On the ground or in the air

Discuss deer hunting tactics, Deer behavior. Post your Hunting Stories, Pictures, and Questions/Answers.
  • Advertisement

HB Store


User avatar
Uncle Lou
Moderator
Posts: 10308
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:32 pm
Location: Holly, MI
Contact:
Status: Offline

On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Uncle Lou » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:40 pm

How have you killed the most deer, in a tree stand or on the ground?


Silence Your Gear with Stealth Strips®
http://www.stealthoutdoors.com
User avatar
BigHunt
Posts: 12159
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:50 am
Location: Wisconsin
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby BigHunt » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:41 pm

all in the air ive never hunted deer on the ground
HUNT LIKE A BEAST
User avatar
Schultzy
500 Club
Posts: 3138
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:46 pm
Location: Minnesota
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Schultzy » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:45 pm

2 or 3 from the ground. The rest from a tree stand.
User avatar
RaisedByWolves
500 Club
Posts: 2441
Joined: Tue May 18, 2010 12:49 pm
Location: WI
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby RaisedByWolves » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:49 pm

6 or 7 from the ground, the rest in a treestand
When better is possible, good is never good enough
Southy77
Posts: 81
Joined: Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:36 pm
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Southy77 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:03 pm

Killed some deer from the ground with a gun, but all archery kills were from a treestand.
User avatar
Dewey
Moderator
Posts: 36727
Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:57 pm
Location: Wisconsin
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:18 pm

Killed all of my whitetail from a treestand. The only one I killed from the ground was a Mule Deer in NW Nebraska.
User avatar
Stanley
Honorary Moderator
Posts: 18734
Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:18 am
Facebook: None
Location: Iowa
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Stanley » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:42 pm

6 archery kills from the ground (5 mature bucks and 1 doe). About the same amount of gun kills from the ground. Don't gun hunt anymore though, haven't since the early seventies.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
User avatar
swamp-assassin
500 Club
Posts: 612
Joined: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:27 pm
Location: NE Wisconsin
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby swamp-assassin » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:50 pm

definatley in a tree.
"Youll take my guns when you pry them out of my cold dead hands, with the bolts locked back, the barrels smoking and a pile of empty brass and magazines at my feet." Image
ttsbuck
500 Club
Posts: 1115
Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:02 pm
Location: TWO RIVERS WI
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby ttsbuck » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:02 pm

I have killed 3 does and 1 buck on the ground. All were under 15 yds, its a rush being so close at ground level.
User avatar
G3s
500 Club
Posts: 1315
Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:58 am
Location: Northern Michigan
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby G3s » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:03 pm

It is about a 50/50 mix for me. I started bow hunting from the ground when I was 11 and still enjoy trying it from time to time
Brad
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Brad » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:44 pm

The whitetail adrenaline videos have me pumped up to get on the ground and see what happens. I know I will be hunting from the ground a lot this year, I have a lot of new public land to hunt that I haven't scouted yet and come the rut, I will be on the ground a lot I think!
User avatar
Indianahunter
500 Club
Posts: 1774
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:27 pm
Location: Greensburg Indiana
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Indianahunter » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:57 pm

Never killed a deer from the ground with a bow. I have killed a few as a kid sitting on the side of a ridge with the ol' shotty gun. Once while I was kneeling to take my back pack off to look for something I had two bucks come past me on the other side of a large tree I was behind and I could have stabbed them with an arrow, that was pretty cool.
God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
User avatar
Zap
Posts: 10056
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:57 pm
Location: OK, I am in Kansas.....
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Zap » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:00 pm

Mostly from a tree. :)
"Forged in fire lit long ago. Stand next to me and you will never stand alone".
woody-san
Posts: 195
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:00 am
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby woody-san » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:24 pm

All my bow kills have been from the treestand and I'm sure I'll have many more to come from upon high. That being said, I hope to change that this year...I'm starting to fall more and more in love with the idea of throwing on the ASAT 3D suit and doing a good amount of ground hunting. Seems like a great way to scout/hunt new places.
User avatar
Ack
Posts: 3030
Joined: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:52 pm
Location: Michigan
Status: Offline

Re: On the ground or in the air

Unread postby Ack » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:07 pm

I've only killed one buck ever from the ground....the rest have all been out of the tree. I am setting up a couple ground blinds this year so I can take my boy out with me....maybe I can add another ground kill to the list!


  • Advertisement

Return to “Deer Hunting”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 75 guests