The Part I don't like
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From: TGbow
28-Sep-22
Guess this is why I've hunted on the ground 90% of the time. This pic doesn't include the Wild edge steps..3 of em
Lit of stuff to fool with..lol
From: 2Wild Bill
28-Sep-22
To each their own.
From: TGbow
28-Sep-22
I'm thankful I Can still tote it all in at 62 yrs old..it's just fooling with so much stuff that I don't care for...lol
From: TGbow
28-Sep-22
This is what I would take hunting on the ground.
From: Yooper-traveler
28-Sep-22
Nice Riverwolf quiver clay. Looks like mine.
From: Thornton
28-Sep-22
On the ground now, tucked in a brushy terrace with just my bow and a 170" nontypical just stood up outta the beans and walked into the woods. Couple does walked by earlier.
From: TGbow
28-Sep-22
Dang Jason..guess you weren't able to get a shot. Nice buck!
From: TGbow
28-Sep-22
Thanks Tony, Ralph did a good job on it
From: Supernaut
28-Sep-22
Ralph does make a nice quiver and he's an even nicer guy!
Good luck this season Clay in the trees or on the ground and stay safe!
From: TGbow
28-Sep-22
Jim, same to you. My brother asked me why I bought another treestand..he sais " you always end up on the ground..lol Yes, Ralph is a top notch fella. Have a great season.
From: APauls
28-Sep-22
Nice Thornton - take the plastic off the lens though!
From: t-roy
28-Sep-22
LMAO!!!
From: ND String Puller
28-Sep-22
TG I hear ya, doing hang hunts on public I get tired of packing all that stuff in and out. I bought all the goodies for saddle hunting but haven’t taken the time to practice it yet.
Thornton, you could open an abstract photography studio. Are you using a 20 year old flip phone? If you are, I could respect that, fight the big tech spy’s!
From: Thornton
29-Sep-22
My new android won't focus in my new Sig rangefinding binoculars like my old phone did in my old vortex binoculars. Here he is for reference, except he didn't grow the paddle back this year. He sprouted points elsewhere though. Back on the ground with him in the morning hopefully. He watched me walk out this evening.
From: Thornton
29-Sep-22
From: TGbow
29-Sep-22
Hope you get a shot Jason.
From: TGbow
29-Sep-22
Anybody ever use a Molle frame attached to your treestand? I'm curious if it would make much difference as far as the perceived weight
From: midwest
29-Sep-22
Thornton is the official photographer of bigfoot. ;-)
From: ND String Puller
29-Sep-22
TG this is what I use on my LW setup...carries a lot better now
From: TGbow
29-Sep-22
Kelly, that's what I have minus the waist strap.
From: ND String Puller
29-Sep-22
Ok, yes I see that now. I had the LW neoprene shoulder straps before and the stand would just grind on my back. The waist belt definitely helps that and the shoulder and neck strain. I use the old LW alpha with 3 of their 32” sticks. I think it all weighs 22-23 lbs with the straps for everything. Let us know what you come up with.
From: TGbow
29-Sep-22
Kelly, I think the reason I've hunted on the ground so many years is the fact that I just don't like a lot of bulk to fool with. Preset would be good but I'm back on public land. The saddle might be next venture..lol
From: SteveB
29-Sep-22
Hey...at least that seat has a smile on its face. Check it out.
From: TGbow
29-Sep-22
Hey ..it sure does Steve..cheerful
From: Swampbuck
29-Sep-22
Ahh the joy and benefits of owning your own land, year round ladder stands
From: TGbow
29-Sep-22
I like ladder stands the best
From: JohnMC
30-Sep-22
Curious when you hunt on ground vs a tree stand do you feel it cost you chances to kill deer? Either from scent or get busted by deer eyes.
From: Thornton
30-Sep-22
I have hunted quite a few big bucks that saw me on the ground and I was given another or multiple other chances throughout the season as long as I moved to another spot. I have been busted one time by multiple bucks that saw me in a tree and they disappeared never to be seen again. If you've ever been in the woods in the dark, you'll agree they come alive with all sorts of crawling, noisy animals. I think being spooked from something on the ground is ordinary for deer, so they seem to get over it faster. Sito on the KS forum has lots of late season footage of deer grazing close by while he sits against a tree in the open.
From: TGbow
30-Sep-22
John, I'm sure at some point t it has cost me..and I didn't even know it.
Been busted a few times in 47 years.
But, I also know fellas that have been busted in a treestand also. Actually, I can usually hide easier on the ground, the majority of the time..but not always. A treestand will usually give you an advantage IMO..but not always. As far as scent goes I've not had a problem for the most part. I think you can get busted scent wise in a treestand just like on the ground. I've found that as long as I keep the human body odor down as much as possible, watching the wind, I haven't had a problem..occasionally but not often.
The deer I hunt smell diesel, oil, gas, chemicals, ect..it's body odor I worry about.
