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Deer Blind Rebuild is complete #9182238 02/05/25 11:37 PM
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Yesterday I made the base step out of 6 bags of redimix and today I added the hand rail to the stairs.
I took my wife out to see the project and while sitting in the blind here come 6 deer to the feeder with my SXS parked next to the blind that didn't take long.
I'll be shooting some squirrels and maybe a hog between now and next season. Can't wait.

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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182240 02/05/25 11:40 PM
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Fancy schmanzy! What time is cocktail hour in that thing?


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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182241 02/05/25 11:41 PM
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Darn nice setup you created.



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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182262 02/06/25 12:17 AM
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Very nice!

Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182278 02/06/25 12:38 AM
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Looks nice. I'd probably just make a 2x4 ladder for mine.

Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182291 02/06/25 12:56 AM
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Very Nice! What's the inside look like?

Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182293 02/06/25 12:57 AM
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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182294 02/06/25 01:00 AM
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Nice looking set up and the deer think so too.

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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182311 02/06/25 01:52 AM
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Wonder what that thing weighs. I moved two wooden ones the other day and I hope I never have to again.
Looks good though.
What are the interior dimensions?

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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182319 02/06/25 02:03 AM
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Looks nice. Good job sir. cheers

Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182338 02/06/25 02:15 AM
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You did, a good job and it seems the deer like it too.

Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: freerange] #9182350 02/06/25 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by freerange
Wonder what that thing weighs. I moved two wooden ones the other day and I hope I never have to again.
Looks good though.
What are the interior dimensions?

Inside its 4'W x 6' L x 6' H
Plenty of room for 2 swivel chairs, and dove stool for third person.

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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182355 02/06/25 02:31 AM
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That looks awesome, great job but I’d highly recommend putting a large mobile home anchor in the ground under it and strap it down especially where it’s sitting. We’ve had several that weren’t that high in the woods get toppled with these crazy winds we/you get here.

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Very nice sir. Agree with the more anchors the better as recommended above! No matter what you think you have you always need more with Mother Nature!


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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: Ol Thumper] #9182360 02/06/25 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Ol Thumper
That looks awesome, great job but I’d highly recommend putting a large mobile home anchor in the ground under it and strap it down especially where it’s sitting. We’ve had several that weren’t that high in the woods get toppled with these crazy winds we/you get here.


I have 18" screw in anchors set in concrete at each corner, do you think this is enough?

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Great looking setup. I like the stairs.

Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182443 02/06/25 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by angus1956
Originally Posted by Ol Thumper
That looks awesome, great job but I’d highly recommend putting a large mobile home anchor in the ground under it and strap it down especially where it’s sitting. We’ve had several that weren’t that high in the woods get toppled with these crazy winds we/you get here.


I have 18" screw in anchors set in concrete at each corner, do you think this is enough?

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IMO, no.

The depth is fine, but it is only as strong as the fastener and the material around it. The fastener is small and there's not a lot of material around it since it is low on the leg. I would have anchored it differently, but with the way you have the concrete at each leg I don't think you could drive a t-post flush to each leg, leave 3' of the post above ground and SECURELY wire the legs to the t post. This is the only we anchor taller and bigger blinds that are on hill tops in the panhandle and withstand 70 mph winds.

You've built a great blind with a solid investment in time and $. Considering what you have to work with, take Thumper's advice if you can't get t posts flush to the legs.


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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182455 02/06/25 12:18 PM
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Your blind looks a lot like mine except mine was a 4x4 ft. for the blind itself..then I took the width(4ft.) and doubled that for my span of my legs plus 2 ft....10 ft, span. My blind went through hurricane Harvey, I think it was the name, and it was not tied down and didn't turn over but five oak trees surrounding my blind did. I also put a hand rail on both sides of the stairs, as I had bad knees at that time. I also made my windows different ...mine were made of plexiglass ..1/4 thick ...on vertical slides with insulation. No water got inside my blind during the hurricane.
I am impressed with your design and your legs anchored...a tornado couldn't move it...LOL
Great Blind !!

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Great work Sir! That will serve you well for many years to come.


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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: angus1956] #9182484 02/06/25 01:26 PM
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Great looking blind and setup. I agree with onlys&w on driving a t-post beside each leg of the blind and wiring it to the blind. I also use a ground anchor auger screw in the middle and have cable running to each corner of the blind. I also hunt in the panhandle and my blind was blown over before I did this. I think I may copy your stairs for my blinds, I am getting too old to climb a ladder.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Boone
Great looking blind and setup. I agree with onlys&w on driving a t-post beside each leg of the blind and wiring it to the blind. I also use a ground anchor auger screw in the middle and have cable running to each corner of the blind. I also hunt in the panhandle and my blind was blown over before I did this. I think I may copy your stairs for my blinds, I am getting too old to climb a ladder.

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Like this. The one on the hill looking down into river bottom been there 4 years for the 70 mph+ winds we've had. I took these pic's before I added the short ladder/steps. I finished it up, doing several wraps of tight wire top, middle and bottom. The big wind storm, took the roof off of a house across the river, stand handled well. The tower, same method. That roll of tie wire is cheap, I use it a lot.

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Re: Deer Blind Rebuild is complete [Re: Jimbo1] #9182557 02/06/25 03:54 PM
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Darn nice setup you created.

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Ok I'm gonna use the T Posts and wire just to make sure. The blind is set in the timber but you never know.
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Screw some big eye bolts into the legs and tie off to the t-post. I have one 4x6 blind on 5ft legs tied down like this with no significant movement for about 8 years now.

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