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Hey guys

I am new to the site and was thinking of going deer hunting this fall for the first time.
I am disabled and moving around is limited.
Any suggestions on a blind that I could set up and sit and wait.

Also how is the deer hunt in the Prince George area??

Any suggestions would be greatfully accepted.

thanks

Don
 
http://www.ameristep.com/blinds/dominator.html
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http://www.ameristep.com/blinds/g10.html
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here is a couple but if you do a search on google you should find plenty and lebarons, wholesale and just about every sporting goods stores have them or can get them
 
Levi Garrett said:
I like to take natural on hand in the area kinda stuff to erect a blind,it blends nice, save money for good bino's:D best piece of kit you can have :)
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I hunt deer with a crossbow, and while I prefer a tree stand to get my scent above the deer, sometimes its just not practical. In these instances I try to find a bit of natural cover, tuck into it and place a bit of brush in front of me as a screen. I wear full camo while bowhunting, including gloves and a face mask. If you don't have to wear blaze orange where you hunt, this could work. Keep in mind, with stand hunting you have to do some ( a lot of) scouting to determine the travel routes the deer are using, then find a suitable ambush point (you could possibly do some of this from an ATV). This is not an unusual way to hunt in Ontario, works well here.
 
Fatbastard
Not sure of the temperature in your area but if it gets cold you might want to have someone build you a wooden box blind. they last for ever and can be insulated and heated easily.
But personally If I was disabled I'm thinking CHEVY :)
 
Can you get a disabled permit to hunt out of your vehicle??? I believe most provinces have them...

Cheers
Jay
P.S. Nice to see your getting out despite any limitation...
 
Can you get a disabled permit to hunt out of your vehicle??? I believe most provinces have them...
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Probably - and a reminder, you can definately get permission for things like using an ATV even in areas and times where it is not normally permitted. The advantage there of course is that your son could drive you into an area and you can sit on the atv. Just something to keep in mind.

Personally - i don't find hunting blinds are terribly necessary. I just sit still and wait, but they will keep the weather off of you.

This blind has always amused me -

http://www.scentite.com/products/2004-1.html

It's very small, and extremely easy to set up and use. But it's also 'low profile' for the animals - larger blinds can sometimes cause a little 'attention' or be hard to set up at the base of a tree. Deer know every bush in their territory, a new large tent can sometimes give them a little pause for a day.

This thing could easily be carried in on foot or the back of a quad. Set this up just under a little tree or something where there's a little natural cover and just make sure that you're not 'silouetted' and you'll blend right in. The deer won't know you're there till they're dead.

BTW - sitting and bushwhacking the little buggers is one of my favorite ways to hunt. The secret there is in the scouting, and you can do a lot of that from the truck. Make carefull note of where the wind tends to come from in the mornings and evenings so you can set up appropriately.
 
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Unless I knew with absolute certainty that there were no other hunters in the area, which is not the case where I hunt, being on the ground in a blind is not something you would catch me doing during gun season for deer or moose. It seems pointless to wear a ton of blaze orange and then hide in a blind so you don't stand out when some other hunter is lining up a shot.
Just my 2 cents worth.
 
WayneD said:
Unless I knew with absolute certainty that there were no other hunters in the area, which is not the case where I hunt, being on the ground in a blind is not something you would catch me doing during gun season for deer or moose. It seems pointless to wear a ton of blaze orange and then hide in a blind so you don't stand out when some other hunter is lining up a shot.
Just my 2 cents worth.
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certainly true but if you cant move easily or cant get up a tree which sounds to be the case a ground blind is defintly a good thing
mind you i wouldnt be caught in a ground blind near a bait barrel for bear LOL
 
Originally Posted by WayneD
Unless I knew with absolute certainty that there were no other hunters in the area, which is not the case where I hunt, being on the ground in a blind is not something you would catch me doing during gun season for deer or moose. It seems pointless to wear a ton of blaze orange and then hide in a blind so you don't stand out when some other hunter is lining up a shot.
Just my 2 cents worth.
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certainly true but if you cant move easily or cant get up a tree which sounds to be the case a ground blind is defintly a good thing
mind you i wouldnt be caught in a ground blind near a bait barrel for bear LOL
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ROFL - you gotta come out and hunt 'em here in bc... no bait, no treestands, just you and the bear :)

It'd be pretty easy to add a little orange to that if one wanted to. Blaze isn't quite as popular here as it is back east, but definately not a bad idea in a higher volume area.
 
I agree that it might be tempting as well as fun (I like to wear the full camo thing when I'm bow hunting - seems like part of the mystique LOL), but I've taken deer more than once just sitting quietly beside a tree while wearing my full orange. In the area where we hunt I've often seen other hunters wandering around and there is no way in the world I would even consider being back there without my full orange - I don't want some other guy's first mistake to be my last- not fair to him (or her) and certainly wouldn't do me much good.
 
Just saw Foxer's reply - in Ontario blaze in not a matter of popularity, its the law during rifle season. You must have a given amount of square inches on your body visible from all sides and also must wear a blaze orange hat or head covering (blaze camo does not meet the regs). Probably something to do with the population - there is good hunting within a short drive of major population areas like Ottawa so the odds are pretty good that you'll see other hunters if you are hunting on Crown Land and in my view, having the other hunters see you is not a bad idea.
 
WayneD said:
Just saw Foxer's reply - in Ontario blaze in not a matter of popularity, its the law during rifle season. You must have a given amount of square inches on your body visible from all sides and also must wear a blaze orange hat or head covering (blaze camo does not meet the regs). Probably something to do with the population - there is good hunting within a short drive of major population areas like Ottawa so the odds are pretty good that you'll see other hunters if you are hunting on Crown Land and in my view, having the other hunters see you is not a bad idea.
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the exception to the blaze law is during Bear season a bear hunter is only required to wear his blaze traversing to and from his stand and is not required to wear it while in the stand

from the MNR regs at the MNR site here http://publicdocs.mnr.gov.on.ca/View.asp?Document_ID=10734&Attachment_ID=20631
Hunter Orange
The objective of the hunter orange regulation is to maximize
hunter safety without negatively impacting hunting success.
Under this regulation, all licensed hunters, including archery
hunters hunting during the gun season for deer and moose, are
required to wear hunter orange. As well, all black bear hunters
hunting during the black bear season are required to wear hunter
orange except when in a tree stand. (This exception is in place
because, unlike deer and moose, black bears have colour vision.)
Waterfowl hunters, wild turkey hunters and archery hunters in
archery-only areas are exempt from the hunter orange requirement.
 
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Probably something to do with the population
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I was told by a cop (sadly as i was interviewing him on a story where a hunter was shot back east by his buddy) that the biggest problem back east is the terrain you guys hunt in, and to a lesser degree differences in hunting techniqe. He'd hunted in most of the provinces, and said there's a huge difference between somewhere like alberta or bc and ontario, and that quebec and the maritimes. There are very very very few accidents in bc where a hunter shoots another hunter who's not part of his party. (it's usually someone walking behind someone with a loaded gun that goes off, that kind of thing. And usually a young hunter being taught by an older one). In fact pretty much none. Back east it happens a couple of times a year. And often when someone takes their orange off.

Which isn't to say it's not a good idea to mark your position with a little orange, just to be sure :)
 
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