anyone use a ground blind?
 

I have been thinking about getting a ground blind for archery season and
was wondering if anybody here uses one? Do you like it, recommend it?

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I bought an ameristep out house fold up blind this year. tell ya what have had nothing but good luck w/ it. shot a 6 point on opening day in the upper pennisula of michigan. it came in at 35 yards and didnt think twice of the blind. and my 13 year old son took a 4 point on youth hunt archery at 15 yards. it costs about 70.00. and well worth it. good luck!!

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I have one and I love it. I hunt deer and turkey out of it. I have drawn back and many turkeys and not been detected. I would highly recommend getting one. You wont be sorry about it later.

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[8D] I'm gonna break down this off season and purchase one. I have seen some great deals lately because of post season stock reductions.

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Thank you guys for your replies, I will definately go out and get one.

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Been four years now wouldnt hunt any other way!![8D]

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Bought one right before deer season last year and had a blast in it. Im ready for turkey.

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I hunt from ground blinds and tree stands, and I think that if you purchase a good blind, it can be just as effective or better than a tree stand.

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After using my buddies Double Bull last year, I'm planning on getting one this year.:D

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I use a Double Bull, got a turkey at 3 yards last spring. I didn't get a shot at a deer out of it, but all the deer I saw paid no attention to it. It's a great tool to have.

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Last year i used an AMERISTEP PENTHOUSE and liked that blind but would like to try a DB---but they don't make a DB blind that's anywhere near tall enough to shoot from while standing.

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I was hurt in a car accident 2 years ago and had nothing but time on my hands so I went to a fabric store and was looking for some masqito netting and happened to find enough Realtree Hardwoods material scraps and bought all they had for $12.00 and 7 10ft sticks of 3/4 pvc pipe and and some fittings all total spent less than $30.00 and built my own ground blind I'll set it up and take some pictures it was great just to get out in the woods with it even though I was unable to hunt I still sat in it and saw deer hogs and turkey galore and was never noticed once even while smoking a cigarette. it looks like a childs playhouse and will seat 2 adults with room to spare I'll get me a deer this comming season for sure amongst a few other critters as I'm getting better now and ready to hunt again I think it weighs around 20lbs but comes apart and fits in its own sack made from the same material and goes together in less than 5 minutes with one man putting it up and less if their are 2 people doing it the cover is sewn together as one piece and just slides over the frame can't wait to show it off. when I take the pictures I'll post them on my yahoo photo album and repost a link so yall can see it, I hope to do this Sunday or Monday at the latest

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I don't have one but if I were to get one it would be the Double Bull but I can't see paying somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 bills for it either. Chef John, good job.

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Here's my Blind (sorry I got a big order for sauces and forgot about posting them earlier)

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/the...bum?.dir=/6ac0

OK try this link(sorry)

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I can't get the pics Chef John?

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Sorry titleist_03 that was a bad link I edited the link and it is correct now, thanks for taking an interest.

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I have hunted in a blind since I use a wheelchair for the last 2 years on my 20 acres. I made one last year with 3 5x5 cattle panels I cut up and draped burlap over them with a blue tarp for a roof. It was finished 1 month before season so the deer would be use to it. I had 3 and 5 turkey within 15 yds. and skot a 6 pointer at 20. This year in a hurry I used 2 of the panels thats it and had total of dozen deer within 30 yds. So be creative, you don't have to spend alot of cash.

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I would use both an treestand and ground blind whenever i find a place to hunt deer.

Think i'll do the same whenever i got hog hunting too.

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Chef Jon,

That is pretty impressive. It look so simple to put together and yet I have not seen many other folks who would undertake the task. Care to post any of the specifics regarding what size/length pvc you were using?

I have to say that the camo blends in nicely with the background in that one picture. How do you shoot out of it though? I did not see any windows.

Corey22,

I use one of several ground blinds for both deer hunting and goose hunting. All are commercial "pop up" style blinds. I think they definitely come in handy in many places that I hunt which cannot support the use of a treestand. They also are a pure blessing when the weather turns nasty.

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Would like to try a blind, but I usually make up some kinda blind with a fallen tree or anything else around.

