need some tips on how to hunt on the ground using a bow without a blind
09-09-2009, 04:37 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 105
need some tips on how to hunt on the ground using a bow without a blind
my plan is to sit on top of the hill behind trees/brushes looking down where i expect to see the deer to come in...
anymore tips would be great! thanks
anymore tips would be great! thanks
09-09-2009, 05:08 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: NW Oklahoma
Posts: 1,166
It will be tough without adding some brush cover. Step off a distance you would be comfortable shooting and try to find a tree you can sit or stand behind and add some brush for additional cover. Have a spot on either side of the trail so you can change according to the wind.
09-09-2009, 05:18 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 23
Listen to these guy's. They offer good advice.
Another thing I'd like to add is that you DO want to be seen by other hunters. You never know who else is out there with you, and other hunters will be on the lookout for the same telltale movements you’re putting out while you’re out there stalking.
Even if you’re on a few hundred acres of private land and no one else has permission to be there, you do NOT want to skip the orange gear. Not every hunter follows the rules, and not every hunter waits for an ethical shot (in this case, one where he knows for sure what he’s aiming for).
Another thing I'd like to add is that you DO want to be seen by other hunters. You never know who else is out there with you, and other hunters will be on the lookout for the same telltale movements you’re putting out while you’re out there stalking.
Even if you’re on a few hundred acres of private land and no one else has permission to be there, you do NOT want to skip the orange gear. Not every hunter follows the rules, and not every hunter waits for an ethical shot (in this case, one where he knows for sure what he’s aiming for).
09-09-2009, 05:30 PM
#6
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Posts: 80
It will be tough without adding some brush cover. Step off a distance you would be comfortable shooting and try to find a tree you can sit or stand behind and add some brush for additional cover. Have a spot on either side of the trail so you can change according to the wind.
09-10-2009, 12:50 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 157
I have taken most my deer from ground sits w/o a blind. Find a tree big enough to break your outline - wider then your shoulders. Make sure you rake the ground a few feet where your going to sit. I have spooked a few deer by not clearing a large enough area around me on the ground and accidently made some noise with branches/leaves when preparing for a shot. Setup on a semiangle where you can watch where you expect the deer, preferably angle your left shoulder facing the direction of where there going to be passing you from (if your right handed).
