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Topic: ground blind.
Posted By: BEAR
Subject: ground blind.
Date Posted: 04 December 2019 at 11:18
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Here in the east we hunt lots of forests and wood lots, many use tree stands. For 35 years I used treestands, but got too old to safely climb...gave away 8 still have 2. For 20 years I've been using portable ground blinds. Most I've made, all worked great. But last year the cold got to me so I bought a tent style ground blind. Nylon camo material makes dry. I only use this blind when it is going to be raining or snowing for a fe days. SO it has seen heavy use. So far I've hunted 29 days in this tent/blind. Must say perfect. Now remember I usually never like anything over my head so all my other ground blinds are open topped. I have an Ameristep 5 hub, two man model. lots of windows (with velcroe screens). Spending 12 hours a day inside gives one some time to be critical. This low cost ($125) unit is just plain good.
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Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 05 December 2019 at 01:31
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I've never hunted out of a blind or tree stand. To me it's an interesting concept. I have always wondered how long I could sit in one place without getting bored. Wing master ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 05 December 2019 at 08:42
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I hunted in a ground blind south-west of Wright WY for antelope. Hunting with a bow the antelope looked but came into a watering hole within 30 yards. Years later in Clearmont WY I hunted mulies from a ground blind, again with a bow. Blinds were very effective, and I scored on both hunts. I know out west folks prefer a F-150 model blind. Where I hunt in the east the blind blends in so well few people can see it over 35 yards away; whereas in the west the blinds did NOT blend in but concealed the hunter and any movement from critters.
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Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 05 December 2019 at 13:37
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I use one of those pop-up blinds for turkey hunting....hides movements and lets you sit in a chair for comfort for long days. Also, have some tree stands too but rarely use them. Like Wing I can't seem to sit for long periods of time without getting restless. ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 05 December 2019 at 13:54
| When I sit I seem to memorize evry tree around. so when game enters area, it is instantly perceived. Also birds, squirrels, and criters are enjoyable to watch. |
Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 05 December 2019 at 22:21
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A few years ago I was bow hunting for whitetails. It was early september and it was hot. I thought I would sit backed up to a tree by a waterhole and see if a deer showed up. After about a half hour a squirrel was squalking at me enough that I couldn't take it any longer. I drew back my bow and waited for him to come around to my side of the tree. When he did I tried to pin his chirping a$$ to the tree. I couldn't have missed by more than a quarter of an inch, but a miss is a miss. I lost an arrow that day. I picked up my backpack and went home. I figured that was about as long as I could sit in one place. A month later I shot a Mule deer with a rifle in open country. As it should be out here in the west. Wing master
------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 06 December 2019 at 08:09
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What he said!------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 06 December 2019 at 08:27
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Walking around in heavy woods, usually means the game see you before you know they are there. Deer hunter here that walk around usually see many times more deer than sitting hunters. But the part of the deer they see are usually tails. I often 'still hunt'; an unusual name. But it is basically moving very slow with frequent stop and scope/binoc the area. Moving about 30 minutes to go 100 yards. when I do this I have a small aluminum stool and usually sit for 5-8 minutes.
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Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 06 December 2019 at 09:10
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When I'm duck hunting in the boat blind on a slow day I complainant pulling my teeth with my Leatherman just to brake up the day... Sometimes we take fishing poles and set line fish as we hunt. Most strikes occur when the geese or ducks are just about in range. We cover many miles in the river brakes "Still hunting" Peeking over ridges and in to brakes working in to the wind. We see MANY deer that NEVER see us. It's fun seeing "Ridge walkers" spooking out deer they never see. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: RaySendero
Date Posted: 06 December 2019 at 10:14
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From South Carolina to East Texas the woods are thick. A climbing tree stand gives you the best mobility. With one, a gun hunter doesn't have much of an advantage over a bow hunter in thick woods. But with this flexibility, you can set up over looking a cleared power line or farm field or where ever you want. A ladder stand in more permanent and is preferred along the fields and power lines as it is much less noisy to get up in. Permanent shooting houses are preferred by gun hunters when access to the hunting area is assured for some years. The only time I used a "pop-up" ground blind was on a hunting lease with strick rule for no permanent stands at all! Was easier and quieter to set-up and get into than a climbing stand and it worked. ------------- Ray |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 06 December 2019 at 11:07
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I've used all of those types. First was an original Baker Tree Stand, hug the tree climber. Last climber was a Tall Tree model, very light all Aluminum. Climbers are the least desirable; seldom get them level and noisey. Some states prohibit them as most damage the tree (usually a fine and cost of tree $250). Best was an aluminum ladder stand rigid easy and quiet to get into and comfortable even for a senior. The chain on was one of the best, but slow to change location (down and up took about 45 minutes). One uses climbing sticks with them (Bear River). My best chain-on stand was stolen by an archer that I gave permission to hunt my posted farm!!!
