Why You Should Hunt From a Ground Blind - Deer Hunting
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- Опубликовано: 3 сен 2015
- www.deeranddeerhunting.com One of the most popular ways to hunt deer is from a ground blind. What used to be a fad is now mainstream, and the guys at Deer & Deer Hunting have a few tips if your bringing your own blind to the woods.
I started hunting from the ground when my boys were old enough to go with me, they’re great for taking kids. I even took my daughter turkey hunting last spring and she had never gone before. I’ve found as I’ve gotten older I get a little “snoozier” on stand than I used to. Definitely would rather fall asleep on the ground than in a tree.
Throughout the majority of my life, I did 90% of my deer hunting "stalking". I used a tree stand when bow hunting. But as the years began to catch up with me, I realized that I was no longer physically capable of walking like I once could. Especially when I moved from the terrain of SW Arkansas to the Mts. of NW Georgia. So, I finally went to the ground blind. Although I was extremely successful with hunting before, I found that I see much more game than I ever did before. However, I miss the "stalking" because I felt like it was more sporting and needed more skill than just sitting and waiting for game to show up. TO me, hunting is just that. Get on the ground and go hunt your game. Tree stands and blinds just don't fit my idea of "hunting". But meat is meat, and in these trying times, one must do what they have to do to keep food on the table.
Your absolutely right about ground blinds and mock scrapes. I've learned so much from your videos.
I used to hunt exclusively from a tree stand. Now I hunt exclusively from the ground, but I don't even use a ground blind. Being a duck hunter, I've become very good at learning how to brush myself in. It's a lot easier to brush in my body than it is a large blind. I have deer in range every single time I go out. I even had a deer brush up against me once. The key is to be still! If you can sit still, you don't need to be elevated or in a ground blind. If you're constantly moving, then maybe you do need to climb a tree or sit in a tent.
I've used a ground blind, or sat on the ground behind cover my entire hunting life. (almost 10 years now) and I've been yards from deer. My first bow kill shot was taken at 7 yards. I LOVE hunting from a ground blind. I love being eye to eye, mono e mono with the deer. Not saying one is better than the other, but I've never crawled up in a tree to hunt. It makes sense for some properties. But I hunt mostly federal land/state land.
I’ve used my crossbow in a ground blind the last several years with success! The tips and tricks I learned from this channel has help me. Thank you! It’s awesome to be eye to eye 20yards apart.
Great videos you guys .. Very informative to all viewers especially those up and coming newbies.
Got to love the Highly managed land these hunting shows have. im a real human hunting real deer must be nice to go out everyday and see 50 deer no matter what
I use all 3.... blind, ladder stand and climber. They all have there place.
Been hunting Ground blinds since I was 16 years old with a little old cot folding chair some grass string and the natural brush of the area , just make a little V and set up in it .
Agreed, gb's are encouraging, fun to watch & shoot from...key is to set up in advance, plan out lanes and, stay alert, especially during the rut. Good video!
i use a moving blanket to cover my bling floor..no noise
All that I used to hunt was out of tree stands until I got sick of getting busted by deer at the end of the night crawling out of the stand. Both bucks that I shot this year were from the ground. If you set your spot up right, you should be able to get in and out of your ground blind without any of the deer in the field knowing you entered or exited. Probably more than 90% of my night hunts this year, there were deer in the field who never knew that I left. About 10-15% of my hunts this year, I entered the blind with deer in the field already that had no idea that I entered. To me it's not so much about hunting from the ground or an elevated position for my shooting benefit as is it is risking getting busted by deer. When they blow at you, you just educated them and either made them more fearful of that area, made them move out of the area, or made them know exactly where to look for predators when they enter your point of vision. Not letting deer know that you're in the area is one of the hardest tasks you can pull off. If you can do it, you can hunt that spot effectively multiple times in a season.
I live on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts and this coming Monday will mark the begginging of my fourth season as a hunter. Our public land consists mainly of dense swaths of scrub oak, which simply does not accommodate tree stands. There are some wooded areas which boast some gnarly pitch pines which, with TLC, can make for some excellent stands, but every year when I head out to scout a location for a stand I simply cannot find anywhere that hasn't already been claimed.
sitting in front of my computer watching this vid as I eat an awesome bowl of venison stew made from my son's first buck kill...Life is good. Might even save him a bowl ; p
Ground blinds have a specific use. For instance, here in southern Arizona, we typically use them the last week or two of January over water during the archery season when bucks are rutting. It’s a great method then, but not so much during other seasons.
Thank You for the good information on ground blind hunting. I'm a handicapped hunter. I like hunting at eye level with the game I'm hunting. Have a good hunting season this fall. I'm going to be hunting in a one man chairblind. It's a fun way for me to hunt. It disappears instantly being it's small size compared to the larger ground blinds. Have a good night.
So today I went with a buddy of mine to hunt for the first time on my farm. We haven’t moved in yet so not much movement there. Anyways we have no experience hunting. We did do some research & got into 2 positions where we could each have a certain spot to see deer. We didn’t use a blind but we did sit on chairs outside at ground level. First we tried a call & idk if we did something right but we had a buck come out of nowhere behind us & walk in front of us. My buddy was in my range. (He was at a spot where he could look downfield, behind him my land ended & was someone else) eventually the buck made his way over in front of him & none of us knew what to do he was going to shoot but there was construction going on in the background & it spooked him. Later probably an hour after I had another buck walk in through the tree line next to me. I aimed at him & I pulled the trigger & at that moment I remembered that I never put a round in the chamber. Point is I never thought hunting would be so much fun. It’s such a high you get I never understood it.
could do a video on building a ground blind out of nature trees and brush on public lands great channel just sub
Honestly, every type of blind hunting has its place. I think the important takeaway is pick one or two ways of blind hunting for different situations and become REALLY GOOD at using them. My favorite quick hide is using camo netting with 4 tree limbs leaned up against a tree. After brushing in the outside of the blind, your good to go. A good poncho worn over the hunter protects well against the wind and rain.