Post by: raydog on February 23, 2013, 09:47:40 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on February 23, 2013, 09:58:10 PM
Post by: 270Shooter on February 23, 2013, 09:59:34 PM
Post by: LBES on February 23, 2013, 10:03:30 PM
Post by: raydog on February 23, 2013, 10:03:55 PM
treestands can make you earn an animal just as much as ground stalking. Some might say they require more mental toughness and patience making it harder to get an animal. Being up in one on a cold, windy, rainy day is tougher to some than being able to move around in the underbrush.definitely more mental toughness and you have to place you stand in just the right spot. treestands aren't just a cake walk, But for some reason i think getting one from the ground seems more rewarding. i will use both methods in my hunting career
Post by: Bigshooter on February 23, 2013, 10:49:20 PM
Post by: jackelope on February 23, 2013, 10:58:26 PM
Ive hunted both ways for bt's and hunting from a tree stand has been a lot harder for me.:yeah:
People think you just crawl out of your truck, hang a stand in a tree and kill a buck.
Post by: muleracks2 on March 30, 2013, 09:01:05 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on March 30, 2013, 09:12:12 PM
Post by: RadSav on March 30, 2013, 09:42:22 PM
Would you rather shoot a smaller buck but have to work for it or shoot a masher from a treestand. I had been thinking of hunting blackies from a stand but decided that my first buck would be more hard earned. I decided that it would be more rewarding to kill one way back in the woods if i can, even if that means my chances for a masher are decreased. :twocents:
Sounds like you haven't killed a buck yet? If true I think getting that first buck under your belt is much more valuable than which hunting method you use. You're going to learn a lot of things about hunting, deer and buck behavior either way. And for 90+% of the people getting that first one is the challenge. After that they get easier and easier giving reason to perhaps try other methods of greater challenge.
For me tree stand hunting is the bigger challenge. I hate sitting still, I hate bugs and I hate looking at the same bunch of weeds day after day. Because of these things I know the behavior of deer better where I spot and stalk rather than where I would tree stand hunt. My friends from the East Coast can't seem to figure out how to spot and stalk a deer in open country to save their lives. So each technique posses different challenges to each of us. Just about like anything else...you have to find the method you enjoy best. Hunting is about enjoyment as much as challenge. As long as you are enjoying yourself who cares what others might think and which one others might find the most challenging.
Post by: DoubleJ on March 30, 2013, 09:56:10 PM
Would you rather shoot a smaller buck but have to work for it or shoot a masher from a treestand. I had been thinking of hunting blackies from a stand but decided that my first buck would be more hard earned. I decided that it would be more rewarding to kill one way back in the woods if i can, even if that means my chances for a masher are decreased. :twocents:
Sounds like you haven't killed a buck yet? If true I think getting that first buck under your belt is much more valuable than which hunting method you use. You're going to learn a lot of things about hunting, deer and buck behavior either way. And for 90+% of the people getting that first one is the challenge. After that they get easier and easier giving reason to perhaps try other methods of greater challenge.
For me tree stand hunting is the bigger challenge. I hate sitting still, I hate bugs and I hate looking at the same bunch of weeds day after day. Because of these things I know the behavior of deer better where I spot and stalk rather than where I would tree stand hunt. My friends from the East Coast can't seem to figure out how to spot and stalk a deer in open country to save their lives. So each technique posses different challenges to each of us. Just about like anything else...you have to find the method you enjoy best. Hunting is about enjoyment as much as challenge. As long as you are enjoying yourself who cares what others might think and which one others might find the most challenging.
:yeah:
Except I'd rather find a well traveled path and sit on it all day. Just more fun for me. That and I hate hiking.
Post by: Button Nubbs on March 30, 2013, 10:29:33 PM
in short i dont care if i kill it on the ground or in a tree, i just want to hunt the way i feel is going to be the most productive.
Post by: fish vacuum on March 31, 2013, 03:00:12 AM
I had been thinking of hunting blackies from a stand but decided that my first buck would be more hard earned. I decided that it would be more rewarding to kill one way back in the woods if i can
Go kill a few before you decide what tactic is harder or more rewarding. If you get bored killing blacktails year after year, then you can adjust to make it harder.
Post by: bwhntr350 on March 31, 2013, 06:01:31 AM
Ive hunted both ways for bt's and hunting from a tree stand has been a lot harder for me.
When I read the original question I thought "Are you kidding me", lol.
I am with you, Bigshooter. I would guess that I have 120 to 150 hours in a tree stand and have seen 3 deer, total. I scout, put up camera's, study the area, place my stand, no deer...
If you can kill a masher Blacktail, take the opportunity and be happy. The two that I have taken that I would consider big bucks were both from the ground, I am not sure if I will ever get into a tree again. It is cold and uncomfortable, boring, shoot, I sleep half the day (wait a minute, is that why I see no deer?)
Post by: Bigshooter on March 31, 2013, 08:31:19 AM
Post by: raydog on March 31, 2013, 03:18:36 PM
Post by: headshot5 on April 01, 2013, 07:09:59 AM
I prefer to just prowl around in the timber. Regardless, binoculars and hand pruners are the most used things I have in my pack.
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 01, 2013, 07:18:37 AM