Let's see your deer blinds/stands

Here are several of ours from our little ranch.

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I make these for myself or friends.

Dang you have to lock it?

I lock it because we're down in South Texas. But, sometimes they break the locks to get inside, so it can be a bad thing. Spencercurtis, that is one nice blind!

I prefer a different breed

Only one I got with me.

Still need to raise the first one up but works great on the ground.

The deer don't even care what color it is.

How do you post pictures without it being a url

Also i sell those blinds pm me

Lock mine also. It has had two windows broken.

Is that a stand or a tool shed?!

I've been known to live there.



Cot, heater, radio. Pack some food and it is a home away from home.

Still enjoy that story RM, nice paint.

Got 3 likes this now. Just have to get them off the ground later.

Next thing on my list after I elevate my blinds except I need a larger funnel

You need a functioning toilet or some waders

Day one....



About 20 hours later. Last picture I have....6x9 built late this year. It functions but needs a few things....

My hands don't shake...

if you shake it more then twice then your playing with it lol

My Favorite in the world! Great Stand, though the wind can get very vicious up there on that bluff.

Built this one 3 yrs ago

Hey guys how are you posting photos. It only allows me to add a url link

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This is me in my blind, pretending to be happy about not seeing any deer!

the gun is made out of shower pan material, fully weather proof and light,the other blind is my bow blind

Can I be your new friend...Very nice looking blind.

Our easy up tower with Boss Buck blind

you really do hunt the long stand

We have a couple of these.

On the ground...

Here's a couple I've made:

One that got "cleared up".


When the water was a little high.

duck blind

Where, or to what does the urinal drain?

he's a prepper..it goes into a Brita purifier & gets bottled later.

Dug a hole about two feet deep, ran the pvc down to a bucket, drilled holes on the bottom and sides of the bucket, filled the bucket with some rocks, put the lid back on and covered it with dirt.

I almost forgot about those "high water" days.

A twister or something took our old ones out, so we replaced them with these.

Mine



My Wifes

Nice! I need to build a couple like that!

LaSalle County

This little pop-up was awesome. (Bowie, Tx)



Here is a "looking out" view from a 10' elevated blind. (Bowie, Tx)



My buddy, Nick, scoping some doe in that same blind.



Here is a little makeshift blind. We just backed ourselves into a column of trees and put a nice camo backdrop behind us. Then we used a bunch of brush to cover our sides and used the camo mesh to drap in front of us for cover. Works really well. (Fairfield, Tx)



This is another blind on the same property as above. I never got a pic of the outside, but it's just a handmade tin ground blind.

This is a great topic...Having fun looking at others blinds...Hope fully after deer season I will be able to start welding up my new one.

Nice blinds erryone

Didn't put the finishing touches on it until it was stood up, then I didn't have a tall enough ladder, lol.

The Silver Bullet on the Ridge

Inside

this is one I built to go on new lease . Had to build big enough that the kids could go and have room . Insulated and finished inside just like the outside and i have now put in deerview windows

Still have the windows and some painting to do.








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Good looking setting of the stand in the woods must e east texas

I didn't build this one, but its by far my favorite.


Mule and beer cooler extra, of course.

now you need to plant a garden around that and put up a white picket fence...

actually that is pretty sweet.

Thats a Cool Shootin Box

My favorite yet least productive blind. Plan on moving and elevating it before next season.



Only hunted this thing twice.


My most productive stand. This was when I first put it up. Its faded out now, is covered at bit and has a gun rest.


I also hunt out of a pop up that I move around but don't have any pics.

This one will be up in Feb 2013. Will be painted soon.

I inherited this one when I moved onto my old lease.





Bought a 4x7x8 shipping crate for $60, bought some used tin for the roof for $25 and spent maybe another $15 on paint. Bought a camo Snuggy to make curtains out of. It was nice and roomy for a about $105 total.











Really liked this 13' tripod.





Then there was my bow hunting blind. Found some really nice boar targets at the gun show off 1604 N in San Antonio. Had to stick them on my foam shooting block for a little practise!



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That camo gun looks like a Remington R-15. If so, I just bought one in 223 & a scope for it but not set up yet. Gonna be my new pig/predator gun....

Remmie R25 in .308Win. It's my ham slammer.

SATX, what's the glass on your ham slammer?

Here is my ground stand. I also have a quod pod stand but I needed this to make room for my huntin' buddy.

This thread rocks.



Nothing better then watching the sunrise from your blind.



Scoping deer with my faithful SKS.

