With a month to go before open I decided to take the day off and build a couple of blinds in some new spots.
I found this blowdown in a likely spot, lot of sign, at the end of last season. Decided I could make something work out of it.
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The nice thing about the area is all the small logs and limbs already laying around. Public ground so no cutting live stuff.
Starting on the perimeter.
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Nice little hole with a good background to blend in with. Left 3 shooting lanes covering about 180 degrees.
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Second blind I built today is a few hundred yards away by drainage that creates a funnel in and out of bunch of oaks.
Before
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After
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Ended up filling this one in a bit more but camera battery was giving up on me.
Reminds me of being a kid building forts! Looking forward to getting in them this Fall.
Thanks for coming along and best of luck, Eric
Awesome. I have been thinking of doing the same on some public ground that I hunt
Looks good!
Well done. Another idea that's worked for me is that whenever I go afield, I carry pruners, hand saw, and natuarl fiber twine. I'll build a blind wherever the sign indicates and come back to it (maybe) later in season. If I don't, the natural materials return to compost. Good luck this season!