Whitetails are born with a suspicious nature. They are perhaps the most edgy of all North American big game species, which makes them both fun and frustrating to hunt. In order to successfully do so, you will need to avoid being picked up off by one of their incredibly attuned senses. In my opinion, you’ll […]
Like every tool in your hunting arsenal, a ground blind has pros and cons. Some of these are dictated by circumstances and some are intrinsic to the design. When it comes to circumstances, one of the biggest pros to a ground blind is that it can be set up pretty much anywhere as long as […]
Ground blinds were literally made for bowhunters. While a shotgun or rifle can be discreetly maneuvered into an aiming position, a bow requires a great deal of movement to ready the arrow for the shot. A ground blind provides welcome cover for the movement needed to get to full draw, calmly aim, and execute the […]
In most cases I have experienced that turkeys are not afraid of ground blinds, unless they have been getting a lot of hunting pressure from them. I have no problem setting up a ground blind in the middle of an open field for turkeys, unless I am noticing that they are shying away from it. […]
If used properly, ground blinds can provide a considerable amount of scent control. It’s always best to set up a blind or stand where the wind is in your favor, but you don’t always have a choice on set-ups, and favorable winds can shift and destroy any hopes of a close encounter. With that in […]
If you ask any ten ‘expert’ ground blind hunters how many days in advance you should set up your ground blind for a deer hunt, you’ll probably get ten different answers. The best answer is that deer will become more and more accustomed to your blind over time. In a perfect world, you would leave […]
You may find it unusual to see a blog from a ground blind manufacturer that discusses the disadvantages of using a ground blind. While I would love to keep my head in the clouds, drink the ground blind Kool-Aid, and look only at the advantages, taking the time to focus on the disadvantages really allows […]
The most successful hunters all have something in common – they don’t leave anything to chance if they don’t have to. While it isn’t mandatory to brush in a ground blind, it’s one of those things that is within your control. There are plenty of deer, elk, bears, and antelope that are harvested every year […]
Antilocapra Americana – The Speed Goat Experts estimate that more than 30 million pronghorn once roamed North America. That teeming population dwindled to less than 15,000 before hunting conservationists pushed the panic button to save the species. Thanks to those efforts, there are nearly 1 million pronghorns roaming North America today, making them one of […]
It’s the thought of releasing an arrow on a big bull at 32 yards that gives me the motivation to climb 2,000 vertical feet in the dark. It’s the chance of a better opportunity on a strutting tom that makes it easy to set the alarm 2 hours earlier to move the blind to a […]