Top pic is an old Pentax Gameseeker 4-12x40mm scope I had laying around that I put on there when I first got it, had to take it to the range on day 1.

Bottom pics is an ATN Mars 6X Gen 3A nv scope.

Currently it's wearing a Vortex Viper PST 6x24x50 w/EBR-1 MOA illuminated reticle.

Me and my son built this fall. Works like a charm!

My lower pasture "the blind"...



One of my bow blinds:



I call this one, "the barn":



This one fell over this summer and will be firewood soon:

one of mine

These are such awesome blinds/stands!!!!!!!!

Nice looking work fellas

Home away from home in Junction Tx

Wow,,,up there ! Nice !!

Converted shipping crate. I had to do some reinforcing before raising it.

Built from lumber left over from a neighbors house bein built.

Love looking at other people blinds. Dont know why.

Built this one 3 years ago.

There are some very creative Blinds out there.

Thats how im going to build my house ha

Heres mine....can you see it?

Here's a couple of our home-built "open" designs. Built on a budget. Really comfortable on the warm or mild days, better bundle up in under 40.

On an elevated bluff:


Built a short tower for this one:



Can't beat the view:

Here is a pic of "The Condo". It's a 8'x10" with high back chairs & a futon inside.



firstshot

WOW!!

Geesh, were you bored or something? Nice house!

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My favorite spot on the ranch. Great blind built by Larry Riddle with blinds4real.

Here is my home away from home.....

4'x6' on 10' 4x4's

Wow! After seeing all of these blinds, I think I need to step up my game and either modify my existing blinds or build a new "Mac Daddy" blind.

Some people definately take it to the "next level"!

Nice blinds guys and thanks for all the ideas

From the "comfort" of my blind in a blistering 35 degrees. haha

Any pics of blinds tipped over from recent wind?

Nuce

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My blind from Riddler72 blinds4real.

It's great. The glass windows seal very tightly

those are the best blinds on the market.

I am your fatha!

Anything new this year so far?

Little piece of heaven! Guess this one is more about the photo!

Does your neighbor know?

Just got this one over the summer.

Here is mine: http://360.io/a8Tjjw

I like that panorama shot.

You hunting both sides of the fence?

That's cool looking! Are there hay bales around.

There are some good looking blind on this thread.

Awesomeness!

You've got to be kidding! I bet it has running water and a functional toilet...it's just not fair! How can you really call it hunting? You sit in the little house watching the ball game on the tube and look out every now and again and check the feeder etc?

I love seeing all the stands! Great looking stands guys!

Holy Shnikies!

Don't forget to open that valve before you start.

Word!

Any new setups?

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Still finishing it up. Might get to work on it this weekend

Dang Tye that is a freaking condo man. Lol.

We have the mentality " go big or go home"

Here are a few of the others on our place











View from this blind
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This is my favorite.

Built these two stands in 2007 and 2008


Matt's Tower Stand, Woodson, Texas, October 2007 by wfhunter, on Flickr

John's New Deer stand April 2008 by wfhunter, on Flickr

John's New Deer Stand (Interior) March 2008 by wfhunter, on Flickr

Can hunt right from bed... Alarm, look out the window, hit snooze, 9 mins, alarm, look out the window, snooze...

Repeat until ready to get up and hunt or deer are spotted...

LOL!!!

my FAV too... Living on the Edge !!!

That is awesome sir ...

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Living on the edge. You can't help yourself from fallin'

My grandpa(he's 80 yr mind you) did this with a boat trailer , he made a box on it and it looks pretty good and he will also sleep in it so hes not late to his stand lol.

I dig his style...

Archer County

I like these...

What I would worry about is what would happen if a buck starts sizing up the other buck he is looking at, and that other buck starts to look aggressive toward him and starts to charge?....Better be able to escape in a hurry!
Edit!...OK, I just noticed the downward tilt to the panels.

I will be making a blind much like this one except it will be full size. You have to get the proper angle from top to bottom for this to work correctly. So it must have a downward angle to prevent sun glare and a deers reflection. It will only be able to mirror an image up to 10 feet away. I have a solution for that as well.

Nice blinds!

Pop up and feeder in the orange square and tripod at the red arrow.
Feeder is 150yds

We just moved this blind to an area we call The Swamp so we had to elevate it a little.



We built the steps out of concrete blocks.



As soon as it gets wet enough down there I am going to screw/drive those anchors in a little deeper.

I like that Ruger!

