Hunting Blinds

Foxer said:
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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when i am in the stand i wrap a strip of surveyors tape around the tree and hang a strip off of each of the top 2 foot pegs
aint been shot yet
 
If you want to go cheap and your not worried about weather protection as much, one trick is to get some 'camo burlap' which they sell cheap in many places (including 3 vets here in vancouver so i can always grab you some) Then you just take a folding chair, wrap the burlap around you like a big blanket and pop a wide brimmed hat on your head :) Works just fine. Doesn't keep the water out of course, but if it's raining you just put on a cheap rubber poncho underneith. If you get a folding chair with two drink holders in it then you can put a theormos in each one and it causes the burlap to 'tent' a little in front of you so you can move your hands a little and move a round a bit without being noticed.

movement is the biggest thing. Movement is what gives you away to the game. Deer will walk right up to you even if you've got no camo at all if you're VERY STILL. So a blind really is there to hide movement. That, and possibly to keep you dry and warmer.

The problem with blinds is moving them. You may well decide one place is good in the morning, and another is better in the afternoon/evening. Or you may want to try two or three different locations over the course of a couple of mornings. It's a little different depending on the species you're hunting. So anything that takes any time to set up, take down etc becomes a pain in the tucas real fast. That's why if you're going to use anything at all, it should be something fast and very easy to redeploy as needed. And in bc it's nice to have something you can tuck in tight to the treeline just under a large tree in the shade (which helps if it rains) where the deer will have even a harder time seeing you move, so 'short' is good. There is a HECK of a lot of natural cover here, and it's all hilly so it's easy to find a place where there's a little height and you're snuggled into a tree they've seen a million times and you're all but invisible. That's why a small, short easily portable blind makes more sense than a larger tent. If your son is hunting with you - make him sit in a bush :) hehehe - my dad always did. When you're young and mobile it's no problem. As you get a little older and the circulation isn't as good so you get colder easier then having a nice chair to sit in and a little cover from the wind and rain (where you can put a little catalytic heater under you and really stay nice and warm on cold days) is a little nice :)
 
Ordinary burlap (the brown stuff you get to wrap trees etc) also works well and its dirt cheap. I draped some around my tree stand to break up any silhouette and hide movement (getting my hot soup out etc) and it works so well I could have p***ed on some guy that walked under me last year - he had no idea I was up there. Note I said "up there" - I don't mind being next to invisible when I'm high enough that anyone accidentally shooting in my direction would have to be shooting at a flying deer.
 
Very cool - but not really applicable per se. Doesn't keep the weather off you, and won't 'mask' your movements. ANd it's unneccessary for deer, who can be 'fooled' by a mac jacket if you don't move around :)

Damn sweet for turkeys or predator tho, where that kind of thing really matters. Pretty cool suit.
 
Ahh, I didn't recall him saying he needed weather protection. With that suit you need to wear your weather protection under it. And yes, it caught my eye due to my interest in predator hunting. ;)
 
And yes, it caught my eye due to my interest in predator hunting.
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I bet! With that on the yote isn't likely to think anything more than 'my what an odd looking branch sticking out of that bush, owtch i've been shot!' :)
 
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