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Title: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: bolo7735 on September 12, 2011, 08:24:00 AM
Hello everyone,

Do you guys prefer using ground blind or tree stand to hunt deer or other game?
Title: Re: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: Slickhead on September 12, 2011, 08:36:00 AM
Ground now.
At 51 Im tired of packing stands.
Shot angle is better at ground level and more of a rush.
But definatley harder!
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Post by: Recurve50 LBS on September 12, 2011, 08:41:00 AM
Ghillie suit hiding in the bushes.
Title: Re: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: Night Wing on September 12, 2011, 08:44:00 AM
Ground blind for me.
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Post by: ductape on September 12, 2011, 08:51:00 AM
I like both. Stands give you an overall veiw of the area. From the ground gives you a more personal feel of the hunt. For me it all depends on which areas I am hunting.
Title: Re: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: maxwell on September 12, 2011, 08:54:00 AM
2X what ductape said.
Title: Re: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: bolo7735 on September 12, 2011, 10:19:00 AM
Since I am new to hunting and recurve I wasn't sure which to buy first. I will be hunting in Tallahasse this December during the pre rut. The outfitter said both will work.
Title: Re: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: TIM B on September 12, 2011, 10:24:00 AM
I've been known to set up a treestand for one wind direction and have a brush blind for another wind direction at the same trail location!  That way I have more options
TIM B
Title: Re: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: straitera on September 12, 2011, 10:28:00 AM
See more from the tree. Easier to build a makeshift groundblind than haul a climber. Prefer stillhunting to everything else. Have fun & don't limit yourself.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 12, 2011, 10:47:00 AM
I prefer to sit on the ground but will hunt whatever the situation calls for.
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Post by: toddster on September 12, 2011, 10:53:00 AM
for me it depends on the area.  Love tree stand hunting, the wind advantage, and the overall view.  But hunting at eye level is more of a rush and has its own challenges.  I am getting to where getting tired of lugging stands in and out.  But, remember I hunt deer not trees, so not afraid of ground hunting.
Title: Re: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: joekeith on September 12, 2011, 12:18:00 PM
I'm gettin' too old for climbin' and have bad knees too.  So I prefer the ground.  I think it's more exciting, and gives ya more options.  I like bein' eye to eye with them and almost close enough to touch.  Good luck...  :archer2:
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Post by: reddogge on September 12, 2011, 04:36:00 PM
Depends on where I'm going. I use ground blind, ladder stands, climbing stands, sticks and hangons.
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Post by: Lone Ranger on September 12, 2011, 08:03:00 PM
this year, on the ground!
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Post by: JamesKerr on September 12, 2011, 11:14:00 PM
I use both but it seems like I am more successful in a treestand.
Title: Re: Blind or Tree Stand
Post by: Bob B. on September 12, 2011, 11:38:00 PM
I use both, mostly though I hunt what the conditions dictate, fickle winds and steep terrain where I hunt, so like Buddy Bell said, don't limit youself.  I have got them form trees, ground blind and still hunting.  My favorite is hunting a natural elevated stand, a rise in terrain in proximity to a travel route, shooting down with cover around me ... best of all worlds.

Bob.