Who uses a blind while Turkey hunting?
- Thread starter Gylar
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Well i voted just camo clothing.... for now.. thinking about getting a portable blind soon, so i thought i would stir up some discussion on the use of one, which blinds are better, and how much more effective or easier it is than just sitting in all camo and trying not to move.
All opinions are welcomed!!!!
All opinions are welcomed!!!!
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swailmeister
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- Southern, Ontario
No option for both? I use the blind for archery, but just camo using the shotgun. Kind if a pain in the butt having to lug the blind around, but it is well worth it.
Iwent in to cabela's/sir and bought me a magnum chair blind ! they are great , a bit of getting used to if you are bowhunting , but just awesome for rifle/shotgun , lots of room and easy to set up lite weight , can't say much more than seriously consider it , it rocks !
Hey Greywolf!!! Thanks for bringing that up. When i wrote the poll i actually had that exact blind in mind. Seen it at Bass Pro for $100 on sale and thats the magnum version too. Thought that was a great deal. I think i'm gonna find a pic of that and post it. See if anyone has one and can give reviews on it.
I carry a 12' section of camo cloth that comes with fibreglass poles for use as a ground blind. Mine is made by Primos, HS Strut makes one as well. I only use it in a pinch. Most of the time I make a ground blind out of fallen sticks, branches etc. I have a lot more confidence in using natural vegetation to make a blind when trying to lure in a skittish tom.
*I* have one, works great takes about a minute to set up , not any diff from those tube chairs, i bought mine at Cabelas/SIR (bah! SIR is dead ! Long live Cabela's) any how i just love it , i take it for any hunting i do , the carry case has a backpack type double strap and it's lite weight easy to take thru bush , no probs it is the best thing i bought so far I have a few blinds and I like this one best for solo hunting and i use the big ones when i go with buddies.I don't have a pic as of yet , but next time i pull it out i'll take a pic and post it
So essentially, are you stalking them??? Just curious because each day i've been out, i keep hearing lots of gobbles, and actually see quite a few hens, but just can't seem to get those Toms out of hiding. I thought about getting up to move a little closer, but i'm too worried about scaring them off in the first place, and you never know if its someone else doing the gobbles.... I dunno....its actually kinda funny, today i had 3 hens about 10 feet from me, looked as if they were playing with one another. Anyways, here i am all excited thinking that a Tom was Bound to show up sometime, but alas, he just never does. A little frustrating, but a great experience all the same.
Nope, I don't stalk them. They stalk you. It just seems to me that a real hen never stays in the same place. When ever I here a hen, she is moving about the woods. If I am set up in a specific spot before flydown, and the Toms come out of the roost, and don't come to my calling, I move. With the toms, a couple of hundred yards away from them, but parallel, calling once in a while. If they seem to get closer to me, I set up and wait, and call. This may happen over the course of an hour or so. A blind wouldn't work, cause there would be to much fiddling around.
Hmmmm, i'll have to give that a try, see how it works. Its tough, turkey hunting is still new to me and i have much to learn and the advice is definitely appreciated. I still think i'm a little loud walking through the woods, but i'm sure i'll get better time and experience trying new techniques.
