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hunting whitetail on the ground
recurve shooter:
i have rifle hunted all my life and prefer a stand for that, but with archery im gunna stick to the ground. i only have rather small plots to hunt, so i cant move around a whole lot. i have been working on constructing natural ground blinds, and i'll be hunting from them this year.
Kegan:
I think I've hunted form the air a grand total of twice. Didn't like it. I've successfully still hunted and "played stump" before, and so seeing as that doesn't really cost me any money I think I'll continue that way ;D.
Not that hunting out of a tree isn't effective. I'm just too cheap to buy a stand, and too lazy to build one. ;)
lowell:
I got a short seat... about 5 inches off of the ground and made a ghillie suit this year and plan on giving it a try. I can't quite shoot my long bow sitting on the ground but want to stay as low as possible.
Used to hunt on the ground in my early years but tree stands seemed to be more productuve but want to try on the ground again. Getting older my have something to do with it too!! ;).
recurve shooter:
i have a ghillie suit. you can straight up dissapear with those boogers, but man are they hot....and itchy.
Dave 55:
About 5 years ago I slipped into this small patch of timber next to a sunflower field and knelt down behind some honeysuckle looking bushes about 15 yards from a pretty good looking trail,abit later I heard a rattling noise so I peaked around the bush and a buck was rattling his antlers around in a dead tree branch that was hanging down,so I wait till he steps in front of me ,pick a spot and shoot high,when I stood to see where he went I notice a doe Quartering towards me at about 40 yds when she was 20 yds broad side I think to my self better aim alittle low so I draw my bow pick a spot and aim alittle low and shot right under her chest,stood up again and there was another doe back where the buck was when I first saw it,by then my brain was getting alittle scrambled so I shoot at her and missed her too,didnt pick a spot,when I looked behind me there was a fawn about 15 yds away watching the whole thing.Couldnt help it I laughed till my gut hurt.
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