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 First blind build with kids
#5134100
05/29/14 08:21 PM
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HuntCrafted
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We got our first box-blind in place over the weekend. We have 4 tree-stands in-place but with the kids getting older figured it was time to get them involved! Took about 6 hours total. Built the frame at home in the garage then hauled it all out to our land. Adding the door & windows in the next few weeks. Kids had a blast!   
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5134107
05/29/14 08:25 PM
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stxranchman
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 Good job all the way around from building to getting to spend time outdoors with your kids.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5134679
05/30/14 02:16 AM
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DEERSTRANGLER
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Looks great. Hang some no pest strips in there and you're set.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5139864
06/02/14 09:54 PM
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Good thinking on the no pest strips - thanks!
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Re: First blind build with kids
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06/02/14 10:07 PM
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bholt
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Great looking Kids and dogs everyone looks like they are having fun and building memories!!!!
B Holt
Shoot-em in the ear
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5142229
06/04/14 12:44 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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Well played getting your kids involved. Y'all did a nice job. I'd highly recommend Deer View windows.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5142621
06/04/14 05:03 PM
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HuntCrafted
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Ha - I actually created my openings based on the Deer View measurements - planning on a 48x10 up front and 24x10 on the sides - all flipping up out of the way. Any suggestions/tips for install? looks pretty easy...
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5146590
06/07/14 04:22 PM
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Stan Dalone
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Put some windows in it or you will have a big owl house.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5154054
06/12/14 03:45 PM
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TXhoghunter94
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Looks great! Nothing like having your kids get out in the woods and start working on projects like this!
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5157821
06/15/14 11:09 PM
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Ranch Dawg
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Deer view windows are a must !!
THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER AND THE PARTY NEVER ENDS.
F##K YOU JOE BIDEN !!!!!
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5159773
06/17/14 11:05 AM
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macec3(TX)
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That is the best looking crew that I have seen in a long time. They did a great job.
Ours will be 5 years old in a couple of weeks and he HELPS ME A LOT. He helps with everything.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5160261
06/17/14 05:49 PM
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HuntCrafted
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Thx guys!
Windows coming soon and an upgrade to the flooring. Gotta make it a little quieter in there as well...
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5160659
06/17/14 09:53 PM
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Gone to Texas
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5191674
07/08/14 05:07 PM
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GMG1
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I have a daughter about that age, she is not interested at all. My thirteen son on the other hand laid his first bead, welding on the blind we have in work.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5192793
07/09/14 12:09 PM
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catfish391
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Great family pics, nice blind too.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5193660
07/09/14 10:56 PM
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Erathkid
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Great family pics, nice blind too. Yep. Be sure and guy wire that thing, or run t-posts down each leg and strap them down with wire. Other than that you're good.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5212947
07/22/14 01:48 PM
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Msutribe44
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about how much did you put in that cost wise
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5212957
07/22/14 01:54 PM
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HuntCrafted
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Not much - the roof, framing and deck-blocks were all left-overs from friends projects that they needed to get rid of. My offer of "have truck - will haul away" worked out well. I did buy the siding & paint which was just over $100 total. The kids I found on craigslist... 
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5213037
07/22/14 02:39 PM
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Gone to Texas
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Not much - the roof, framing and deck-blocks were all left-overs from friends projects that they needed to get rid of. My offer of "have truck - will haul away" worked out well. I did buy the siding & paint which was just over $100 total. The kids I found on craigslist... 
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5280965
08/31/14 03:08 AM
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sww
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Gun and bow hunter, and raising the future of hunting. 
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Re: First blind build with kids
[Re: macec3(TX)]
#5283397
09/02/14 02:10 AM
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Zach S
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That is the best looking crew that I have seen in a long time. They did a great job.
Ours will be 5 years old in a couple of weeks and he HELPS ME A LOT. He helps with everything. what my father and I did for our 7 ground blinds was to go to a carpet store and buy leftover cuts of dark (black, brown, dark green) carpet and tack it in. has worked like a charm for a number of years and I second the "no pest" strips - a definite must here in Texas. good looking stand and bravo on getting the kids and dogs out there.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5284439
09/02/14 08:27 PM
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HuntCrafted
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Good idea on the carpet scraps - will give that a try!
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5285961
09/03/14 02:55 PM
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TxAg
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Good looking Paint Crew there! Nice blind build as well.
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5454184
12/02/14 08:13 PM
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HuntCrafted
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Just following up since the season started - the blind has turned out to be the best spot on our property this season. I took a 9pt and my buddy took a nice 8pt. Only bucks so far from any of our stands/blinds.   My son has also found a good use for the blind... 
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Re: First blind build with kids
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#5455020
12/03/14 02:25 AM
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Ranch Dawg
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THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER AND THE PARTY NEVER ENDS.
F##K YOU JOE BIDEN !!!!!
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