I am going to spend more time hunting public this year. I Don't want to carry in a treestand. I'm looking for best seat option for ground hunting. What is everybody using?

I am very happy with Big Jim's Ground Hunters Seat. All you need is a tree to lean against. My only problem was that my wife stole mine so had to buy another.

Top part of Lone Wolf stand, just need a tree. Or 5 gallon bucket converted to pack with thick rope. I like the tall skinny buckets so I sit higher. If they are the wrong color paint them. They double to keep gear in to. Here is a deer that was shot from bucket. (neighbor)

I just bought a three legged chair by Millennium. It swivels without a sound. I have not had a chance to hunt out of it but that will change in a couple of weeks. It can be a bit pricy but a friend owns an archery shop and gave me a deal. Another attractive stool is the Waldrop pac seat. It costs a bit more than the Millenium. I almost got that one on recommendations of others on this site. We don't have a lot of trees where I hunt and we hunt a lot in brush that is not even chest high. The Millenium is very, very comfortable. The Waldrop is reportedly very comfortable as well. My 3 legged Millenium is of exceptional quality and will surely outlive me.

Kim, that is an outstanding buck. I cannot handle 5 gallon buckets anymore. I sat on 5 gallon pickle buckets from burger biggie for so many years, I still have little circle imprints on my rear.

I prefer the top half of an API treestand. I have a hammock seat that I tried a couple times. I didn't like it at all

For years I used a old bucket with a cushion on it for a seat, it worked well. But this year my legs are giving me issues. Now I am in search of a better way also.

Waldrop pac seat

I should have taken a picture, someone put a Lazyboy in a piece of our public woods with what looks like some chords to hang a mesh blind on. Apparently they are concerned that someone will steal the blind, but not too concerned about the Lazyboy recliner.

If you get a tree seat, you need a tree to us it. Some of the best places that I hunt don't have them where the best spot may be. That's pretty much why I got one that sits alone on the ground. I don't use it a lot, but it will sit just about anywhere. Mine cost about $16.00 at Walmart over a dozen years ago.

Oh yes, I found it by following deer cart tracks. i assume that is how they transported the recliner. It had a plastic camp tarp over it. Very comfy, but not set up for shooting a 66" longbow out of.

Cabelas 360 the wide one. It's very heavy but more comfortable than any other seat I sat in.

Only problem is its heavy. Most if not all the seats out there are heavy if they are any good. If you have a skinny butt and take buckets or other narrow deals then go ahead i can't.

I been fortunate to be able to drive to blinds or have others carry for me to help me so that's a blessing cause this seat I am mentioning is heavy but to me well worth it.

It's just like the Millenium. You can lean out in chair easy enough as long as you don't have the arm rests up.

Its the cadillac of seats.

The Waldrop is very well made, I just can not shoot out of it that well in bluff country. I have the Millenium tree seat, which is on my back at 3.4lbs...... I have loved it all season

as for a blind, well any summer chair or camp chair works in those blinds, if you never move it....

I stay mobile and have not hunted from the same place twice all season

My streak continues, missed a turkey tonite twice,,, ha ha

I really like my waldrop. Attached a full size backpack to it. It can be leaned against a tree or deploy the lower bar as a stand alone seat. I hunted on a hill tonight and the lower bar is adjustable to allow for sitting level while on a grade. I sat for 3 1/2 hours without standing up. I'm sure the millenium seat is a winner too.

Love my Waldrop pack seat I have a walk about stool,hammock seat,nifty seat, summit tree seat and Lone wolf tree seat

definately like the Waldrop best of any of those

well designed and made mainly use just leaning against a large tree (99%) of the time

I don't need any of that waste of money to sit in the woods, I just have fun sitting against an old tree and might even fall asleep cause I am just having fun and not taking it serious enough to spend all that money on comfort,,dude!

One knee works well, I practice shooting that way. Mostly for spot and stalk.

Green or brown high-back plastic lawn chairs from Wal-Mart. Work great in a blind.

-Joe

Man the Trad archery society is filled with greats!>>>>>>>>>------ --------->Sammo

To each his own Sam Dunham. It's money well spent in my book.....

Waldrop pacseAt. No doubt. I have two. They aren’t really expensive all things considered. Two hundred clams is nothing.

Anyone seen the SPOT Seat 360, nice packable option. Find a spot and hunt the spot. I have one. If interested let me know. Clay

Walkstool...light weight, packs up very small yet is strong and stable. If you orient it properly you can lean against a tree.

I found that when I use my 3 leg stool, the feet sink in the ground , than it gets hard to use, I like to lean against the trees for a better background and more cover to hide.

