A ground blind, when properly set up and concealed with the area, can be a very helpful tool when chasing big, mature whitetails. (Lynn Burkhead photo)
By Lynn Burkhead, OutdoorChannel.com
For Bucks of Tecomate show co-host Jordan Shipley, the ground hasn't always been a good thing.
After all, the former football great was a standout wide receiver under the Friday Night Lights of Texas high school football, setting all-time state records while he was at Burnet High School, receiving marks that still stand to this day.
From there, Shipley moved on to the sunshine of Saturday afternoon as his Texas Longhorns teammate, quarterback Colt McCoy, developed an aerial circus that led UT to a national title game and made Shipley one of the top wide-outs of all-time in Austin.
Finally...