Came across this the other day and thought man that would be a house/deer stand for me when i get old and cant get to my stand
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So this is "The Love Shack" it is an 8x8 with over 6ft ceiling. Has a couch, solar, cb radio, inverter, cigarette plug ins, flat screen TV for my N750, portable gas stove,sleeping bags, cot, air mattress, fan, lamp, and plenty of room. Equipped with Deer View Windows and they are the BOMB!



This is Javi Hideaway. It is a 4x8 with a shelf on the top and also has solar with an inverter, cell booster, cigarette plug in, and CB radio. Also has Deer View Windows



This is the newest blind and a 4x6. Swing windows and just your basic blind. No electronics yet.



This is one my buddy built and donated. 4x8 and is built like a house (literally, he is the son of a contractor lol). No electronics but very comfy and has the longest views on the ranch small window is out to 600+ yards and the front is about 900+yards

she aint pretty, but the price was right...

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You can probably see farther if you sit in the blind. haha

LOL. I had to clean it out. bombed it twice and swept out 100's of yellowjackets.

funny

ditto

Last year, my brother-in-law's blind had been hijacked by some owls. It was a disgusting mess to say the least. Everything was white!

My deer are serious... they learned how to cover their tracks so I had to improvise.

I like ya'lls stands...I just sit beside a tree in full camo.

My first blind build ever! Way overbuilt with 2x4's everywhere! Tower was bought used and reinforced by my BIL! 3/4" insulation board made the difference last December! Building my second ever right now will post when done! Deerview windows installed after this pic and top cap custom built!

In season:



Same Location off season:



And actually, most times I ground stalk, so this is what I use the most:

Here is my "Home Away From Home" during the season. 12' to the top of the rack, 15' to the window sill. High & Dry and sometimes warm!

Nice blinds

I've had a dream of building one like this, where walls can be taken down and all can be stacked for storage or transport.... but I SUCK as a carpenter.

a bunch of nice blinds... wish I could do pics.

Rick, the blind was made by Texas Cedar Blinds. You go by his place and pick-up the base, 4 walls, and the roof. Blind has been really good. This would take your carpenter skills out of the equation!

http://www.texashuntingforum.com/forum/u...e_c#Post4773568

Those are cool!

Very nice! really like that set up

what type of boots are those? Looks like a cross between a storm trooper and hunting boot.

Baffin Ice Bear.

They are temperature rated to -58, water proof insulated polyurethane with a kevlar safety plate and toe cap. Very good boots for hunting in the north in November/December.

First blind on farm....still standing...............

That's funny.

Rembrandt I love the hay bale blind. Any more pics of it?

It's been quite effective, a couple times deer stuck their noses through the windows. Covering is "Duck Blind" grass available from most sporting goods stores. Frame is 1/2" EMT electrical conduit with a wire cattle panel welded to it. Tarp keeps moisture out, grass is zip tied thru the tarp to the wire framework. Windows are expanded metal with delrin slides.

Does it get hot in there?

Our cows would demolish that before they noticed it was fake lol

Not at all, but I'm a few states North where hunting season is a bit cooler.

How thick was the plywood from the shipping crate?

Almost done with it.

Tye, that blind is nicer than some of the Hampton Inns I've stayed at. Nice one.

This was our favorite blind, I cannot count how many pigs, coyotes, bobcats and deer were shot from this one over at least 30 years. Then some fancy, city slicker came along and decided it was ugly and he tore it down. He was kicked off the lease. A lot of history and memories were made there.

Built this one a few years ago... 14 ft to the floor on top of a 40 foot bluff. I knocked it over one time trying to level it, and then it blew over. Its now concreted in the ground and only 12 ft to the floor. I swear you can see the curviture of the Earth when you are in this thing.



Out the window on Christmas 2012:



View out other side on a regular day:

The view:



Or my ladder setup in the woods:



There isn't much on the ground anymore since I put out a feeder. Deer and hogs have torn it pretty much bare.

Whats the rent going for wacorusty? It could not be even partly compared, to the wife or girlfriend's hush money. Ha.
JS

Got a couple of these:

Before



After




...and a 4 X 6, a tri-pod, and a couple of leaners!

One of my Darkwoods Blind

Good ideas on here.

Just noticed this thread. This is a 4x6 stand that I built last year. Base is 5', using steel elevator brackets. Front window is plywood, sides and rear windows are Plexiglass. All hinge at the top and open out. Box itself is pre-primed OSB "Smart-siding." All walls and roof framing is 2"x2" on 24" centers. The floor is 2x4" on 12" centers. It's light enough that two strong people can tilt it and lift it. It takes four people to actually lift it and carry it. There are electric conduit brackets on the sides that allow a pipe to be used to lift from each corner and carry. It's like a palanquin, just a little bit heavier. That allowed it to be carried in, when the trail wasn't passable for a vehicle.

