Ground Blind

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Alden

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My hunting buddy got a ground blind for Xmas and we used it yesterday at Green Swamp. It's about 6 feet tall and six and half feet wide. All three of us sat in it pretty comfortably. With in 20 minutes we saw a pig. One guy shot, missed, but any day you see something on public land and get a shot is a good day!

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Anybody here ever used one of these?

I might get one for turkey hunting in the spring. I liked it a lot.
 
Ground blinds work, if you set up right. I've had deer rub up to them and one turkey looked like he wanted to join me inside. Just kind of walked back and forth outside. We use quite a bit of scent block when we set up. .... :)


Be Safe !!!
 
Given a choice between a ground blind, and a tree stand, I'll take the tree stand any day. I'm getting up in years, and the family feels I'm safer in the ground blind, and that's probably true, but even with the windows open, I still feel very limited on seeing a deer.
Whereas in a tree stand, you have a much broader view, and have some time to prepare, rather than just getting a snap shot off. Just my opinion.
 
Let's see.............Went deer hunting yesterday and it was all of 16 degrees. I was sitting in a pop up that has been positioned in its spot for about 3 months. It is over a food plot and the was a propane heater involved. I didn't even need my heavy boots of any gloves. I actually tee hee'd when I looked out and saw the little snow tornados being whisked up by a stiff NW wind. Yeah, I like pop ups.
 
I mainly use my ameristep blind for turkey hunting with my bow. I make sure there is thick cover behind me to help break up the outline of the blind. Ive used it a few times during deer season with my gf cause she cant grasp the concept of sitting still in the woods.
 
Ground blinds are actually pretty nice to use. I've had good success with them when turkey hunting but the only time I used mine for deer hunting it spooked them.

I've actually had turkey walk right up and look inside the blind. It was pretty cool to see. Plus, hens were off limits so she got to check out the blind up close without fear of getting shot.

I think blinds would work well for deer as well but should be set up two to three weeks in advance. The only time I used my blind for deer I sat up that morning and by later afternoon I had 5 or 6 does come in but they immediately caught sight of the blind. They kept their distance and eventually left the way they came in. Of course I can't tell you exactly what they were thinking, but I know that they understood that the blind was new to their area and they avoided it.
 
I dont have one yet... but would like to get one in the future... I have had my ankle and heal broken on the left leg... So it gets painful sitting still after half hour or so and i have to reposition usually. I think it would help break down my movement alot from incoming animals.
 
I use a box stand, but it's close to the ground. About 4' high, on a hill overlooking a creek. In our woods the hunting season opens before the first frost so snakes are still moving in the woods. Some guys tried to use a blind on the ground and found that they had to be very careful lest they shared their blind with a rattler. It's very un-nerving to find a snake after you've settled in before daylight.

So, we started building ground blinds off the ground. They don't have to be very high, but high enough that the morning air can circulate under them. Snakes don't like to be cold and won't climb into a blind that's off the ground.

I find that a blind helps, once the deer are used to it being in the woods. It's not something new and they often don't even look at it. It hides your outline, contains your scent, and conceals movement.
 
Do those of you who use portable ground blinds mark them with blaze orange in some way? I've wondered what would be appropriate in states that have orange requirements. I bought a portable pop up stand a few years ago, but I've never used it for hunting; it serves as a privvy on family camping trips.
 
Ground Blinds:

They work awesome. Took three whitetails this season out of my Ameristep blind. They work especially well if you can add some brush around the outside walls to really blend in with the surroundings and break up the outline of the box shape. My favorite position however, is in my climbers because of the wider view, etc. But sometimes the blind is hard to beat, like when its raining, really cold,
 
I've used my Ameristep blind for crossbow, this year I hurt my back and opted out of my tree stand. I set mine up on a pipeline through some thick woods. I was easy to get in, easy to get out and I took my buck at 325 yards,,,,, easy getting the deer out as well, :rolleyes: nieghboors gator. A blind, a chair and a shooting stick,,,,, it does'nt get much better.

A small candle also works great for heating it.
 
brush'em in

You'll have fewer deer react to a newly placed blind if you can brush it in really good. One more use for a Ka-Bar.

Turkeys, despite their incredible eyes, don't seem troubled by a blind at all.
 
I like them alot I hunt alot of power lines & open fields.so a nice lawn chair & a tripod & a ground blind with a heater makes a nice 2nd home.Never been busted in a ground blind:D
 
interesting

BigP thats pretty interesting, 'cause I've been busted plenty. Usually at distances under 100 yds. Beyond that we've done much better.

In the instances where we got nailed, the blind was new, never up there before, and the deer close (under 100) . We paid attention to background, wind, all the important stuff, the boy was still. The deer spooked at the blind.

Brushing in, in advance, has helped plenty.
 
BAMAranger guess Ive been lucky,I do brush in like u said & spray down good. But they do tend to pay attention if theyre close I dont really have a choice there aint much cover around.Sure aint going to complain Ive took 12 deer this year & 8 of them were from a blind:D
 
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