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Post by hunter480 on Sept 20, 2006 10:19:08 GMT -5
In a post Woody made earlier he mentioned setting up a ground blind and it got me thinking-do you all use commercial groundblinds? Anyone ever made a kill from one, either bow or gun? Got any tips for places for setting up, brushing in, latest you`d set one up to hunt from?
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Post by Decatur on Sept 20, 2006 10:23:08 GMT -5
I've never used one. I have killed deer from ground blinds I've made out of natural materials lying around tho. I killed my first deer, a 9 pointer, from a ground blind at 8 paces. He stopped in front of me with his eye behind a small tree and began to deficate, it was his last poop. ;D
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Post by dec on Sept 20, 2006 12:13:27 GMT -5
I have owned three different Double Bull blinds the past few years. I love them. While I am not a die hard ground blind hunter, I've enjoyed hunting from them.
My reason for ever buying one, was so that I could take my young daughters along and introduce them to hunting, not to harvest animals, though that would be nice.
I can honestly say that I have never personally taken a deer or turkey from a ground blind, but that does not stop me from trying. I honestly have not put in the time hunting from them required to take an animal. Most of my time has been spent observing nature while hunting with my kids along, and that has been my goal to this point. I've had many deer spook because of the blind. However, I've had many deer within a few yards of the blind not even paying attention to it (mostly during turkey season of course). It just has not worked out for me yet. I really don't get worked up about it because like I said, that has not been my primary purpose for hunting out of one.
I do take bow hunting turkeys out of them seriously and did miss a long beard a few years ago out of my first D.B. For some reason I have a monkey on my back when it comes to turkeys and bow hunting.
As for brushing them in, during deer seasons I take dead fall limbs and lean on the blind. I try to tuck the blind under a low limb on a tree to help break up the outline of the roof. Seems to work. Such a set up worked for my buddy who shot a buck on a rainy evening on the shot gun opener a couple years ago out of my blind when we where hunting out of it together (I was doe hunting).
The guys at D.B. what they call a 50 yard rule. If you can stand back and see the blind at 50 yards or further away, do not brush it in. Basically a deer will see it and has time to adjust to the looks of it. If you must be 50 yards or closer (due to terrain) to see the blind, then brush it in to take away the surprise factor. I don't know how much I believe this, but they are the "experts". I always brush it in when deer hunting. Never when turkey hunting.
I'll be giving the D.B. a real test this weekend for the youth season. I plan on setting in it with my daughter in hopes that she will get a shot from her muzzle loader at a doe.
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Post by Decatur on Sept 20, 2006 13:34:01 GMT -5
The guys at D.B. what they call a 50 yard rule. If you can stand back and see the blind at 50 yards or further away, do not brush it in. Basically a deer will see it and has time to adjust to the looks of it. If you must be 50 yards or closer (due to terrain) to see the blind, then brush it in to take away the surprise factor. I don't know how much I believe this, but they are the "experts". I always brush it in when deer hunting. Never when turkey hunting. Excellent information!
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Post by cambygsp on Sept 20, 2006 14:33:58 GMT -5
Killed a turkey (with Bow & Arrow) and a deer (with shot gun) out of mine.
They are GREAT if your child is tagging along or hunting with you, as the blind hides all their movements.
We have seen a whole bunch of deer and turkeys out of our blind!
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Post by hunter480 on Sept 20, 2006 14:38:52 GMT -5
Killed a turkey (with Bow & Arrow) and a deer (with shot gun) out of mine. They are GREAT if your child is tagging along or hunting with you, as the blind hides all their movements. We have seen a whole bunch of deer and turkeys out of our blind! What was your setup? Was your blind brushed in? Were you in the woods or field edge?
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Sept 20, 2006 14:49:35 GMT -5
Started using them last year when my son started hunting with me. Same reason as others that hunt with children stated: hides movement. Also I am right next to my son to ensure safety when he takes a shot. Also it's comfortable for both when the wind is howling outside ;D Must be because my son slept all day in blind on his first hunt.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 20, 2006 15:14:20 GMT -5
Get them up early and both turkey and deer will get used to them.
Both Woodmaster and myself have killed turkeys out of blinds the last two years. I killed two and he has killed one with a crossbow.
We had one hen that walked so close to the blind we could have reached out and grabbed her by the neck.
I put up a pop up blind two days before spring turkey season this year and had turkeys within 20 yards of me on opening morning.
