hunting out of my first ground blind...

[rmontez]

I normally do not feel comfortable hunting on the ground but I found a spot this year where putting up a ladder stand is not an option. I am on the edge of some thick hemlocks with hardwoods to my back. it is about a half mile off the main road. I built this stand out of treated lumber, it is 4' long x 3' deep x 5' high, it is wrapped in camo cloth and then covered in hemlock branches. It feels like a nice secure stand. Now I just have to leave it setup a while and let the deer get used to it.

[bobow]

Looking Good!

[KCguy]

If you would not have mentioned the blind being there, I might not have seen it. Looks great.

[BIG 8]

Great lookin' blind!!

[willypete]

I am not going to lie. When i saw the title and went instantly to the picture without reading anything i was like, " OK nice view OUT of your blind.....?"

[KCguy]

Willypete, I thought the same thing when I seen it. Makes me want to go out and tear mine apart and start over..lol.

Matt

[rmontez]

lmao glad to know it's camo'd very well!!!

[kellory]

You done good! But can you shoot well from it? Hmmm?

[Ostermann]

Can you take a picture from the blind? Can you give a description on which way and when the deer are traveling?

I hunted during my early years from the ground with bow and gun. Still do every once in awhile. Out of the numerous sits I've been involved with 7 kills with shotgun with slugs. The farthest maybe 40 yards ( a 4 pointer I shot at around 110 yards that ran at me!!). I'm not including some of the other deer I've shot with buckshot.

One of the best blinds I've sat at had a big fallen tree, maybe 24 inches or so, that fell over and my Dad and I used as the front of the blind. There were a couple trees on the side of it and we added branches to front and some more on the sides. It was a great blind that we had seen several and shot a couple deer from. If I would have known better we would have put more background cover. It was in a hardwoods area that was pretty open but we could count on the deer coming from the South and West in the morning, East and North in the evening.

[rmontez]

You done good! But can you shoot well from it? Hmmm?

I'll let you know when and if I the chance!!!