RE: ground blind
I've hunted out of one quite a bit. Antelope, elk and turkeys don't pay any attention to them. Whitetail deer are another story. I have yet to have a whitetail get within shooting distance of one.
I see them using them on TV but wonder how long they leave them out? I think with a whitetail you better get it in the woods now and leave it in place so they get used to seeing the blind. The deer here see it from 100 yards and start stomping and won't come close. That is with the windows closed. I have had no luck with deer and have tried brushing it in, not brushing it in, etc. Unless you have a place you can really get it hid in some bushes or trees I think they will see it and stay away.
I left one set up on the edge of a corn field the deer were using and ended up with a trashed blind. Mice ate holes in it, the fabric bleached and the SD wind got the best of it. Knocked it down, pulled 2 tie down straps off and broke two of the poles. This was a DB. They fixed it for free but it was pretty much trashed and is still sun bleached. Leaving them out for a couple months is not a real good option.