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StickMark:
Ground hunter here, in Southern Arizona, recently wearing ASAT (seems to work).  I will spot them, or find the area they use from scouting and previous seasons.  Then I egress in there, use natural concealment, move super slow (like real super slow...meaning raise the binos real slow, arrow often ready, move eyes before head kinda slow).  I experience what Danzn Bar does, deer approaching wrong side, or does blocking the bucks.  I try to keep the bows I make on the shorter side, as that helps me shoot from awkward positions. 

I started killing when I started believing that the deer "were right there", and when I get in an area, I act like that, looking into every bush.

JW_Halverson:
Spot and stalk in the Black Hills National Forest, usually in areas close to well travelled roads where the deer sometimes just ignore someone walking along!  LOL, walked right within 15 yard of my first deer while she watched me!

Rattling antlers during the rut has worked, too.

burtonridr:

--- Quote from: StickMark on July 12, 2018, 12:34:41 pm ---I started killing when I started believing that the deer "were right there", and when I get in an area, I act like that, looking into every bush.

--- End quote ---

This makes me chuckle because its so true, with elk as well. Growing up, a couple times, as soon as I let my guard down and decided it was time to get out of "hunting mode" and into "hiking mode" to get back to the road, within 20 yds of making this decision I would hear an animal blow out of the canyon. Now, I constantly remind myself "there are animals, right here, right now, watching and listening for me to make a mistake".

But then I remember the times I've walked right through an area, stopped at the next ridge, looked back and see deer looking at me from where I just went through. One time in open sage brush, I swear a doe and fawn were bedded down no more than 10yds from where I walked right by them. I've been blown away a few times by how well deer blend into their surroundings.

bjrogg:
That is so true. They are like ghost. They can appear out of thin air. I've almost stepped on them before and they laid right there until I made eye contact. Then they exited stage left. I'm convinced if I hadn't made eye contact I they would have stayed right there.
   I still have a lot to learn about bow hunting. I have taken one buck with my selfbow. It was from the ground. I was standing behind my tree stand, unable to climb into it because deer were already out. I watched a four point buck walk out of the woods and down the trail I was standing next to. He was looking all around but it was like I was totally invisible. I waited for him to walk past me and shoot him from nine paces. I also hunt from tree stands but don't feel as comfortable. I have learned though that all tree stands are not created equal. I just bought one I e been waiting for a year to come on sale. I feel much more comfortable in this one. It has a seat that flips up and a larger platform. It seems to me that many of the stands are more suitable to gun or crossbow hunting. It is also different shooting from elevated platform. If I don't bend my upper body at waist and square it up to target I shoot high. Way high. Also your angle makes sweet spot smaller. I've shot at two from stands. First was directly under my stand and poor angle. I hit a little forward in shoulder with very little penetration. The second everything was perfect except me. I calmly drew to my anchor, concentrated on my spot and watched my arrow sail a couple inches over his back. I forgot to bend my upper body to square up with my target. I do really enjoy sitting in a tree though and it's great fun to watch the animals and much easier to not be detected. I've been less than five yards from them on the ground, but it's harder to get a shot that close on the ground than from a stand. That's when it's nice to have them keep on walking. The most surprising thing I've learned is how much I enjoy this type of hunting.
Bjrogg

sleek:
I like tall grass hunting. I find an ambush spot with high grass nearby. Then root around laying the grass in the middle down and turn over the soil.  The grass is high enough i can curl up in my little man nest,  and never be seen. Cleaned of sticks, leaves, and grass in the middle i can fidget without a sound. I hunt with my ears. I stay low until i hear something. Then peek up usually to see an armadillo.

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