Unfortunately the gobbler cut across the finger of the woods out about 40 yards from me. Too far for the crossbow. The 870? Meat in the pan.
I've had deer walk right past my blind and the only time they spooked is when I moved. Even with the camo screen they can pick put movement. Wear a facemask even with the screen.
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Post by cambygsp on Sept 20, 2006 15:39:43 GMT -5
Killed a turkey (with Bow & Arrow) and a deer (with shot gun) out of mine. They are GREAT if your child is tagging along or hunting with you, as the blind hides all their movements. We have seen a whole bunch of deer and turkeys out of our blind! What was your setup? Was your blind brushed in? Were you in the woods or field edge? We pack our blind in and out on every hunt because we don't hunt anywhere that we feel it would be safe or be there when we get back. I don't brush mine in, normally set it up with a wooded back drop so that it does blend in, but don't put anything up against it or brush it in. This year my son will be useing a summit viper climbing stand and I'll be breaking out my summitt cobra. We may do a blind hunt later in the year when the weather gets REAL cold. Ground blinds are nice and comfy, but tree stands are much more effective!!!!!!
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Post by hunter7x on Sept 20, 2006 15:58:58 GMT -5
We set up 6 blinds this past weekend for the Freedom hunt. Both Double bulls and the big Ameristep blinds. I was honestly more impressed with the Ameristep than I was the Double Bull. The D.B.s seem to have a whole lot of stuff on them that I wouldn't use. I think for the money I would buy an Ameristep. The Double bulls didn't even come with stakes !
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Post by danf on Sept 20, 2006 18:49:49 GMT -5
I used an Ameristep Outhouse blind to take my tom this spring. Didn't brush it in at all, and didn't really have time to. The tom certainly wasn't bothered by it- I think he was more bothered by the fallen jake decoy.
Haven't used it yet for deer. I need to break it out and see if there is any possible way to draw a bow in it. I know I can't be sitting on anything, but I don't know if I can if I'm on my knees. I really need to get a larger footprinted blind for bowhunting. Hopefully that will happen yet this season, but I can't afford one right now.
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Post by hornharvester on Sept 20, 2006 20:54:28 GMT -5
ive killed several deer and my turkey this year out of an ameristep outhouse. every time ive set it up either the day before or the day im hunting. i made straps to hold a small folding chair on the blind carry bag so the blind and chair pack on my back. makes it very easy to carry in. none of the deer have spoked when they see it, but they do usually stop and look at it. h.h.
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Post by gbrown on Sept 23, 2006 13:54:14 GMT -5
I have had a good deal of luck out a ground blind. For both turkey and deer. i move back here about year and ahalf ago from kentucky (lived and hunted there for about 12 years) got turned on to blind hunting for turkeys there. it is a great way to hunt even better when you have your young son with you.
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Post by DaWG on Sept 25, 2006 11:00:36 GMT -5
I use a Double Bull blind for Turkey hunting. I have killed three from the blind. I only use my blind when it is raining. I have never used my Double Bull for Deer hunting. I always thought that since Deer see three dimensional just like we do that it would be picked up by the Deer too easily. Glad to hear that several of you have had success in hunting deer with a blind. I will try the blind on a rainy day in October or November.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2006 12:02:59 GMT -5
My father in law hunts exclusively out of ground blinds because he can't get up in trees any more. He has killed many, many deer out of ground blinds (Ameristep). He has had many deer walk by his blinds close enough to poke with a stick. The deer don't pay the blinds any mind. They get used to them quickly.
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Post by pigeonflier on Sept 25, 2006 18:23:09 GMT -5
Here is my ground blind, I just leave it on the trailer and back it into the woods... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by hornharvester on Sept 25, 2006 19:57:29 GMT -5
does the dog retrieve them for you? h.h.
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Post by pigeonflier on Sept 25, 2006 20:20:29 GMT -5
Drag it, Pull it, Carry it,,, If I shoot it, she will bring it back, what ever it might be ;D ;D ;D
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Post by arsnider1 on Sept 26, 2006 6:41:32 GMT -5
i ve been thinking about getting one is the outhouse big enough for bow hunting
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Post by hornharvester on Sept 26, 2006 9:12:50 GMT -5
i ve been thinking about getting one is the outhouse big enough for bow hunting ive got one and its too small for me for bow hunting. a gun barrel will stick out the window. h.h.
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