From the ground for our second season

[Friend]

Much will be gained by perseverance and commitment, properly perceiving the deer's response to particular setups and continued improvement of your setups.

As restricted to the ground, my setups have continued to evolve. This season alone I have taken passes on bucks on 14 different hunts out of 8 different locational setups. Two were above minimum book bucks, while one of them will not be offered another pass. Having divulged this information, I may have not harvested even one of them. The furthest was 18 yards and I practiced drew on one at 8 yards and one at 12 yards and one at 15 yards.

The average ground blind game appears to me to be a 3:1 disadvantage vs the average stand setup in a comparable area. Focusing on continued ground setup enhancements and remaining aware of likely silent and inconspicuous immediate repositioning within the blind is often imperative. Often times, due to my setup choice, the deer is nearly, if not, w/I shooting range before I may actually be able to adequately assess the animal.

[Nantahala Nut]

When you pick your spot make sure there is a tree that they will pass behind.  It will give you a chance to draw.  Also, be ready! Everytime I think I hear something I get ready. Most of the time it is nothing or a squirrel. I like to build a brush blind and lean my bow against it facing towards my shooting lane.  This way if one slips in quietly I only have to reach out and raise the bow.

[tzolk]

Just took my second trad deer from the ground and by no means an expert but make sure you have a good back drop #1 and try to hunt into the wind. Wind seems to swirl a lot in the winter so maybe just try not to stink so much, lol. I keep my hunting clothes in a plastic bin with some of those fresh earth wafers inside. Like was said above, move very slow when you draw back. Make sure your spot doesn't get hit with that beam of sun when the sky clears up.
Don't need fancy Camo either. See pic.    

[damascusdave]

I am virtually totally a still hunter simply because that is what I enjoy...hunting success can be many things...a doe at 20 metres that I had no shot at was still a very satisfying hunting experience I would never have had sitting

DDave

[Sirius Black]

I use a ghillie jacket (a hooded vest really) that I put over whatever else I choose to wear, and it really seems to make a difference.