Treestands vary in price but a basic hang on stand and climbing sticks to reach the stand can be had for about 100.
Tree stand or blind for bowhunting.
Treestand hunting requires mature trees preferably straight.
If you find a suitable tree near a likely deer trail or feeding area a well positioned treestand is an excellent hunting tool.
Stools creak bows and rifles clunk against sidewalls and frames and arrows catch on well everything in the blind.
Hang on and climbing tree stands offer good mobility while ladder stands are stifling.
Choose from a wide selection of hunting stands and camo blinds.
That s okay if it works for you.
I hunt more from treestands but i ve done some deer hunting and deer killing from ground blinds too.
The ground blind scores somewhat better when it comes to mobility.
Deer hunting from ground blinds.
Sure tree stands are more demanding to hunt from.
You don t need a tree.
Here are some things for and against this method of hunting.
Bowhunters must choose trees in good condition not dead or rotting.
Ground blinds are fairly mobile.
Some hunters hunt solely from ground blinds.
They must be strong enough to safely support the bowhunter s weight.
However inexpensive options usually provide little room and low ceilings which cause problems when hunting with vertical bows like compounds and recurves.
First you ve got to squelch your inner chicken and climb into the thing often in the dark and up frosty steps or pegs.
For bowhunters a tree stand may sometimes severely affect mobility.