This may be a silly question but I am trying to get some info on making a natural blind that is portable. I know it would be easier to just get some camo cloth and stake it up but I want something actually natural that I can pack up and take to another location. If anyone does this give me some ideas an post some pics please :-)
We use to weave cedar boughs, grass or cattails in woven wire fence and stake them down with a 36X 1/2 bolt that my dad got from scrap. Had a doe come up and eat off of one once. Not sure if thats what you're thinking or not but hope the idea helps
burlap and bamboo stakes works good, I use garden stakes. sorry can not post picks here they do not take jasc
never make a portable out of "natural" materials.
But made a triangle out of camo cloth and pvc that was pretty good.
Also made a awesome set up i used to use out of a dowel, then add big zipties to it and stapple plastic leaves to the zipties and then paint it camo. make 3 and stick them around you as fake bushes. worked great and killed a few deer using them but they only last about a season if you snag them on brush in and out of the woods.
favorite is mini christmas trees you get on clearance or at garage sales.
cut a piece of welded wire fencing used for gardens. Cut whatever size you feel you want. Roll it into a tube to carry out there. When you get there spend a couple minutes pushing / weaving marsh grass and similar material into the fence. Place it and push a few bigger sticks thru it and into the ground.
There you go. Add more stuff as needed.
ChuckC
Thanks for the ideas guys!
Use burlap, spray with a good heavy coat of adhesive, take dirt, twigs and leaves and throw it against the sprayed burlap. a coat of sealer over it will finish it up. You can also paint logs near the bottom to similate a fallen tree trunk. Last, attach some art fall leaves and some ghillie jute to make random color swatches. I also would recommend cutting the burlap in irregular edges rather then a flat straight edge. I also tear holes to allow light to come through in several areas.
I prefer a three stake system to form a triangle and then sit in the middle with my ghillie.
Cool thread! Need to get to work on mine.