Jack O'Conner
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My Dad always said that red & black plaid broke up the human outline / form so that animals couldn't "see" the hunter as a human. From my experiance and observations this is true.
We made cow silouettes from OSB panels and painted them black. Then set them about 85 yards from a stock pond near Powell, Wyoming. We sat on folding chairs painted back as well. We wore black clothes but wore orange caps. Dad and I moved around whenever we wanted to. We even stood up to shoot at times. The antelope stared at us but didn't spook. Dad said it best, " Antelope's eyes told them something was different but their brains told them that black angus cattle were present." We always filled our tags!
Dad had a junk Chevy sedan towed to his friend's grain farm in eastern Park County, Wyoming. The car was rolled into position to overlook a large field. We stuffed old clothes with newspapers and placed them in the front seat to resemble seated humans. Deer became used to these forms. On opening day, we'd toss the dummies in the back seat and take our seats with hunting carbines in hand. Many deer were taken from this weather-tight hunting blind. It was easy! TIP: remove the inside door panels and keep the roll-up window moving parts well greased.
I dug a 30 inch deep foxhole at my public land hunting spot in the Black Hills and concealed it with a plywood cover and brush. I fashioned an easily transportable "roof" from an old OD green army blanket that is placed when I'm ready to hunt. A few dead branches are added to conceal my blind. I place a comfortable folding chair in the hole. This is where crossbow is ideal because of horizontal limbs.
In summary, animals aren't as smart as humans. They're easily fooled by well planned strategies.
Please share your strategic blinds with this forum, too.
Good hunting to you.
Jack
We made cow silouettes from OSB panels and painted them black. Then set them about 85 yards from a stock pond near Powell, Wyoming. We sat on folding chairs painted back as well. We wore black clothes but wore orange caps. Dad and I moved around whenever we wanted to. We even stood up to shoot at times. The antelope stared at us but didn't spook. Dad said it best, " Antelope's eyes told them something was different but their brains told them that black angus cattle were present." We always filled our tags!
Dad had a junk Chevy sedan towed to his friend's grain farm in eastern Park County, Wyoming. The car was rolled into position to overlook a large field. We stuffed old clothes with newspapers and placed them in the front seat to resemble seated humans. Deer became used to these forms. On opening day, we'd toss the dummies in the back seat and take our seats with hunting carbines in hand. Many deer were taken from this weather-tight hunting blind. It was easy! TIP: remove the inside door panels and keep the roll-up window moving parts well greased.
I dug a 30 inch deep foxhole at my public land hunting spot in the Black Hills and concealed it with a plywood cover and brush. I fashioned an easily transportable "roof" from an old OD green army blanket that is placed when I'm ready to hunt. A few dead branches are added to conceal my blind. I place a comfortable folding chair in the hole. This is where crossbow is ideal because of horizontal limbs.
In summary, animals aren't as smart as humans. They're easily fooled by well planned strategies.
Please share your strategic blinds with this forum, too.
Good hunting to you.
Jack
