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WNYBuckHunter Experienced

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I dont bowhunt out of popups, but I do use them. I tend to try and tuck them into places where the wind wont bother them. I have one setup on the nose of a ridge this year though. Its my buddys blind, and he suggested the spot. He figured the wind woulndt blow it far if it knocked it down. Its a great spot though. The blind I setup weeks before bow season is still there and has handled all kinds of winds just fine.

 

That being said, I try to set mine well in advance of hunting out of them, but I have heard lots of people have good luck with freshly set ones.

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If you are worried about wind, add some extra heavy duty tie down cord and some heavy duty steaks. Use what's with the blind and then add a second set of tie downs.

Never set up a pop up blind in the open. Try to set them up a few yards back in the woods or a brush line off a field. In the woods try to set up with some brush or trees around you.

There are a lot of threads around this site on ground blinds, and they are pretty much the same.

You can use a pop up on a daily basis as long as you know the land and set them up with some cover around them and  some brushing in. It is best to have them in place a few weeks before you use them, but if you think about the area you should be able to use one as a mobile set up.

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i back them into edges of cover.  try not to put them where they'll be silhouetted.  other than that brushing them in has minimal effect unless you really do a good job.  even then the deer know it's something odd.  I have a couple ways I use them to make them work wonders but it's specific situation stuff.  I also always use cork screw tent stakes when setting them up on the ground.

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GrizzlySils Newbie

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I've used a ground blind for part of the season each of the last 5 seasons.  Typically, I put it up the first week of September, so by the time bow season rolls around, the deer are completely used to it being there, so I can't comment on putting one up then using it same day.  I can tell you that I sat in it with my cousin a week or so ago since he has very limited time to get out, and that one of the "regular" does that use my property was completely oblivious to our presence, even though he got overly excited and made more noise than I would consider a good idea.  She would look, but it didn't spook her.

 

Having learned some lessons regarding the elements--wind, snow, and/or flood waters, here is what I would recommend:

 

1.  Ditch the stakes that come with the blind, invest in some heavy duty ones, usually they have several types in the tent/camping section.  Use a hammer if you need to drive them in.

2.  Use your tie-downs towards the prevailing winds, so that with high winds pushing against the blind, it is reinforced.  I staked like a regular tent during the first season and had a blow-over.

3.  I usually set mine against a tree, and use one or more of the tie-downs to attach to the tree itself rather than into the ground--the blind isn't going anywhere, even if it blows over.

4.  I have an old push broom that is the same height as the blind, once snows start coming, when I leave the blind I put the broom end up to prevent the top from caving in with snow.

5.  An old, small picnic table makes a great rest for firearms/crossbows in a blind.

6.  Unlike my tree stands, I don't leave it out there all year.  Last day of season, or shortly thereafter, it comes down--it will last many more seasons this way.

7.  I don't typically brush them in too much given how much lead time I have in putting it out there, but I do like to get a couple of smaller bushes cut that hold their leaves.  The wind on the leaves helps to obsfucate any noises that are made from inside the blind.  This year I used trimmings from my Lilac bushes.

8.  I leave my chairs/stools inside the blind from day one so that they don't have any scent associated with them by the time I'm sitting in the blind.

9.  I like to drop a bale or two of pine/cedar shavings onto the blind floor.  It helps to reduce mud, and provides some insulation from the direct ground contact.  It might act as a cover scent too, I haven't asked any deer if they like the smell, but I'll take any advantage I can get.

 

Hope this helps someone, thanks.

 

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Thats pretty cool.  I wonder how that looks to a deer.  Can't dogs not see 2D images? Is it the same for deer?  Or is that a myth.  Is a mirror image even considered 2D?  I would think that it is.

 

I think that is a myth about the 2D, I've seen dogs watch TV before... a quick search on Google seems to confirm this, thanks.

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When leaving a pop up blind do you close the windows? Was wondering if leaving them open would allow wind to blow through essier

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I close them to keep the elements out, you don't want to get into a blind that had 6 or more inches of snow piling up into it...

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