Anybody hunt from a box blind?

Something homemade ????? like this.....

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Can you believe I ran out of paint to finish that one corner LOL, it is now fully painted for this yrs hunt. Because of the way the wind blows, the rear of the stand (under that blue piece) is a plexy glass window which can be opened or closed quietly if needed, depending on the wind.

I also have a ground blind, which kinda resembles a bunker, that has a one foot wide 360 degree opening, with a roof and is covered in bushes and branches and moss. Looks like a brush pile.
 
heavyBullet said:
Something homemade ????? like this.....

Jamie009.jpg


Can you believe I ran out of paint to finish that one corner LOL, it is now fully painted for this yrs hunt. Because of the way the wind blows, the rear of the stand (under that blue piece) is a plexy glass window which can be opened or closed quietly if needed, depending on the wind.

I also have a ground blind, which kinda resembles a bunker, that has a one foot wide 360 degree opening, with a roof and is covered in bushes and branches and moss. Looks like a brush pile.
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Looks like all you need is a slide and it could do double duty. My youngest was shoulder surfing she's 5 and now she wants to go to the park lol :)
 
My great uncle, dead a long time now, used to deer hunt from a little shack in the woods, It was about ten feet square, and had a little Quebec heater in it. He sat on an old but comfy chair, and shot his deer every year well into his eighties, all by himself.
He was a great old guy, I miss his stories.
 
I do a lot of my deer hunting from a little shack back in the woods.

Here it is off in the distance on a misty morning.
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Looking out the front with my Omega sitting on the ledge. I don't leave it there, I just thought it might make a neat pic. The shack is backed by bush, with a fence line running straight out the front, as well as left and right.
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i tried one of those spring steel pop up blinds from SIR, and man, after a couple hours did i get cold, not being in the sun i guess.
a heater seems like a must for these.
i like the shack idea, with a chair, table and heater, and some open/close windows, and maybe a coffee maker and a tv:)
 
forgive the ignorance of this question...aside from perhaps being where nobody really goes or private property, how do those with permanent built shacks and stands actually keep them from being vandalized by yahoo's? :eek:
 
Mr. Friendly said:
forgive the ignorance of this question...aside from perhaps being where nobody really goes or private property, how do those with permanent built shacks and stands actually keep them from being vandalized by yahoo's? :eek:
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You don't. There is no legal way to stop them from being vandalized, other than hoping they are not found.
 
Mine are all on private land, though one time I did have to kick someone out of one ( he was lost apparently:rolleyes:)
The reason I have always built box stands is due to the back problems I have. All my stands have office chairs with arm rests ( nice feature) and can be adjusted for comfort a hundred different ways. Without a chair like that to sit in I could not last very long before my back started giving me problems.
 
I have both the groundmax blind from sir , and also bought the magnum chair blind, I like both of them , but i sure would love some ideas on what i can use for a bit of heat that won't spook the deer , i bought the propane heater sir was elling and it's great.....for ice fishing! but it is too loud for deer hunting , any ideas on what can be done ??? The chair blind rocks ! it is perfect for early season, and warmer days on muzzleloader and general rifle, Takes a bit to get used to when using bow, but is just dandy with firearms. and from what i see now ameristep has a 2 man chair blind as well, may get that one too :) (i have far too much time on my hands, and $ too spend on toys ;) ) :dancingbanana:
 
Spend $$$ on a nice hunting jacket, it will last for years and is money well spent. Other than that, on real cold days I use those disposable chemical heat packs. I put one in each boot, one in each glove and sometimes put one behind my neck or waist, and they last about 6-8 hrs and keep ya toasty. Just do not waste your money one the re-usable ones that you put in boiling water to re-use. I wasted $25 on those last year, and they were crap.
 
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You mean like this?
It's an 8 x 8 shack on a 16 foot high stand overlooking rolling hay(mostly alfalfa) fields to the east , south and west .
We cut a trail(shooting lane) to the north through 200 yds. of bush .
The shack is fully insulated, with offset windows all around . The windows swing inward/upward .
The shack is heated very easily with a wood burning stove that I welded up.
What a pleasure it is to light a fire in the stove, open a Thermos of coffee , sit back and wait for "shooting light" .
The smell of wood smoke doesn't alarm the deer , but sometimes a loud snap from the fire will cause the deer(esp. the near ones to look up momentarily from feeding .
 
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