Sold my tree stand last year. Got my tree seat and already seen as many deer this year as all of last year in two hunts. Here are some pics and have to say this is the way to hunt. More comfortable setup takes 30 seconds not 30 minutes and moving when winds change is easy. Hopefully deer in the freezer to come. Headed to boeuf this weekend with will.
Totally agree. I think I don't get busted as much on the ground either. :thumbsup:
This time of year you can definitely see better on the ground than in a tree stand.
I'm on the ground now too and for early season I like sneakers to hunt in as well. Much quieter than boots. I prefer setting up in the shadows. Also pick routes to my "spot" by staying in the shadows as I go. Either way its a ton of fun.
Yep using Nike sneakers here.
Third year on the ground. Stopped climbing trees when Medicare kicked in as I wasn't sure I could afford the insurance co-pay if I happened to take the quick way down to the ground. I enjoy the mobility, close-up views of wildlife, not sweating like after most tree climbs, not removing stand(s) in the cold and snowy December weather and a nice safe nap on a warm and sunny early afternoon in the woods. I do almost all my practice shooting from a seated position. Change is hard, but often, change is good. :thumbsup:
Another good thing about ground hunting; it's easier to get a good double lung shot and the deer is not so thick.
Quote from: Pine on October 13, 2020, 08:14:23 PM
Another good thing about ground hunting; it's easier to get a good double lung shot and the deer is not so thick.
Another reason I switched. Angles are important and I do like my tree seat naps
I like the versatility of hunting on the ground. No avoiding the perfect spot because of inadequate trees. Plus having deer up close on the ground is a lot more intense than being 20 feet above them!
Got my pacseat this summer and it'll get lots of use.
Have been restricted hunting solely from the ground since 2008....went thru a lengthy learning curve and am still learning.....typically make between 80 and 105 hunts per deer season...passed on 47 solid separate shot opportunities at bucks out of 83 hunts last season... a far cry from 2 to 3 opportunities at any deer over a season.
I like the look of that tree seat. What's the name?
Those chairs are great. I have three of them. One in each Xenek ground blind that I hunt from. Ground hunting is exciting. I took my first trad deer from a brush blind a few years back. I still hunt from ladder stands also. The ground setup adds a lot of flexibility to hunting.
I just find that it's hard to fall off the ground. 😉
Dave.
Has anyone tried using some of the superlight pack seats that backpackers are using? Most sit you on the ground or only a few inches above it but they look decently comfortable and pack down to nothing. I'm curious if anyone has any experience with them before I bite the bullet. Some reason places like REI don't like the idea of me testing to see if i can reach full draw in their store....
Last weekend I was setting on a stump with a button buck at eight feet. He was busy pulling up young tree shoots. Then a doe came behind and winded me. Still took her twenty minutes to quit investigating and finally leave. Really enjoy ground hunting.
I have a folding camp stool I pack in with me. Don't have to leave it in the woods, pack it in & out with me as it has a shoulder strap. I have a camo cushion I pack in in mt day pack. Makes for a comfortable sit with a bad back.
Quote from: evgb127 on October 14, 2020, 04:40:57 PM
I like the look of that tree seat. What's the name?
Millennium Tree seat. Great investment. As a guy that only gets to make 10 to 15 hunts per year. Tree stands dont make sense. I dont have the time to scout the perfect tree (though I imagine in a few years I will). This is good headed to boeuf this weekend and looking forward to a solid opportunity. Pictures to come.
Quote from: Petrichor on October 15, 2020, 03:22:42 PM
Quote from: evgb127 on October 14, 2020, 04:40:57 PM
I like the look of that tree seat. What's the name?
Millennium Tree seat. Great investment. As a guy that only gets to make 10 to 15 hunts per year. Tree stands dont make sense. I dont have the time to scout the perfect tree (though I imagine in a few years I will). This is good headed to boeuf this weekend and looking forward to a solid opportunity. Pictures to come.
Best of luck, Dave! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Captain*Kirk on October 15, 2020, 03:33:58 PM
Quote from: Petrichor on October 15, 2020, 03:22:42 PM
Quote from: evgb127 on October 14, 2020, 04:40:57 PM
I like the look of that tree seat. What's the name?
Millennium Tree seat. Great investment. As a guy that only gets to make 10 to 15 hunts per year. Tree stands dont make sense. I dont have the time to scout the perfect tree (though I imagine in a few years I will). This is good headed to boeuf this weekend and looking forward to a solid opportunity. Pictures to come.
Best of luck, Dave! :thumbsup:
Thanks Kirk. No matter what happens. A weekend in the wild is something to cherish.
Ed Ashby has some interesting info about camo thought this might be helpful for your grounded experience....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq-dQtnTwiQ
Sounds like your hunting better areas than you was last year ( beouf)! :biglaugh:
You hunting detective alley?
Quote from: Crittergetter on October 16, 2020, 11:03:34 AM
Sounds like your hunting better areas than you was last year ( beouf)! :biglaugh:
You hunting detective alley?
Be in the ole alley tomorrow. Nothing like hunting property named after yourself! Gotta be some luck in that.
I will be down at the camp tonight, but I wont be there tomorrow. "Detective Alley" is a good starting point, but it will look totally different than it did last time you were there.
There wont be water any where close to where you rode the 2WD white stallion last year. Water should be about a mile and a half from there, so there will be a lot of woods to search! Good luck!
Quote from: DanielB89 on October 16, 2020, 12:19:49 PM
I will be down at the camp tonight, but I wont be there tomorrow. "Detective Alley" is a good starting point, but it will look totally different than it did last time you were there.
There wont be water any where close to where you rode the 2WD white stallion last year. Water should be about a mile and a half from there, so there will be a lot of woods to search! Good luck!
Hahaha the white stallion!!! :laughing: shame we will miss you we will be in a primitive camp for Saturday night and then leave sunday afternoon.
Good luck to you and Will, I'm thinking about making the change to "the ground" as well. Hopefully I'll get to share a camp with you again sometime.
Quote from: Kenny Henderson on October 16, 2020, 09:31:12 PM
Good luck to you and Will, I'm thinking about making the change to "the ground" as well. Hopefully I'll get to share a camp with you again sometime.
That would be an honor Kenny. Just got my little Bro into trad so hopefully I will have him and will at this years hunt. Look forward
To seeing you and that awesome recurve again soon.
It is, that, Dave! Are you using any sort of mesh or natural blind material to brush you in or just sitting and trying your hardest to look like a tree trunk? (been there, done that!) :laughing:
Quote from: Captain*Kirk on October 19, 2020, 03:33:58 PM
It is, that, Dave! Are you using any sort of mesh or natural blind material to brush you in or just sitting and trying your hardest to look like a tree trunk? (been there, done that!) :laughing:
Since our deer on WMAs seem very spooky I try to not adjust the landscape in anyway. I'm sitting in areas that are kind of natural bind areas with a lot of background stuff with some obstructions in front as well.