Tips for pop-up blind hunting NEEDED !

[jsavoy86]

Hello all.

Recently had 2 knee surgeries. I don’t get around as fast as I used to so I’ve invested in a promos pop-up ground blind.

I have NO experience blind hunting. Any advice would be much appreciated

I’m attaching a image of public land I hunt for reference (if you know this spot please hush hush lol)
One thing worth mentioning. This area seems to have some light traffic (mostly other hunters)
I don’t want to leave the blind out and risk it being stolen...will this have a big impact on the hunt?
I read about airing out the blind prior to hunting. Other then that I’m guessing at what the best practice is...and sadly YouTube doesn’t have much on this topic.

Red dot - deer harvested there

Yellow X - areas I think would work for a blind ?

Green - circled areas are low grass knee to waist high

Pin markers - areas I set trap cams up on well worn game trails (captured mostly bear and grouse on film)

Thanks for reading

 

[FGR]

I'm not much of a blind hunter but just for the sake of identifying deer movement there are a couple places I would check before making a decision. With the easy access to the area and possible pressure from other hunters they will try to move in corridors that aren't exposed. If the spots you circled are obviously active feeding grounds, I would find the trails leading in and concentrate on them instead of the feeding area itself. If rifle hunting the blind can be set up a good distance away to avoid scent, as well as try to think about prevailing wind direction and easy (quiet) access to and from. Just by seeing the map I picked a couple spots that I would check out for sure. Good luck.

 

[jsavoy86]

That’s good advice. The larger spot you circled had a pile of sign. Moose and deer.

 

[Titan 08]

I cannot comment on your locations, however if you are bow hunting in a pop up blind, ensure that the limbs on your bow will have sufficient clearance to not make contact with the blind when you release your arrow. Not an issue with a firearm. Also use some brush to screen in your blind and give it a 3D effect. Good luck.

 

[tbrwlf]

Make sure your silhoutte is broken by a tree or bush behind or in front of you. I use a small one man chair blind that is easy to carry and fast to setup.

Leave it in your backyard setup for a day or two. Gets rid of indoor or new product smells. Spray it will scent killer once you arrive at your hunting spot.

 

[53Izzy744]

Do not leave it out on public land. Unless it is overnight the night before you hunt and you chain one hub to a tree. Same with your trail cams.

Thieves are everywhere. Not all hunters are honourable people.