Hunting form a blind

[AzDiamondHeat]

I have never sat in a blind but am likely to do it this year with my wife.

 

For you guys that use them, do you typically leave them out or take them down each day? Any theft issues? Is it prudent to cable them to a tree or something?

 

 

 

[5guyshunting]

I have set them up and left them for a few weeks with out a problem, but if its near water i wouldnt leave one.

[JakeUSMC]

+1

[bonecollector]

The only problem I have had is, BEARS destroying them.

[Non-Typical Solutions]

The only problem I have had is, BEARS destroying them.

Bears love messing with them.....we lost a blind to bear brutality!!!

[AzDiamondHeat]

Why not by water?

[bigorange]

Why not by water?

Popular areas for visitors...who might steal it or remove it if they're territorial and think they have the right to "their waterhole" or just mess with it.

 

In addition to bears, I've had cattle trample one. Actually very little damage and popped right back up luckily.

[Ed67]

Practice shooting out of it also. You don't want your only shot at a trophy to be the first shot kneeling and in low light from the blind.

[trphyhntr]

I would advise you to get a nice chair to sit in if you're going to be in it a lot

[AzDiamondHeat]

Thanks guys. It's for my wife's cow hunt. We have it up in the backyard practicing the exact range that it will be set at on our spot. Excited to see her first elk. Crossbow none the less.

[Sneaker]

Animals notice them many times when they are first put out, even if you brush them in, so from a game standpoint, it is good to leave them out at least a few days before you plan to hunt it. Get chairs that are comfy, easy to move in, and quiet ideally.

[300RUM]

When I want a blind somewhere I tend to build one with supplies that are already there. It usually doesn't take to long. It looks very natural. You don't have to pack it in and out. I have never had a bear molest one. I have never had one stolen.

[wildwoody]

 

The only problem I have had is, BEARS destroying them.

Bears love messing with them.....we lost a blind to bear brutality!!!

 

My buddy was in one last yr and a bear missed with it with him in it, bearly got out. In 22n, love blinds you can't fall out of them. Just don't point it at the sun, especially with the screen up.

[QCwtAddict]

When I want a blind somewhere I tend to build one with supplies that are already there. It usually doesn't take to long. It looks very natural. You don't have to pack it in and out. I have never had a bear molest one. I have never had one stolen.

That's the way I've always done. On one of my mom's elk hunts we had cow elk literally stick their heads in and never actually spook. On my elk hunt two years ago I had a couple muley does eating off the front of the blind and never spooked.

[tjhunt2]

 

 

The only problem I have had is, BEARS destroying them.

Bears love messing with them.....we lost a blind to bear brutality!!!

 

My buddy was in one last yr and a bear missed with it with him in it, bearly got out. In 22n, love blinds you can't fall out of them. Just don't point it at the sun, especially with the screen up.

 

Wildwoody, is he the one who had the game warden come in and scare the bear away. If so, I know the guy who had the blind directly across from him. It was a crazy story and your buddy was lucky he wasn't mulled by that bear if he is the one I'm thinking of.

 

TJ