Portable Deer Blind Build

[captain belly]

Just built a portable deer blind, using a truck bed trailer as a base.   Shot a couple deer out of it last weekend.   Thought folks would like to see this to get ideas.   Happy hunting, my friends!

https://youtu.be/OUHit83xGXk

[Dutch]

Do you mind sharing the cost of the project?

[jdmidwest]

34 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Do you mind sharing the cost of the project?

You can build one on a big pallet and move it around with the forks of your tractor.  Few sheets of plywood and 2x4 material, some roofing.  Or you can load it on a small trailer and pull it around.

[Dutch]

9 hours ago, jdmidwest said:

You can build one on a big pallet and move it around with the forks of your tractor.  Few sheets of plywood and 2x4 material, some roofing.  Or you can load it on a small trailer and pull it around.

I was just wondering.  Our terrain is so hilly and rough that we always built permanent ones when we had the big farm.  We haven’t built any since we only have the one farm left but we have been considering one.

[jdmidwest]

I like hub blinds myself, carry in, pop up, stake and tie down.  A few chairs, propane heater, and shooting sticks complete the setup.  Season over, take down.

Dad built a blind like the one on trailer.  Every year gets full of mice and wasps.

https://www.ameristep.com/browse/ground-blinds/hub-blinds

[Dutch]

2 hours ago, jdmidwest said:

I like hub blinds myself, carry in, pop up, stake and tie down.  A few chairs, propane heater, and shooting sticks complete the setup.  Season over, take down.

Dad built a blind like the one on trailer.  Every year gets full of mice and wasps.

https://www.ameristep.com/browse/ground-blinds/hub-blinds

We have 3 kids waiting to go hunting, 11, 7, and 6.  The 7 year old was in a tree stand with her dad.  She was grunting and brought a nice 8 pt right up to the stand.  She is ready to shoot one for herself now.  She is practicing with a Daisy bb gun getting ready for the progression to 22 then 243 or 257 Roberts.  

[jdmidwest]

11 should be good to go.  Get them all out and let them learn. It's a dying sport, not pc in the current culture.  You will have to get them to buck the system.

[Dutch]

It will be tough for the 11.  He’s ADHD.  It will be interesting for him to be still enough without being in a blind.

[jdmidwest]

All kids have ADHD anymore. Too many electronics

[Terrierman]

On 11/18/2021 at 7:44 PM, captain belly said:

Just built a portable deer blind, using a truck bed trailer as a base.   Shot a couple deer out of it last weekend.   Thought folks would like to see this to get ideas.   Happy hunting, my friends!

https://youtu.be/OUHit83xGXk

That's nice.  Couple of things I've learned about blinds.  Carpeted floor is nice for keeping the noise down.  A swivel boat seat works good.  A layer of foam on the window sill makes for a steady and quiet rest.