I have a PDF file with the plans, instructions, and photos if anyone is interested. I will email the plans if you PM me with your email address.

4x6 Blind 100 yds from feeder facing north.

100 yds from feeder facing north.

Welp.. here is my latest...


It is not finished yet.

12 ft tall from ground to base. 20 ft tall to top.

Will have a solar charger on the roof to power a cell phone booster and hog lights and MAYBE a small portable A/C.. lol. Carpet and door going in this weekend. Pen #1 being finished out and set up this weekend (we already have another one set up).

Next month will be insulation, paneling, shelves, etc, and fresh paint on the trim once we use foam and caulk on the trim.



The views:

Feeder 1 of 3: (will be cleared and finished next month)



Feeder 2 of 3: (will be finished this weekend)



Feeder 3 of 3: (already working)




Panoramic view:



Russ

Old

It's that time of year again! Anyone have anything new and interesting?

Our newest one



Should be getting windows this weekend.

Nothin here except a couple of coats of paint on the old stuff and a few bug bombs
is all!

Can't find the picture of the big live oat I sit under

I built this one this summer and erected it in August. We named it the Taj Mahog!! It's 8ft to the bottom elevated with Elevator 4x4 brackets. Very pleased with the outcome. I built it modular so I could take it apart and move it if necessary, but I'm really hoping I never have to do that.

This is our new one.

Looks great.

My second attempt at a homemade blind turned out well considering the budget. I utilized used corporate sign boards made with 1/2" Marine Grade Plywood that cost me $5 each. Framed with 1'X1' lumber and 1" insulation from Home Depot. I had a stainless roof made so I won't have to deal with roof overhang during transportation. Placed on top of a 14' tower I paid $183 for including extra metal to reinforce a few spots. Then splurged and bought a Stairway and Porch from Westex Steel for $329! The hardest part was installing the porch, only because I tried to do it manually with 3 men, but ended up renting a forklift to hold it up for installation. 1" rubber horse stall mat from Tractor Supply and Deerview windows and door and I'm ready for the season!

Awesome

Here is our latest blind; all steel construction, fully insulated! Built with 5 foot legs that are extendable on site (approx. another 5 feet, use a tractor bucket to lift up on side at a time and install extensions). Its on runners, easy to drag around with a tractor/4x4. Loads onto a trailer easy and is about 13 feet tall on a trailer so can be hauled most anywhere!

Its eight foot by six and a half. This picture did not have the stairs or glass windows installed, but they are in now and she was just recently set up!

This one is about 10 yrs old now , just gave it a fresh coat of paint.

Holy crapoli!

Love this one!!

5'x 8' Square tubing framed

Welp.. here is mine:



12 ft tall. Supported by 9 6"x6" posts

10x8 base

8x8 box

Insulated and will soon be finished out.

Full sized door, will have a nice lever doorknob next visit.

Just noticed I had already posted mine.. sorry.. you get an updated photo! lol


Russ

Can't see it.

That turned out awesome Russ.

This is by far my most favorite thread.

Put it up yesterday, need to wrap it.

Coming from Oklahoma, we never had a lease, cabin, stand or feeder. This thread is very interesting.

They are our little homes away from homes.

Mine's ugly but dry and warm.

Just built this today. Would yall paint it?

Paint will keep it from weathering and rotting as fast for sure.

I always recommend painting or sealing of some kind.

Nice looking blinds

I'd paint it with a green base coat. Then cut a couple of small branches with leaves. Then hold the branches on the blind and spray paint them with brown, black etc spray paint. Makes a nice natural camo.

Mine is right behind the deer. It's 4' x 6'.

Thanks I'll give that a try

Nice stand

Nice build. I would line the interior with dark insulation board for warmth and to plan ahead for when your slats start gapping.

New 10' tripod set inside this Live Oak

You can see a 2x4 shooting rest for crossbow.

View from sitting in the tripod.

I like that oak tree tripod.

Been thinking about doing that with some smaller mesquites. Looks nice

Nice!

Very nice

What??? No copyright stamp? What has this world come too

Great looking set up...better check the limbs for clearance

Here are a couple of my West Texas blinds. I mostly bow hunt, so....





I do have some box blinds, but don't have any pics of them.