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Pretty nice set-up you got there ChefJohn!

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Thanks for the intrest guys, I had fun creating it for sure and as far as shooting from it I haven't as of yet cut the windows in the completed set-up but prior to sewing the roof on I took it to the Davy Crockett WMA and set it up and sat all day and saw a few deer and a few turkey also and I took it to Alazan Bayou the following week and spotted some hogs and was never noticed I had one panel sewn in upside down and had 2 vertical windows cut in it and after I had tested it in the woods I decided to turn the one panel the right way but the windows were then to close to the ground so I scraped that one panel and made a new one and sewed the roof and last panel back together and their you have it. I am now in the process of cutting the windows in 3 of the side panels and the door is just a long zipper, plastic of course as metal makes to much noise and will rust if it gets wet and I had bought a gallon of tent waterproofing for my old tent and used some on the blind and as a measure of caution I have a piece of thick clear plastic sheeting that I put inside draped under the roof panels and a few inches down 2 sides so it is realatively safe to say it is weather proof.
here are the specifics

cut seven lengths of 3/4" PVC pipe 58 1/4" each these are the top and bottom rails and one is the ridge pipe.......
cut 4 lengths of 3/4"PVC pipe 51 3/4" each these are the corner poles...
cut for pieces of the scrap pipe at 28 5/8"and assemble them by putting a 3/4" Tee between 2 of them and glue them together making them one piece again and they are the last 2 top rails and should measure out to be 58 1/4" just like the others, the hole left in the Tee should face the sky to recieve a 17"length of scrap PVC and hav an 3/4" Elbow glued to one end
and the ridge pipe will connect to each end of these Elbows......
the corners are made from 2 fittings and you will need 8 of each of them I am attaching a picture of them so you know exactly what they look like as one is 3/4" with 1/2 inch male threads and the other is a 3/4"X3/4"X1/2"female threaded

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thanks titleist_03 I must say, I'm about as proud of it as a new father is with the birth of a child, just didn't cost near as much! and it has just the right amount of head room as I am 6'1" and it tops out at 6'5" in the center so I can stand and stretch if the need arises...........................

I determand the frame size by measuring the width of one of the panels and subtracted 1 inch giving me a 1/2 inch seam to sew each panel together this made for a very snug fit on the frame so in the wind it doesen't flapand make noises and I use straight pins to attach fallen leaves to it also and that kind of gives it a little more dimention. on the down side of all this I am a smoker and have been for many many years and I find that if I want to smoke in my blind I can and to combat the smell in the wild I always carry some honeysuckle scented incense sticks with me as the smell covers the cigarette smell and deer love honeysuckle so thats like 2 birds with one stone and if I need heat i have made some little burners from coke cans filled with pearlite and I burn rubbing alcahol in them as it burns oderless and lasts for a good hour or so and very light weight also, these are great for a quick warm up on a chilly morning and will boil water for coffee in a small camping 3-4 cup Aluminum coffee pot. I will post a few pictures of these also and instructions how to make them along with a coat hanger stand for the coffee pot, on a shoestring budget "man this is living" a tip for those that don't know it already deer love peanut butter! I always take a snack of peanutbutter on crackers to munch on as a snack and it never hurts to place one or two of them on top of the blind. a little added incentive.lol!

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Great info there and a super job. Here's a link to a place that offers other camo materials to choose from.

http://www.camostore.com/index.cgi?M...ExpandedDepts=

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have used several different brands and myself and my father will be trying out a double bull this year. shot out of the ameristep and they were good blinds but something about shooting out of a double bull caught my attention
rob k

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thanks mdbohuntr for the links I might just build me a larger version to use as a wall tent, I have the plans already drawn up it's a 10'X10'X5' and has a 7' celing in the center with a flap for a stove pipe

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Thank you for the info Chef Jon. I think I may attempt to put something together this summer when I have more time on my hands.

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Can someone provide info on where to find a Double bull blind---Thanks

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Here ya go grillmastertoo, follow this link to the Dbl Bull and several very affordable blinds.

http://www.discounthuntingsupply.com...pt=965&dept_n=