… you understand me Jbyrd ?

Bowhunting low is a TOTALLY different thing than gun hunting low. Varies based on the specific location.

An 8 year old little girl can kill one with a rifle while sitting low in a lot of situations and locations. No need for you grown men to state the obvious. It's not a super duper accomplishment with a firearm.

Well I went out and moved my stand this morning. Jumped a doe not 50 yards from the stand. Went ahead and left the full height. Tried it with just 2 sections of ladder and there wasn't enough cover around or behind me, so put next section in had better cover. Only trimmed a couple of limbs for shooting lanes. Also made a ground blind out of an old fence that was in the woods. Hopefully it pays off.

Ladder stand cover is so over rated. I don't get in a ladder stand to hide. It is for seeing better and hopefully putting my scent above the deer. If it's cover you want get one of those camo Flage blankets and put around the stand.


Yes nephew I hear you. But wind can be tricky. First who knows which direction the deer is coming from. If rut is on all bets are off. Buck chasing has one thing on his mind. He don't care if best deer hunter sitting in the biggest pumpkin patch if he wants to run that doe hes going. Last year had to pause a football game here at a highschool because a 6 point was chasing a does around. Probably 3,000 people there counting teams.

Get your wind good and your still better that a brush blind and they have killed ALOT of dear

an advantage of sitting on the ground is its warmer, less wind.

Unless you got a heated shack on stilts, but is that still hunting or just deer shooting?

If your desire is comfort, stay in the truck

I've used trucks as blinds, lol
Warm, electric windows, radio...just a mobile ground blind...

if I want comfort I stay in bed with the wife

I used to split the difference. Ground blind with nice portable chairs, propane heater right infront of the kid/kids. Drinks, snacks Caldwell field pod rest. No safty worries about climbing or being in a tree.

Hid movment keep the kids warm and comfortable. If they are cold ,hungry, uncomfortable and miserable they wouldn't be able to sit as long and would not want to go again. They had accurate shots and have been stacking deer for years now.

Wow!! Great scenery!!

Good luck.Hope you get one.

I hope to. It will be my first with recurve

I cant water to see your successful hunt pictures posted. I have never been able to shoot a recurve well enough to meet my accuracy standards to go hunting. So stayed with what I started with a compound. Today I would just grab one of the x bows if I were going to hunt. Always admired those that could shoot traditional bows well.

He has to keep the wife happy in the subdivision. Some ladies like living in town for convenience and the illusion feeling of safety having people close. I say illusion becuse more people =more potential threats. But there is also slightly more safety with things like a reall full time fire department vs rule volunteer FD in knowledge and responce time. And there is some added safety in that.

I've been out of the game for many years. Just started again about 3 years ago. Last deer I got was with a rifle and that was a here's the rifle go to this stand and 30 minutes later had a deer on the ground. Not fun in my book. I'm trying to learn more each year along with my trapping. As of lately it's just been a do it because that's what I've done for years, hopefully that makes sense.

I think he likes living in town just as much!

No one sets a deer up in the front lawn without begging for attention.

If cover is good. I know of a guy that shot a really good buck and his stand was low enough for the deer to hit the stand platform with the tips of its antlers.

Not in front yard. Behind the house no one can see it. The house next to me is empty..

Not saying it's a bad way to hunt but really whats the value of a one time example? I know a person that shot a nice one from their porch in their pajamas.