I would either purchase a cheap blind or make a natural blind. I would keep your blind in it's location as the deer will change pattern when the rut starts and it doesn't make sense to move the blind all around the property

 

I agree with a Parker bow, except don’t buy an el cheapo blind. They don’t last. Get a better one like a double bull.

 

Depends on how well you can hide it. Turkeys don't care about it moving. Deer need to get used to it unless you have a really good spot to brush it in.
If you have the funds though buy a 2nd. More options is always better.

 

Get a nice 2nd blind and get it set up
Maybe buy a 3rd blind later on to have in case you need one to move around with

 

Thanks - I was wondering if I should just get a second one, which seems to be the consensus. If we were just using it for turkeys I would have already moved it or moved it each time I go out, but it is the deer hunting bit that concerned me. Time to maybe do some looking around for one and need to figure out how to buy one and not let my wife know I have two of them. [emoji848]

Curious - for those of you who hunt deer out of a ground blind, is having more than 1 blind common? I like taking at least one of my boys with me hunting and not a huge fan of heights so a tree stand would be less than ideal.


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I have 3 ground blinds. For both deer and turkey I set 2 of them and have the 3rd to move with.
Right now I have all 3 set up in SD for a deer hunt coming up this week. My buddy has 4 set up and he has an extra in case we need to have it.

 

My buddy has a ground blind near every one of his tree stands. His kids hunt out of the blinds and if weather is bad so does he...

 

I'm always amazed when the "TV hunters" set up a blind in the open and hunt it the same day; and actually kill a deer out of it. My experience has always been that when I set up a blind, and even brush it in well, every deer that passes by immediately focuses on it and either leaves, blowing and stomping all the way, or stays well covered or at a safe distance. I don't think they ever become comfortable with it. Natural blinds seem to work better for me, at least that's my experience in the South.

 

Just a thought, deer get used to all sort of human stuff moving around tractors, trucks, heck hay bails pop up out of no where and deer don't mind them. That being said could you leave cheap blinds out all season and move them around a bit and possibly condition deer to "moving blinds" Just a thought. To answer your question I've never had a blind deer like very much, they always seem cautious of it, the more you can let it sit the better in my opinion.

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Deer do not like black holes, which is why I shot through the mesh. That is what the mesh is for.
do not use expandables through the mesh....

next time out, leave a side window open, where from the outside it looks black. If a deer starts blowing or stomping on that side, slowly close the window. When I have done this, the deer stop blowing or stomping and relax....
I had a small 10 bloowing and stomping at 15 yards, closed that window and he walked right on by...

depending on how much under brush is around, sometimmes a couple larger limbs on top and a few on the sides I all you need. then there are other times........

 

Deer do not like black holes, which is why I shot through the mesh. That is what the mesh is for.
do not use expandables through the mesh....

next time out, leave a side window open, where from the outside it looks black. If a deer starts blowing or stomping on that side, slowly close the window. When I have done this, the deer stop blowing or stomping and relax....
I had a small 10 bloowing and stomping at 15 yards, closed that window and he walked right on by...

depending on how much under brush is around, sometimmes a couple larger limbs on top and a few on the sides I all you need. then there are other times........

Never thought about doing that. Nice tip.

 

I’m in a conundrum on the mesh. I shoot decap Broadheads for turkeys so not sure how the mesh will throw that off. I’ll assume a lot or at least enough to throw off a shotgun. So we’ve been leaving the mesh down to allow the deer to get used to the “black hole”. If I could, I would leave it up because that extra concealment for myself and my kiddos would be nice.


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