[Moose-hunter04]

I have a pop up blind but never use it. I hunt only out of tree stands. If you have had success out of one of these let me know. I have set it up but it spooks deer. It doesnt make them bolt but they just walk away from it. I feel you would have to at least let it stand out someplace for at least a month for the deer to get use to it. Anybody have a winning formula for using a ground blind? Sometimes there isnt any trees big enough for a stand.

Browning eclipse fps.

 

[erikbarnes25197]

when i hunt from a blind i set it out at least a week befoe hunting it, i try to "dress" it up with dead limbs and whatnot to try and make it look more nature, i also set it up a MINIMUM of 20 yards away from the trail so its not as noticable to the deer. hope this helps!

 

[slinger09]

Same day setups can be tricky but I have had pretty good luck. Number 1pay alot of attention to your background the thicker the better, 2 try to breakup the outline of the roof. Setting it under a tree with low hanging branches works great. Number 3 try to set the blind 20 yards off the trail and out of line of sight. Also carry limb cutters with you and brush it in as best you can. Not saying you will never get busted but I have had pretty good luck doing it this way.

 

[bsnelling1]

Yeah, the longer you have it out and set up the better, but if you can find a blowdown, or high grass to set it up by and then cut some brush to set around them a quick set up can work. You might also have a scent problem. You can leave it set up outside at your house to air it out. Oh, and leave the windows open that you will have open when you are hunting out of it. I set mine up the night before hunting on one occasion and when I came back that afternoon a doe was bedded down right by it. They do work if you help them a little bit!!!

 

[sgrem]

depends on where you are hunting. i use a turkey style three sided ground blind that i shoot over the top of. (only because my draw length is over 32" and i dont fit well in one. just feel cramped). in illinois i will set it up on a drop off to a ravine looking down where i can stand and shoot down after i am out of their line of site. i also use them at a public hunting area in south central texas along the coast where there are no real trees to speak of. even a 6ft tripod has you sticking out like a spotlight. just find a trail and walk it till you find a concentration of rubs and scrapes and setup in the thickest cover nearby. that is a no options area to hunt so that is the only setup available with no trees anywhere. also in south texas brush country you cant even see the deer till they are on top of you so i set up in an excellent ambush point where they cant see you till you see them then it is a matter of reflexes. i all like to rattle them in this way because i can rake the trees and stomp the ground and make as much racket as possible and still have a refuge to peak from behind. in ohio i will set up just inside crop edges and by the time they see it it is too late. in louisisiana or any where that there is a river i set it up along the river bank. many people use dogs in southern states. the deer get to the rivers to try to dissapear. then they just get used to using the river bank as a travel route. find a washout halfway up where you can shoot to the river bank and set up in some tangled driftwood. be careful of snakes and gators and even beavers like this. all of this has given me great success in the situations described. i always have a ground blind, a climber, a hang on and at least two tripods. the ground blind is by far the easiest.

i do things a little different. i never leave a stand out. even if i hunt in morning and plan to hunt the same location in evening i take it out and set it back up later. i might leave it after evening hunt if i planned to hunt there in morning. but i never leave em up. even if they get used to it they always look at it as a danger so they will generally look in it. hard to draw on spooky animals when they keep peeking at you. i would rather get a stand that is easier to set up than a harder one that i have to leave out. i think if a monster ever sees it he will change his pattern to avoid it for a very long time. i know that if it is with me then no way he can see it unless i am fixing to let it fly. hope that helps. my two scents.

 

[JLMoore1956]

Been wondering about using one, think I just might try it this year.... find a place to set one out and brush it in and get it set for deer, and most of all turkeys!

 

[Whaack]

I am thinking of doing it this year too. I think I am going to try to set mine up about two to three rows into a corn field that is on my property that has a trail running next to it. I will prop corn stocks up next to it and then see if that has any luck.

 

[BroHunts]

I've found that deer seem to freak out a bit more about the "black hole" or window of the blind. Make sure the blind you use features a window system that allows you to use shoot through mesh to cover up those windows eliminating those black holes. As for turkey, the black hole dosen't seem to bother them one bit. They couldn't care less about a big blind sitting there in the wide open. Check out doublebullarchery.com for the best blinds out there.

In His Tracks,
Brodie

 

[Moose-hunter04]

Thanks for the help people. Im looking at a willow swamp. The grass is at least 4ft high in places. They use trails though the swamp but i may have to pack down a shooting alley. I wont be able to see them till there right there unless i make the shooting alley real wide (4ft) at the end by the trail.

Thanks again.
Browning eclipse

 

[sgrem]

i know its boring not being able to see anything but dont make any kind of alley. it will spook them. they are there every day and any change will affect them. for best success hunker down and be ready. and if they look at you dont freeze. game is already over just keep drawing and find your spot. grunt like a deer and they will hang around for the few seconds you need.

 

[Dub]

Great info on this thread. Thanks.

 

[trykon286]

when i was 14 i did a same day set to kill my first buck and with a bow out of a pop up blind it was just a 90 inch 8 point but i was pumped.

 

[bowhunter1066]

I have never used a pop up blind, but rather I make my own natural blinds quite often, have had shots and oppurtunities at many deer. The best one was in 2004 when I shot a nice 9 point that would score between 115" to 120and shot it from about 20 yards. The buck never even knew I was there. I do about 75% to 80% of my hunting from the ground, especially early season when there is still a lot of cover. I actaully passed on a marginal shot at an easy 170 class buck last fall from the ground. It was about a 45 yard shot, with just a small window to shoot through, and just didnt want to take the chance. But, my point is, I seem to have better luck on the ground then in a tree usually, just because of the mobility of it, being able to move so easily from day to day depending on wind and weather conditions, and it is usually a lot quieter than setting up a treestand.

Good Hunting,
Shane

 

[rztecshortdraw]

The best way I've found through trial and error is just as stated above find a bushy tree and cut enough of the low limbs to fit the blind in. Then brush it in. I have cedars on the property I hunt, they're great for setting up pop up's since they're always thick and green and I believe they help mask your scent. I passed on over a dozen deer last season on 5 different same day sets.

 

[gmherps]

I have set it up but it spooks deer. It doesnt make them bolt but they just walk away from it. I feel you would have to at least let it stand out someplace for at least a month for the deer to get use to it. Anybody have a winning formula for using a ground blind? Sometimes there isnt any trees big enough for a stand.

Browning eclipse fps.

I set my DoubleBull up and hunt the same day from it. Most blinds made you can't do this from because of shine of fabric, wind flapping the blind, or just flat out the blind suc$$. DoubleBull has spent thousands of $$ in perfecting their blinds. They dont shine, flap, or fall apart. I'm a little partial to DB as if you couldn't tell!lol

 

[Meleagris1]

I have a killer spot for my double bull. Its on a horse farm. I discovered that the deer were entering a large field near a spot where the owners were dumping horse manure. There where 3 big piles of manure, and the deer walked right by them everyday. Well, guess what . . . one day there was a 4th pile waiting for them. :secret: :wink:

I arrowed 3 does from that spot and could have shot a few bucks. This is the only time you will EVER hear me say this, . . . but to the deer anyways, my Double Bull blind looked like another pile of crap.

The other advantage to hunting this spot is that when I get board, I just start shooting flies. :darkbeer: Don't laugh, I'll be hunting there again this year.