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Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 06 December 2019 at 11:10
| Tree stand manufacturers change constantly. Last years hot brand just disappears. After about 5 years of sales, a few idiot hunters fall or hang themselves. Widows litigation puts them out of business. they might weather one suit to settlement; but the future insurance cost is way more than profits. |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 06 December 2019 at 17:43
I think archery hunters were the "parents" of elevated deer stands of every type. Then the idea was followed by gun hunters. Now elevated stands of all types are very common in the midwest anyway. Climbing stands are not safe for use on a popple tree ie aspen as the smooth bark sometimes gives way and the stand slides DOWN without warning giving the hunter an UnWanted & maybe disastrous quick ride Down. Still many many different companies offering elevated tree stands mostly ladder types and even double size for two hunters (if one is on the small side maybe). ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 07 December 2019 at 08:49
| On my old property I had two of the steel ladder stands, both 2 man types. I view these as permanent as they are very heavy and cumbersome to move. They were both rock solid, and very comfortable for one person, Me. I used outdoor dark green carpet to enclose them which camo and blocked view of deer below, both had shooting rails. Ten years and they were still in good shape....lots of deer pased under them and never ever saw me...also 25+ never made it past me. |
Posted By: MapleHill
Date Posted: 07 December 2019 at 09:00
| I hunt from a treestand 90% of the time here at home. I have bought a couple of the "buddy" stands, 2 man size, since my boys have started to go with me. They are heavier and harder to get set up, but worth it with the extra room. I leave them in the same spots for a few years, take them down and reset them and replace the strap as needed. I still hunt when the weather allows i.e. quiet walking. After hunting out west a couple years the ONLY thing similar between hunting the woods here in the east and the wide open space of the west is you use a rifle, that is the only thing that is the same!! |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 07 December 2019 at 10:23
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"ONLY thing similar between hunting the woods here in the east and the wide open space of the west is you use a rifle, that is the only thing that is the same!!" soooo true. I also use my binoculars; but that is due to poor eyesight with years. I hunt antelope, mule deer, and elk out west (also varmints), and I love it. But it is different, very different than eastern hunting. And I really love the big woods, hardwoods forests; longest visibility 70 yards. Lots of eastern guys go west to hunt, but I notice few western hunters come east after game? wonder why???
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Posted By: MapleHill
Date Posted: 07 December 2019 at 18:30
If they came up here by me they would be incredibly disappointed! In a week of hunting in MT I saw hundreds of deer, in a week here I saw 3!! But, it is not the same, out west you can see deer miles away, here they must be within 100yds or less, most of the time ALOT less!! Hunting here is early morning and evening is the best time to be in the woods. Out west you can see deer any hour of the day. I know during the rut here you can see deer in the middle of the afternoon, but you would be bored to death waiting that long! I did get a little buck here this year, nothing special but meat in the freezer. Out west you can pick and choose what you want to shoot. If you pass on a smaller buck here it may be the only one you see! I am in a bad area, there are lots of places in the NE with a good deer population, but it still don't compare to the big open spaces out west!
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BEAR wrote:Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 08 December 2019 at 06:00
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Perfectly expressed. Westerns coming east may very well be disappointed. I think it is 10 times tougher.
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Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 09 December 2019 at 01:20
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I would really like to try hunting "out east" Some day I will. Wing master ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: MapleHill
Date Posted: 09 December 2019 at 18:29
WM, I would suggest hooking up with someone with some private land access. I honestly have never hunted public land here at home. An outfitter in Maine would be fun I think. But be forewarned, you may spend a week and not see a hair!
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Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 10 December 2019 at 01:45
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Thanks Maple Hill I'll keep that in mind if I ever make it happen. Wing master ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |