Years ago, before the enlightened age of tree stands, whitetail hunters routinely took game from terra firma. These days, however, most deer are taken by hunters from an elevated position or tree ...

I’ve learned during the years to pay attention to (most of) my wife’s ideas no matter how goofy they may seem at the time. Since we’re rifle hunters, we usually hunt deer from some sort of ground ...

Hunting from the ground allows a hunter to be mobile and to get into places archers using treestands might not be able to reach. (Nathan Alred/thinkstock.com) I could barely make out the deer browsing ...