I used a walk stool, but sorry, I hunt a lot of hours, I need a back support, but that is me

This is about the only time I sit when I'm out hunting. I either stand up, lean against a tree, or rest my butt against a downed tree while still standing. I blew a shot at a 6 pt bull while sitting down once. swore I'd never let that happen again.

I stand right here for spring turkeys.

Stand up against this downed tree this fall for deer now. Great natural blind spot.

Found this a couple years ago. Someone elses seat.

grizzley21...there is an accessory that fits on the bottom of a Walkstool that stops the legs from sinking And the rubber feet are wide to begin with.

And if you orient a 3-legged stool properly you can lean against a tree.

Back on October 25th another thread was started about Ground Hunting Seats and about every seat ever made was mentioned, again. You might care to go back and read that.

http://leatherwall.bowsite.com/TF/lw/thread2.cfm?threadid=305200&category=88#4503646

I use a Millennium tree seat that I bought from Big Jim and find it very comfortable.

Absolutely the two most important criteria for me is a back rest and seat that doesn’t make my legs/balls go to sleep!

Got a walkstool this year for hunting . It's the large and does not sink as bad as cheaper stools . The legs retract so carry well on my pack. Killed a deer and pig while using it the last two weeks on public land. There light weight And comply enough for several hours .

Ive used my millennium tree stand. Put it a few inches off the ground. It gives me a comfortable seat and it's quiet because your feet are up out of the leaves

I have bad knees and I either use a millennium tree seat or the millennium ground blind chair. Mine has three legs but if I get another one it will be the four leg model. More stable. I leave the legs down all the way and if I use the seat I put it about thigh high on the tree.

I see that Walkstools Comfort models have individually adjustable legs and a no sink stabilizer. I think I will order a couple of those. Should I go for a 25" or a 22"?

I have own my Huntmore 360 seat for about 9 years now maybe longer and have taken 3 bucks and had several very close encounters with deer .It is my favorite seat and I have heard so much about its weight and its price and where it was made and so on but I absolutely love it.Now they are being made no longer but were built to last as long as it was taken care of. Each year I service mine by cleaning dirt and grime from the bolts and checking washers etc.Last year in November I just turned a few degrees in it while hiding behind a root ball and no squeak or noise when a buck was slowly cruising 7 yards quartering towards me. He had no idea I was there until I released my arrow.The shot I got was at 12 yards when he finally stopped to facing a scrape he was about to approach.Thanks to a quiet comfortable seat my arrow was on it's way!

Nice buck, Keefers. Love those bladed main beams.

I like the Huntmore too. The comfort factor, versatility, and quality out weighs all the negatives. Nice buck!

Kelly here is a different view for you !

I'm 5'_8" and have the 18" like it real well, seats quit also

Keefers that a dandy of a buck.

So they are not making them anymore?!

Jack if you are asking about the Huntmore 360 I haven't seen anyone taking over the business from Scott! There is a similar one like it but not the Huntmore 360 that was built like a tank!

Wow Keith, serious palmation and this is from MD?

Am curious to what the surroundings looked like from you grouond blind site. Would you have a picture of that? Thanks

Kelly I don't have any pictures of the surroundings but I had a rootball about 5" round and I sat very close to it with a small holly growing beside it as well. I also made a roll up net with that heavy material that is Mossy oak color from Walmart. I took 4 of those square tomato stakes that were oak and used hog staples to nail material to stake every 3 or 4 feet so I could roll it up and carry into woods and just make a blind and brush it in. The material is made of that seed sack material and has a smell but I put it in a 5 gallon bucket and put some unscented laundry wash and baking soda in it and soaked it real good then draped it over my trailer tail gate ramp and rinsed it off and let it air dry for a few days.This is a last year buck and wished I took pictures of that set up but didn't . I have taken several deer while using the rootballs of fallen trees and one thing to remember the side with the hole can sometimes hold rain water and deer will come to drink if water is fresh from that hole so keep that in mind cause they can be on the opposite side of you with out even knowing it. One year I killed a 7 point while sitting in the side with the hole and sort of like sitting in a cave cause it was a big tree. If it rained I was dry. Deer and turkeys walked directly in front of me with out noticing me in my seat. A swivel quiet seat is a plus when sitting.

dean...how tall are you and what is you inseam length on your pants?

That's what I would use to gauge the height you need.

They are 18, 22, 26 and 30. I am 5' 5" and use the the 18" model.

They are very well made and not your usual 3 legged stool. The accessory that goes on the bottom to prevent sinking is handy.

I was thinking the 22" if the the legs can be set at different lengths that may help when sitting on an even situation. I have some back issues, sometimes higher is better than lower for me.

