Blind or Stand
09-21-2007, 08:44 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 2
Blind or Stand
Is is better to hunt a blind or stand right now? Also would like to know when deer start moving more in the daylight hours. I have been hunting out of a blind but the deer are coming out right after dark. It is still in the 80's here in KY so would it be better to hunt mornings rather than evenings?
09-21-2007, 09:25 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: North East Texas
Posts: 3,925
RE: Blind or Stand
I personally have to say mournings are your best bet right now and I have always prefer to hunt a stand rather than on the ground. I think you get more of a view in most cases.
09-21-2007, 10:03 AM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Posts: 261
RE: Blind or Stand
I've been watching a group of deer come into a water hole (in a pasture) right before dusk for about the past week. This weekend is our opening archery season and I think I'll set up a ground blind on that water hole . I do more of my hunting out of a stand than i do the ground blind, but the blind can have its advantages too.
09-21-2007, 10:25 AM
#7
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 676
RE: Blind or Stand
A blind can be a wonderful option in the big woods with lots of ridges and hills where going up 20 feet would still put you only at about 5 - 10 feet off the ground from many of the trails the deer would likely be travelin upon. I use blinds in such situations a lot. I set them up so they don't surprise the deer but so that they also don't really notice them until they're coming in at about 50 yards or so. And when I say notice, I mean in their field of vision, not spot and be alarmed. The hunting can be intense expecially if they saunter by at about 5 yards, which you never plan on happening but does!
