1st week in August they go up on my land in Wisconsin. I try to incorporate as much natural surrounding as possible on top of and around my blind.

ive never done it but ive heard of guys mudding there blinds. they take mud and cover the side of the blind with a thin layer of mud completely. then let it dry in the sun and take a regular house broom to it. brushing off the majority of the mud but somehow the dirt thats left keeps them from fading due to UV rays, but softens the colors to make it more natural.

as for when to set up. i set mine up each day i hunt and take it down when im done. the deer dont seem to notice really. if they do they keep coming back anyways.

I would have my blind out now but after spending $400 on a Double Bull I just cant do it.

If you try practice shooting out of your Blind Iwould remove the mesh screens and just practice shooting through the open window rather than ruin thescreens when its not neccessary?Most Blind Companies sell replacement blinds if you do ruin any of them.Find a good camo chair to sit in and shoot out of while hunting in your blind...and as mentioned armless chairs are the best because of the clearance you'll need while shooting a Bow.I plan on putting my Blind out about 1 to 2 weeks before Archery Season opens and blend it in with any of the surrounding grass,tree's or plants.My Blind has several compartments to store calls and toherhunting equiptment in and I always try to pack me a few water bottles for day's I'm going to be hunting a long time.

I make all of my ground blinds out of fallen trees/branches, especially pines, a couple of weeks to a monthbefore season starts. That way there is no issue with them fading. It works great and isalso cheap!

Not so much a question of when but where and how you set your blind should be important.
With bow season just a few months away now would be a good time to look for a good blind location.
Once you a find a major intersection of deer trails going in all directions , you should look for a thick wide tree with alot of low hanging limbs or a good thick bush.
Gather some dead fall branches and limbs from the ground and start building around those spots.
In the picture below , you'll see that I built up around a tree big enough to put my blind inside.
Doing this will getthe deer to get use the structure being there and when it comes time hunt , you simply place your blind inside and wait for them to walk by.

I used a ground blind last season. I set it up early in the morning on a saturday and hunted a ladder stand 100 yards away so I could see how they reacted to the blind. After the first 2 hours of the hunt that night I decided I should have sat in the blind. There were 11 does and a nice 8pt that passed it within 10 yards and never looked twice at the blind.