Natural ground blinds
 

I have a spot with awesome deer sign and pics, but there is no good spot for a treestand. Most of the trees are really open, and the good ones are too far away. I am thinking about making a ground blind. There is a spot 15 yards from the trail where the deer funnel down onto a logging road that they follow out to a field. There are about 5 trees in a 5 footcircle. I was thinking of putting some brush, branches, etc. around these trees for a blind. I am almost thinking it might spook the deer now since season is only 2 weeks away. Anyone have experience on hunting from the ground? Any tips or ideas? please post pics of your ground blind set ups too.

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It's more important to have good cover behind you than in front of you. I know that goes against what feels natural but it's true. If you've got good background cover you can leave the area in front open and you can swing your bow to whichever direction it needs to be. If you can'tbring yourself to be completely open just use a turkey hunting screen that stakes into the ground 2' high. Use a dove hunting seat or some other portable seat. Don't build a log cabin. The less intrusive the blind is the more likely you are to be successful. I've just clipped limbs off of trees and lightly brushed in behind myself and have had deer at 10'. Find a big tree or blowdown. Just remember, if it works for turkey, who have better eyes than deer, it will work for deer. Watch the wind.

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I have used natural ground blinds a lot and they can be very productive in the right spots. Back cover is probably more critical that what you have in front. I wish I had some picks I just never thought to take any.

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Here's a picture of one that I have worked on , just something simple but big enough for me to slip my Double Bull T5 into.

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In this picture you'll see the inside where I cleared the ground and I had placed some limbs overhead to help break the outline of the roof of my blind.

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Just buy a double bull set it up and leave it for the two weeks.... They won;t be bothered by it and work great!

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Here's another one that I found while scouting , altough I didn't build this up , it looks like it might be good enough for turkey hunting.

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and here's another one I've fouind but I don't think I'd use it because it sets to low , not enough cover.

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It sounds good, use it! Use those 5 trees to your advantage, that's something to shield you from the deer when they show up. I have a bunch brushed similarto what rdhunter posted and to that I add /hang two pieces of camo net (4ftx4ft) that I carry in with me.Ilike at least 3 shooting lanesif possible. Good Luck.

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I made this one a few years back. Its great fun hunting in natural ground blinds.

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A view from inside. I dug a pretty good hole and sit on a straw bale. You will never get scented in this type of blind. The one fatal flaw of this type is no back exit. I have to throw rocks at the deer to get them to flee, that is until I bought a coyote call.

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I don't have any pictures, but I try to make best use of what's already there. I would make sure to use gloves to keep the human scent to a minimum. Probably don't need to use your whole hunting camo/boot setup, but wouldn't hurt to spray some scent killer on the outside layer at least. Do it ASAP and maybe wait until a week into season to use it. Hunt another spot first to give it some time to become "normal" for the deer.

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WOW great looking blind Skeetr!!!!! I'm in the process of making a pit/ground blind. I got the whole dug, need to put a floor in and roof, then make it into a brush pile to match all the other brush piles I have on my property! Looking forward to hunting out of it!

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I would make a back exit somehow. I have had deer so close you could stab them with a knife. Good luck have fun

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that is a nice blind skeetr. I guess I could take a leafy windfall from a tree that fell earlier this year and hook it up to the atv and drag it over there for background cover.

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nice stuffff...i love my lone wolf T2 and will be using it on a delaware hunt next week..i brush it out hard and just get in

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natural blinds are cheaper than the store bought ones. I do set up my blind about the day I decide to go hunting. dont want to loose one to a tress passer.