I am taking my 13 year old hunting this gun season for the first time. I am not real comfortable with him in a stand yet so I went and got a blind. I have never hunted from a blind except for turkey. Is deer hunting the same or is the deer' s sense of smell going to make it harder? Any tips and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Cleet there certainly is a difference between the two. Turkeys pay absolutely NO attention to a blind whatsoever. Deer on the otherhand are quite a bit different about strange new " camoboxes" sitting in their living room. You will never block out your scent completely, but by keeping wind from blowing THRU the blind you can help cutdown some dispersal. Keep only the windows open that you really need. Deer also really pickup on the " black holes" or " eyes" of open windows as well, especially big bucks. Much the same way they do with shooting houses or towerblinds. Keeping mesh over the windows really helps and also makes it impossible to see movement inside the blind which is something that will help with a 13 year old (also makes use of camo a less important priority, just stick with darker colored clothing and you will be fine).

Make sure that the blind doesnt flap or move around any at all, this spooks deer and allows them to pickup on blinds VERY easily. Anytime you can " brush" them it is always better. Simply putting a few limbs around and atop the blind will go along way toward making it appear more natural. You might also consider video taping your escapades, its not only easier with a blind but it preserves your young hunters memories.

Other than that, have fun and enjoy " action on the ground" !
RA

Why dont you just go out and try it now? It would be some scouting and time together also a good experiance. It would also give you practice setting it up in the dark witch could be a trick with some blinds.

On the farm I build preminant blinds with dead falls. I have a half dozen scattered around and can pick anyone that I want. I even have plans to build two more after something that iI learned yesterday afternoon. I cant wait to try them!

Just a quick note. This, in my opinion, is the best stradigy if you are planning to hunt from the ground. This will allow you to hunt differant areas according to wind and deer movement.

Just thought I would drop in my 2 cents.

Smitty

i hunt here in georgia from a ground blind mostly, and also climbers pass up 20-30 bucks a year from a ground blind, use natural cover to build it out of and do not hunt it if the wind is wrong, one bad day of scent will cost u a big buck for the whole year trust me i know. Face in the wind and the way the deer come from,only way to do it, scent will get detected easily

If ground blind hunting doesn' t work out for you, there are several makers of buddy ladder stands. I was looking at one that has a fifteen foot ladder and 500 pound weight capacity and room for two.

On my fourth year from a ground blind wouldnt
try any other way now,to each his own,but now
my wife goes with me sometimes now!!