use some old trees and put them in some thick cover. I'm a big guy (not fat by all means but tall). I don't have a good balance either and it feels akward to get in a stand. Feels like I'm gonna fall all the time.

I don't like blinds, unless they are made by me with things in the woods.

[wtnhunt]

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A stalk is fun no doubt, but not having much land and the way the property I hunt is, treestands are the preferred method for me. Do also occasionally hunt from some ground blinds on fence rows.

[gitcha_some]

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i have definantly killed more does by stillhunting then by hunting out of a stand....havent shot any bucks lately because im holding out for the big'un

[Guest LDB]

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I prefer still-hunting / spot-and-stalk and have had a lot of success with it. However, I am fortunate to have access to a lot of land.

I tried hunting from a treestand a couple of times to see what it was like, but once I got up in the stand all I could think about was how badly I had to take a leak. I tried hunting from a ground blind, but I don't have enough patience to sit and wait for deer to show up.

If you're able to be patient enough to sit all day for days on end, you'll have better odds tagging a big buck from a stand than from still-hunting. However, it's all about the enjoyment of the hunt, and I enjoy still-hunting way more than stand-hunting.

[JoshM]

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I like sitting on the ground...And i like doing drives...

[Tominator]

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Both have their merits. To be honest, I do probably 99% of my hunting up a tree, but that 1% on the ground, especially stalking, is a lot more exciting.

[FSU_Seminole]

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I prefer to hunt from a tree stand for a couple of reasons.

1. So I can see where deer enter & exit. Where I hunt I have several locations from which deer can enter food plots, fields ect ect. & I can view them coming down trails from treestands.

2. With the size of some of the snakes I've seen in my area, I just don't feel comfortable sitting on the ground when the sun starts to set or before sun up.

[hobie]

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Tree Stand

[archerjg]

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I would rather spot and stalk or be in a ground blind.

Archerjg

[ilhnter]

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I would much rather be up in a tree or in a blind. I have never had any luck at all stillhunting. They usually see me before i see them and its hard to spot and stalk in the area in which i hunt.

[horst]

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I like hunting from the ground.It leaves you a lot more options than being tied down 20 ft in the air.I still hunt from stands as well but it seems like I spend more time moving them then I do hunting from them.

[iron buck]

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Both. Tree stand hunting is easier & has better vision. But I have found that as more people head up into the trees & educate the deer that it has become easier to take good bucks from well placed.......NATURAL ground blinds. Placed in areas that every other hunter avoid because there are no good trees.

I have just such a 3 year oldclear cut in mind for this fall

[JimT]

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I spend probably 90% of my hunting time in a treestand. I like being up high. I do not still hunt unless it is drizzling or snowing, and I have a couple ground blinds that I use during muzzleloader season....

[NY_Bowhunter14]

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i prefer the trees myself you can get a better view of your surroundings and deer coming from a distance, there is a disadvantage... being late to your stand (5 minutes late) and while in the midst of hauling your bow up a 6 pointer is 35 yards from you looking right at ya...

[Rhino]

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It's really a personal choice. It also depends on the terrain you hunt and your choice of weapons. I prefer bowhunting so the majority of my hunting is from treestands or ground blinds. I have been able to pull off a few spot and stalk bowhunts for whitetail here at home and a spot and stalk bowhunt for mulies in Wyoming. Without a doubt. spot and stalk is more exciting. Unfortunately most of the cover I hunt here at home severely limits my ability to see very far unless I'm on the side of a steep ridge overlooking a bottom and the side of another ridge across the bottom. That's fine for hunting with a firearm but not with a bow.

[Guest stsi36]

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tree al the way

[Guest chigger1]

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if it is raining or the wind is blowing im on the ground but other than that im in a tree

[Illinoisbowhunter]

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Tell ya the truth ive only hunted off the ground once or twice. Im always 20'+ up in my climber, Not only does your scent get up out of range but you get much better visability.

[billkay]

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I didn't begin hunting on the ground till my son and I began hunting together. Now that that we hunt seperately, I still find myself hunting off the ground about 50% of the time. It is more of a thrill to be eye to eye with a deer on the ground, and the spots that I can set up on the ground by far out number the spots I can hunt from a tree.

[HuntingInMaine]

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I don't care much for tree stands and prefer to still hunt or spot and stalk. Now that my sons are hunting with me it is more of the slow walking until they are a little older and better able to stay still for more than a minute at a time...