Do you have any hints for hunting from the ground?
Filed under: Hunting Tactics
My name is Robert, I’m 19 and I some day hope to have my own property to manage deer and game like you do. You do a great job, I love watching your show it gives me the insight I need to grow big deer. Very informative, I’ve been huntin since I was 13 and I’ve taught myself from the start ( no dad in the picture. ) I do my hunting from the ground ( no ground blind) simply because I don’t have a treestand. Plus side is it’s an amazing rush five yards out nose to nose it’s unbeatable. Downside is the slightest wrong move and your busted. But I think I got that fixed I built a ladder onto a tree n I’m sittin in the Y. I’ve managed to get 4 deer on the ground the past 3 years, but it’s hard huntin day after day. I still love it and I like to be mobile, would you have any tips for huntin on the ground I got the basics but any info helps. I’m saving the Y for the rut it’s next to a bedding area in between a creek and a oak n hickory ridge.
P.S. I’m hunting with a bow.
Thanks and happy hunting,
Robert
Robert,
I’m extremely proud of you for teaching yourself to hunt from the ground!! That is an exciting way to hunt! I have a close friend that hunts exclusively from the ground. He’s one of the best hunters I know. Here are some of his techniques.
1. Always – keep the wind in your favor. If the wind shifts leave or change. Check the wind constantly.
2. Often it’s best to time the hunt/approach of an area to occur just before or after you expect deer to be there. For example, my friend often stalks (with the wind in his favor) to a feeding area and arrives ten minutes before dark. This significantly reduces the chances of the wind swirling, etc. It’s not spending hours in the woods – it’s being at the right place at the right time.
3. Rarely is the direct route the best route. Consider thermals, wind shifts due to topography, etc.
Remember that even though there was no earthy dad “in the picture” your heavenly father has always and will always be with you!
Enjoy creation and know that I’m very proud of you. I hope our paths cross soon!
grant
