Ground hunting

[LeverActionman]

Who hunts 100% on the ground? Please post success pics if you have them. I am going to try and kill a deer from the ground this year but think it will be hard to do.

[Scott E]

I do but I mostly hunt from ground blinds.

[Rob W.]

Here are some setups.

[Rob W.]

And results.

 

 

[Bernie B.]

Nice pictures Rob W.!  It's always exciting have a deer near you at ground level.  Good luck this fall LeverActionman, and let us know how you do!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[Roger Norris]

I am not 100% from the ground, I let the terrain tell me what to do. If there is great deer sign, and a great tree, up I go. If there is a great deer sign and NO tree.....I figure out an alternate plan.

Think shadows, think background cover, think enough cover in front to screen some movement.

The best thing about hunting from the ground is that you can move as the wind changes. I took advantage of this in Wyoming last week, literally everytime I was out. I eventually killed a doe at about 10 yards by paying attention to the wind.

The WORST thing about hunting from the ground is movement. I get busted often with just subtle movements that are never caught when I'm in a tree.


Don't give up on it. Tagging one from the ground is very rewarding.

[Roger Norris]

[Roger Norris]

[nineworlds9]

I'm ground all the way.  I tried the treestand thing for a little while but its just not my style.  I got within 20-30 yards of game on nearly every hunt I went on last season.  Planning on/ hoping to make meat this season if I get a clear shot (hardest part about FL scrub/swamp).  I feel it is all about watching the wind, good scent control, and literally learning to be a bump on a log when its time to be still.  I love being on the move and the thrill of stalking.

[Roger Norris]

[RedShaft]

Nice pictures guys!

[Wannabe1]

I'm pretty much ground only also. Haven't shot anything yet so, no hero pic to share.

[achigan]

Originally posted by Rob W.:
And results.

 

 

   

Nice work and nice pics Rob. Is that a Timberhawk?

[Roger Norris]

Stick to the shadows...

[Rob W.]

Achigan, that is a Two Tracks Longwalker.

[SKITCH]

Great stuff.  Thanks guys.

[BowHunterGA]

I switched to hunting from the ground last season and had decent success. I plan to spend even more time on the ground this fall and hopefully my learning experiences last year will pay off this fall. I managed to take two bucks last fall on the ground.

My first OTG harvest with a bow.


My second OTG harvest came about 1 month later.


Here are shots of a few of my ground setups:

[Pointer]

Always...shadows and something natural behind you to break up your outline like a wide tree or group of trees will help. Keep the wind in your favor and  Above all...sit still

[achigan]

Originally posted by Rob W.:
Achigan, that is a Two Tracks Longwalker.

Sweet looking stick.. The grip looks my like Falcon.

[Catskill Longbow]

I had a doe at 7 yds last year, could have shot through a small window in the brush and probably would have got her, but hesitated because in 2 steps I would have had a clear shot. She turned and walked straight away and I did not get another chance.

About a minute later a buck came on the same line and I decided I would shoot him through the window, but before he got to it he saw the doe and angled off in her direction.

No meat, but what a feeling to have them that close while on the ground.