I'll give that a try

Yes

Finally got it painted

Sleeper off of a big rig. 7x6x7 completely aluminum and fiberglass. Rust and bug proof, a small heater will make it very warm. Plenty of room for the whole famdamily or a cot if staying overnight is your deal. I wish I had a couple more to make little sleeping quarters for the snorers at camp.

Sweet

Here's one of my newest blinds. It's 7x4 and plenty tall and comfortable. It has 12 v lights and plug to charge my phone or run a computer to check game pics. I have a couple of these built and they are great to hunt out of. I'm thinking about selling this one unless I paint it and use it.

Great idea to use a sleeper

Here's another shipping crate dad and I built for an old lease. Then I stole it from him after we switched leases. lol

Thanks dad.

Wow

This^^

Here is our fabulous pallet blind. I was able to get some OSB (donated from a construction site) for the sides and roof, but the guts and frame are all pallets (donated from work). Also, we found some tin scraps for the roof in the landowners junk pile. A couple 2x4's and some camo burlap and it was good to go. No door on the back, just made a "curtain with the burlap. It gets cold in there, but its roomy and comfy. I think we spent about $70 on it in screws and OSB.

It'll probably only last a season or 2, but it was cheap. This first year on this lease, I needed to pinch a few pennies.

Boss Blinds they are nice!

I like it. I've always been the 'Fred Sanford' kind of hunter. Waste not want not.

The stand we hunted out of wasn't fancy but it worked out awesome!

I think this one is the top one of all




Built up fallen oak tree all the way around.
Leafs of various colors to blend in with the natural surroundings
Assortment of branches to sit in the middle hiding from the wildlife on the other side .

Not much of a wind block but my face is to the exact North, so it travels downward to the creek below . where no deer come threw ..

I agree.

That's one thing I really like about my blind: I can keep coming back to it year after year and the only maintenence I have to do is putting on a fresh coat of paint and maybe squeezing out a tube or two of black Dynaflex on the joints and it's good to go.

I haven't put on a new coat of paint in five season, so I think that will be a priority as soon as the season ends.

here's mine.

i have more paint on the stand now, but am still using a pop-up on top of it.

more pics next year when i finish it off..

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Keep the water off of it and keep it off of the ground and that is one you can hand down to your kiddos one day.

I haven't seen that before. Interesting.

I was in for a big surprise opening morning when I walked up to my stand. The box was gone and my chair was hanging upside down on the ladder hand rail. Before and after pic below. I have since built a new box and am hunting again.

Nice chair

8 foot to bottom of floor. easy walk up stairs, ( I'm old.) 5X8 inside being 7 foot tall.

Built this one about 15 years ago. Still works...on my ranch N.of Del Rio

You need some handrails on those stairs. Sometimes the beer can hit a little harder. lol

Nice

Just finished up my 2nd hay bale blind this past weekend.

Here are a few of ours...

Got this one from a THF member and we welded the base/stairs:


Bought two like this from the Riddler on THF - amazing blinds!!!!


This is the first one I ever built, with DeerView Windows:


My second build - 42" x 42" - had a stand given to me, so I built this cozy one person blind - complete with DeerView windows, or course!

It's that time of year again.

I am Safety Man


I kid...Nice set up

Haha

This is how we did it when we were younger. Can't recall if I already posted this.
Lot's of good times out of these stands we built. Bud is a painter and he provided
scaffolding. I had aireal construction material, the guy downs and anchors.
We lost a box to a twister once, but the frame remained. Found pieces of the box
a mile or so away.

Cheers

Damn!

Nope, just a longer funnel so it's higher

I hunted from the same set up (tower was a couple feet shorter) all of last year and it worked great. I figured I'd have to just trash the pop up after the season, but it held up fine.

Acquired 2 other platforms, and plan on getting a couple more pop-ups to do the same thing.

The platforms arent light by any means, but the entire set up is definitely more mobile than if it had a full box blind on top.

It's a great and easy set up, especially for some one new to hunting, or if you are just getting on a new place and not 100% on blind placement yet.

Ha! no freakin way!

How many planes have you had circle that thing?

[b][/b][i][/i][u][/u]At least build it level,that cost nothing..............

heres a couple of ours.
built this one this year.


this one we reworked and put it up on this metal stand.

