Best ways to keep people from stealing your ground blinds or stands

[LJC]

I'm always worried people will steal my ground blind if I leave it in woods same with stands I kinda of getting  tired of bringing them in and out every time I hunt my new idea I think I'm going to try is make one with cardboard and duck tape and the natural vegetation and some paint worse case if they take it or smash it know big deal .  Just wondering how many guys have had there stuff disappear from the woods . And any ideas on how to prevent it from happening. 

[ny hunter]

Bro that's a great idea build a blind with stuff already in the woods and cardboard.If you look for some past topics you well find you are not alone guys have had stands blinds you name it stolen,Good luck 

[stoneam2006]

I imagine if you had the collapsible type you could collapse it and cover it in leaves or something may help too

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[turkeyfeathers]

This didn't take long to make Lashed a few fallen logs together for solid shooting rails too.
Thankfully my ladder stand on 70 acres of private land has been up for many years and not disappeared. Left our pop up blind out for turkey hunting over a month and it stayed put. Luckily I don't have to deal with trespassing


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[Paula]

3 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

This didn't take long to make Lashed a few fallen logs together for solid shooting rails too.
Thankfully my ladder stand on 70 acres of private land has been up for many years and not disappeared. Left our pop up blind out for turkey hunting over a month and it stayed put. Luckily I don't have to deal with trespassing


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You will have me to deal with this year!  Haha

[jjb4900]

just one recommendation, if you build something in the woods out of cardboard, duct tape or any other man made material, please take it out at the end of the season if you're on public land........I found myself cleaning up some crap like that this past year. I'm not directing this at anyone, just a thought I'd throw out there.

[growalot]

They'd have a heck of a time stealing my cardboard blinds .....

[Buckmaster7600]

I have been lucky, I have a ton of stands out and a handful of blinds that have all been out for years and have yet to loose one.


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[LJC]

58 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

This didn't take long to make Lashed a few fallen logs together for solid shooting rails too.
Thankfully my ladder stand on 70 acres of private land has been up for many years and not disappeared. Left our pop up blind out for turkey hunting over a month and it stayed put. Luckily I don't have to deal with trespassing


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Looks  great 

[LJC]

55 minutes ago, jjb4900 said:

just one recommendation, if you build something in the woods out of cardboard, duct tape or any other man made material, please take it out at the end of the season if you're on public land........I found myself cleaning up some crap like that this past year. I'm not directing this at anyone, just a thought I'd throw out there.

Yea good point I'm thinking maybe all I need is some strong black nylon string  and the rest make out of natural materials sticks leaves xct  

[22Plinker]

1 hour ago, growalot said:

They'd have a heck of a time stealing my cardboard blinds .....

From the pics... your cardboard blinds are more like luxury condo's

[22Plinker]

1 hour ago, jjb4900 said:

just one recommendation, if you build something in the woods out of cardboard, duct tape or any other man made material, please take it out at the end of the season if you're on public land........I found myself cleaning up some crap like that this past year. I'm not directing this at anyone, just a thought I'd throw out there.

I had the same idea about building bushcraft blinds on public lands, so I called my local region office to ask what the specific rules are for this.  You "legally" need a permit to leave any man made materials on State Forest or WMA land overnight.  I asked if I could build a structure using all natural materials with only using hemp twine to tie it together.  Their reply is that hemp or sisal cordage would be ok to use since it rots when left out in the weather.  All other materials need to be taken out at the end of the day.  This may very well differ by region or individual public land area.

 

Just sayin

[fasteddie]

If anyone wants to steal a blind or stand bad enough , they will take it . Even locks aren't going to stop anyone from stealing . What irks me is the low life that tears a stand apart on private property and tosses the parts or takes part of the stand to disable it . 

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[maytom]

8 hours ago, fasteddie said:

If anyone wants to steal a blind or stand bad enough , they will take it . Even locks aren't going to stop anyone from stealing . What irks me is the low life that tears a stand apart on private property and tosses the parts or takes part of the stand to disable it . 

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Ditto that as well!!

[jjb4900]

the best and only way is to take it with you when you're done....and then of course if you do leave it there's always the chance you'll find some dbag sitting in it when you go to use it, the list of crappy things other hunters will do is endless.

[GreeneHunter]

Ground Blinds made out of pallets usually go nowhere .... from what I've seen !

[jjb4900]

build it out of logs and branches and natural stuff in the woods......if you find someone who is willing to steal that crap they can have it.

[diplomat019]

58 minutes ago, jjb4900 said:

build it out of logs and branches and natural stuff in the woods......if you find someone who is willing to steal that crap they can have it.

Lol.  Bingo

[jjb4900]

the one or two ground blinds I use are made out of discarded Christmas trees....drive around and load up the truck and drag em out right after the Holiday is over, they hold up fairly well for a few years with just some patching up now and then.

[diplomat019]

53 minutes ago, jjb4900 said:

the one or two ground blinds I use are made out of discarded Christmas trees....drive around and load up the truck and drag em out right after the Holiday is over, they hold up fairly well for a few years with just some patching up now and then.

Interesting.  Got any pics?

[jjb4900]

not right now, I'll be checking them in the next day or two so will snap a few pics.

[fasteddie]

1 hour ago, jjb4900 said:

the one or two ground blinds I use are made out of discarded Christmas trees....drive around and load up the truck and drag em out right after the Holiday is over, they hold up fairly well for a few years with just some patching up now and then.

I install and remove Real Estate signs and cover quite a bit of area . I havn't seen any of the fake Christmas trees tossed out in years . 

[Uncle Nicky]

You are always taking a chance when you leave personal property out in the woods. I've had a lot of stuff stolen over the years, what I've noticed is the more people that frequent an area, the better chance of having your stuff disappear. The more chains and locks used, the better chance you have of keeping stands secured, but as mentioned, if someone wants to destroy/steal your stand badly enough, they will find a way.

[jjb4900]

15 minutes ago, fasteddie said:

I install and remove Real Estate signs and cover quite a bit of area . I havn't seen any of the fake Christmas trees tossed out in years . 

we use the real ones......that's why I didn't say "fake".

[Core]

14 hours ago, turkeyfeathers said:

This didn't take long to make Lashed a few fallen logs together for solid shooting rails too.
Thankfully my ladder stand on 70 acres of private land has been up for many years and not disappeared. Left our pop up blind out for turkey hunting over a month and it stayed put. Luckily I don't have to deal with trespassing


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That looks awesome.

One can also buy camo fabric (though some brands I've read about them running the paint off quite quickly) and lash a few bits of that together. I can't imagine too many people stealing some fabric hung over a dead tree limb.

This is cheap enough to play with. A log or two and some paracord to hang it from (reviews are hit and miss, though):

https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Company-Break-Up-54-Inch-12-Feet/dp/B000KOTVO2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1474290862&sr=8-3&keywords=camo+fabric

Edited September 19, 2016 by Core