Sorry I mistyped when I got interrupted. The adjustable leg length is a very handy aspect of the Huntmor, that is the one thing that is missing on the Walkstool. I was thinking that possibly could rectify ones rectum if the seat was large enough to allow some shift or sag. The other option would be a small digging device like those little plastic poop scoops that canoeist use in Canada, to dig a small hole to level things out a bit. Of course, that would not work on rocks or frozen ground.

I've been using a cheapo plastic folding T-seat for 35 years. No back support, but I like to sit in front of cover , and there's plenty of trees , standing and fallen, where I hunt. I also like that I can silently slide into a kneeling position to be ready to shoot if I hear something, or slide all the way onto the ground and take a little snooze on a warm afternoon...

Sasq, that is the most evil looking deer I ever saw. Glad you killed him. LOL. Congrats.

dean...I have often dug holes to level the stool...i just use a pointy stick...works fine. 22" would be best for you given the back issues.

The 22" Walkstool works good for me, 5'11", 33" inseam. The large seat is more comfy than other 3 legged stools I have tried. That is for me though.

I am usually on the move, but I also dug pit blinds out this spring, they look like Jap sniper hides...... my buddy just shot one, out of one of the blinds.... nice buck at 8 steps, deer do not seem to look down, too bad,,,,,, my buddy said he never shot at that type of angle before, but he got it done

My wife told me to go ahead, then if she likes it, she will take it from me. That is how I ended up with two Huntmors, but I got to be honest, she has way more ambition about setting them up than I do. My problem is when I set up my Huntmor, I look out and think, 'maybe I would be better off over there'. The wind is a tricky beast, portability can be an asset.

The best today is the Chama chair. Made by a perfectionist. The carry bag is even perfect. Only the colores warrant my criticsim. Would prefer another camo pattern and for the solid color chair, would prefer forest green. But the product itself is truly awesome. Buy it onece and forget the price tag, because it is worth it.

https://youtu.be/JOev3l4-2GQ

Nif-t-seat

The Chama chair is still quite heavy, over 11 pounds. We quite often hike in for over a mile. It is still a back pack that needs to be carried, much the same as the Huntmor. i like the Nifty seat with the longer option spike. i carry it assembled horizontal on my draw side with a cheap stretchy belt run through its tab and then with several raps around the spike. The Nifty seat has one draw back, it really helps to have something to lean it against. I have fallen on my back when in real soft ground and turning with a passing deer. I need to keep my legs out in front of me on those situations. Of course, with the legs extended that puts more weight on your butt, it really helps to be able to stand occasionally to get the blood back in your bum, a seat pad attached to the belt helps pad it a little better. Make sure the double nut holding the disc in place a real tight, they do tend to work loose.

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I agree with JLBSparks on the plastic Walmart lawn chairs. I got one for six bucks at Fred’s that is more comfortable and lighter weight than any “hunting seat” that I have ever tried. I may not look trad enough with it tied on my back, but it’s damn comfortable....

Chama chair and nifty seat and Big Game slimline seat are in totally different worlds. I guess you have to define your mission and what you're willing to sacrifice or not sacrifice. I hike a mile and more with the Chama chair and it's great pack and when I arrive at my blind or other, I know I can sit in quiet comfort all day. You can't do that with a really light seat. But...if lightness is the No. 1 criteria, then ya' I guess even 1l lbs. is not what you want.

An excellent way to research hunting chairs is to use Amazon and read the reviews plus see the pics of many chairs very quickly.

Riverwolf. That quiver you have, is there a foam pad at the top that the arrow nocks push up into for pressure to hold arrows snug, like a catquiver, or do the arrows just slide in through the top?

I agree Riverwolf. I just buy a 6 dollar one like you have from walmart and sit in it but I only sit for a few hours.

I like the Chama for blind hunting because you can literally sit for hrs. or all day in comfort. It's very important in blind hunting to be able to adjust the height of your chair (not just up and down but also to adjust front and back/side to side in case the ground is not level) and not have to move about when game is close other that turning as required.

Fine tuning your seat height allows you to close the blind window to the smallest amount and that can really help vs. having the windows wide open as far as remaining undetected.

Even if I wasn't hunting from a blind, the Chama would still be my top choice if I wanted to stay in a spot for more than 20 minutes or so. I frequently hunt from the ground now calling deer and I typically sit for a half hour or more and I want to do so in complete comfort so movement is minimized. Height adjustability when the ground is unlevel can be critical.

If I had to keep a chair in a blind where theft was a potential problem, I'd go with a cheap steel Walmart chair for $15 or whatever; they generally have several types and if you test them you can generally find one that is the right height for you and your blind. Just carry a cushion in.

I've found you can rotate on these much more quietly than canvass seat chairs which often squeak. It is an issue if you are serious about eliminating the little things that can ruin your chances. Of course, these cheap Walmart chairs are not what you would want for roving.

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