Ground hunting during the rut

[Bowhunting Brian]

Anyone do this? A guy I know says it's all he does. It keeps him mobile. If he sees any does, he quickly and quietly moves to that spot because a buck could be in tow. To him it's far easier than getting out of a stand and moving it. Any thoughts?

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[Trailcamaddict]

My brother does this all year and does well. It takes practice to get close!

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[GoetzC]

I did hunt from the ground last Saturday mostly because there were no decent trees to climb.
I cleared the dry leaves around me, used my stand as cover from the trail side and a few minutes later a doe walked by me at 8 yards. She saw me but didn't spook... just stared, stomped and worked her way down the trail.
I was holding out for a buck otherwise I had a few minutes of opportunity.

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[john1984]

I've arrowed 4 bucks from the ground during the rut. It's nice not having to haul a treestand around all the time. And it's a lot safer.

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[E72]

I do it every now and then . Just have to be smart with your setups with no blind .

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[mauser06]

I never have...and honestly don't know why...ive only ever shot one deer with a gun (flintlock) from a random ladder stand on property it shouldn't have been on lol...

I've done a spot n stalk on a fall long beard..I've been in the process of setting up my stand and spotted a coyote and made the kill shot from the ground...a rutted up buck is very possible...and I have a bit of ground experience from years of gun hunting...


Tomorrow I'm actually going to be on the ground till atleast I can see...

I know where I am going...I just don't know which tree I need to be in and need to see the trails they are running this season...and take into account the underbrush...

Maybe I will smoke one from the ground!

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[Lockdown]

If the conditions allow, do it. Once you kill one from the ground you'll be hooked. Ground hunting is a little trickier but there are some legit advantages too.

[cbay]

It's a lot of fun from the ground during the rut. If you know where the does are and go REALLY slow, keep a good wind, learn to stop where you can break your outline / get behind something you can get it done from the ground. The key is when in a good area - SLOW.

[BowHusker]

I think it's definitely doable and not a bad idea at all during this time of year.

For me personally I just feel like I'm at such a disadvantage on the ground with them, its totally a mental thing.

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[Southern Man]

I've been doing it the last couple of years. I like it. It's my goal to take a good one from the ground.

Last Saturday I had a 4pt at 15 yards broadside. He never knew I was there. I managed to take a couple pics of him as he passed. Even though it was a small buck, it was exhilarating! After he left I was shaking. LOL what a rush.

[jmaas07]

I'll be hunting from the ground today, only option where I want to be..we'll see what happens. Iv killed one decent buck from this fencerow but further down and was in a tree and it was late season..I think I'll be in a decent spot to stick one today

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[Rich M]

I did one ground hunt this year, had a 6 about 40 yards and also had a 6 and an 8 trot by at 100 yards (I was gun hunting).

I put a tripod over there and hunted again, saw button buck only.

[Jrichard]

I have only hunted on the ground with my muzzleloader. I am just not experienced enough to still hunt with a bow. I just go to places that i know the deer travel. I sit about 40 yards away depending on the weather, sit at the base of the tree and wait. I have shot a few times with the muzzle loader in the past. but I always hit unnoticed twigs and debris.

[Stanley]

Hunting from the ground is just another tool in the bag for me. I prefer a tree stand set up. I hunted from the ground a couple days this year.

[IkemanTx]

I accidentally did this morning. I couldn't find a climbabke tree in the area I wanted to sit, so I picked a spot and sat. Had a tall, narrow 6 broadside at 12 yards about 20 minutes after sitting down. I couldn't believe it. If it wasn't for antler restrictions, he would be dead because I was drawn and settled. He just wasn't quite outside the ears. His G2's were probably 10 inches though.

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