Father Forkhorn

A couple of ideas that would be lightweight:

Somewhere along the line I remember somebody saying they'd improvised a blind by using a big umbrella they just opened up and sat behind. Maybe paint it green.

This one is based off something I do. An old bedsheet, maybe dyed green, hung/tied/thrown over saplings or brush. I use half of an old army pup tent for this and it works fine. A sheet or even some camo cloth material from the sewing section of the department store would be lighter and easy to carry.

Bill B

Make sure you have something behind you so you do not stick out. Try to set up so you can see them at a distance. Trial and error with cover in front of you.

Bocajnala

Lots of sports stores sell a canvas camo cloth used for whatever.

It's light. Throw that and a couple bungee straps into your pack and you have a ground blind.

I've shot deer from the ground with the bow. Both while sitting and still hunting. It can be done.

-Jake

Phil from Maine

Thank you everyone for the input. I have now entered into rifle season So the blind won’t be much of an issue anymore.. The last day I was bow hunting 20 minutes after I had left the area a big heavy weight 10 pointer shows up. Go figure right. So now I am trying to locate him or any of those heavy weights. So the hunt is still on..

Bocajnala

Got a plan for getting one of those north woods fatties out of the woods?

Phil from Maine

I will go get some help and I have a deer carrier with those bicycle type wheels. That’s my plan if I can connect to one of them..

JW

Phil
I do brush in my ground blinds for deer. I font for turkeys.

On public land here in Wisconsin and during any rifle/deer season the ground must have 144 squares inches of blaze orange or blaze pink to be easily seen in all 4 directions while on PUBLIC land.
​​​​​Private you don't.

I like using balsam bows placed against and over the top to help blnd it in.
JW

Phil from Maine

Thank you JW, I currently have brush piled up on three sides and a log to sit on for rifle hunting. It’s around 100 yards from the area I am watching. I am hoping one of those heavy weights show up. That big 10 pointer has been there the past few times only at night now though..

JW

I'd post a picture but as of late I'm having problems uploading

For deer I fo try to blend in as much as possible

For turkeys font do a thing.

JW

olehunter

im the guy with the 4 ft umbrella. it came black now has brown and green leaves camo and extra long ribs on 2 places and handle . poke it into the ground and sit behind
its light and easy to carry and sets up in a minit.