I got tired of always having to repair wooden hunting blinds,and I'm too cheap to buy an expensive shop built blind. I wanted a blind on a trailer so it could be easily moved,and the commercial units that I've seen were $5k-$8k,you really can't explain how they get those prices for a blind.
So,I built one and have around $2k in it. It's 6'x7' and sets 4' off the ground. All metal exterior,insulated,plywood interior,upper storage shelf,shooting rail/shelf,carpeted floor,Deerview windows,etc. I have two deep cycle marine batteries and solar panels for electricity from an inverter,and a twin size mattress to sleep on inside it.The mattress just leans up against the wall when not in use,and I usually stay in it for 3 or 4 days at a time,it's pretty comfortable to stay in.

What are the dimensions? Has to be one of the best builds I've seen, nice work.

Thanks,The blind is 6' wide x 7' long and 6'6" tall in the center. A friend of mine had bought a couple electric traffic sign trailers at an auction,and sold me one that he wasn't going to use for anything. I just modified the existing trailer and built the blind frame on top of it. The trailer already had the corner swing-up jacks and rear outrigger jacks on it,and the tongue is also removeable.
This is what it looked like when I started it.

That is a heck of a build Txhillbilly! Very well done.

Yes - that's awesome! Well done!

We had two of these. We built the box as a modular unit. Four walls bolt together, as did the roof. The floor is what's used in most scaffolding as a platform, three panels laid side by side, hooked onto the bottom of the top pipe of the scaffold. Guyed down with steel strand used in aerial construction they were solid as a rock up on top.

Cheers

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6 foot legs on a hill side 135 yds from feeder. Didn't need to elevate too high.

Testing it out

Might need to trim a little pine bud.

Where you hunting?

I did trim some once I got up there. Now I got a perfect view.

East Texas. Near Newton.

Nice

SWEET

With rifle season approaching, let's see some updates.

One of Larry's BlindsReal I let the nephew paint... Gotta get a pic of it set up

New one I got for a steal

Wonder does it come with a breakfast bar, I like fresh fruit and only fresh fruit! Hey, what
about a powder room? at times we need to powder our nose! Only thing lacking i believe
is sat tv?

Very nice....

Man I love this thread. Wasted a whole morning admiring yall's work!

Here's my ground blind. It's about 9 years old. Two support poles are broken at the hubs on the top and side so it's held up with rope tied to the mesquite it sits under.

30 yards to feeder.

I'll take pics of my box blind this weekend

Oh my. Please wear a harness.

My South bend blind ,



Olney Blind

First year in this stand, can't wait till Saturday.

This is that same blind 6 seasons later.

Nice rehab

This was my first steel frame blind to make. Very fun project

Thanks Texas45. It's still the nicest blind on the ranch. lol

Built this in 2012. 4x6x6, 125 yards to feeder. Eventually I'm gonna get it up off the ground. The big blind you see on the tree line was put up in '96 and the floor rotted out in '02. When it went up the tree line was about 50 yards back from where it is now. Next year I'm gonna use that stand to build a bow blind and tuck it back there in the thick stuff.

My 12' Tower Blind..

Hunted this one for a few years now. It is actually pretty comfortable. I have the floor elevated about 18" inside. You can see the line around the outside where I marked it. It was kind of tight in there Sunday morning when I got to it and discovered about a hundred wasps moved in. I came back that afternoon and took care of them...for now.

Thanks!!
Matt

TTT

Newly Installed and then freshly brushed in...

That's some nice cedar work there.

Thank you, sir. Brad does some really nice work and the prices are not too bad either.

http://www.texascedarblinds.com/

I ordered these five blinds back in May and am super excited to hunt out of them this season!!! I was told it would be close, but they would be ready by October. They were delivered and in the field in less than 3 months!

I was about to say, ain't that the blinds folks are having trouble getting??

Cast is a pro-staffer for them. He says they are good to go!

C'mon Cast. Waiting patiently for your blind pic

Freaking OVENS is what they are

Pro-Staffer

New condo from Riddler.

Perfect Size

5X5 box 12' base

So here's my question...
Does anyone wear camo even if they're sitting in some type of box blind?

This has been an epic discussion amongst the "fashion police" on here.

I do not wear camo ever...just dont see the need. I just wear jeans and shirts. Wearing total camo while hunting is just for the hunter being in uniform...lol. I bow hunt this way ...deer do not pay any attention to me unless down wind. I have been hunting in a red insulated coveralls and had a deer come up within three feet of me. Generally I dress to the weather conditions..hot, I dress light..cold, dress heavy. Camo does not make you invisible..however it does help cover and blend in.. I just have never seen the need and I have been hunting for 50 years.

good luck..wear what you like

When it's cold I will, just because all my cold weather stuff is camo. If it's not too cold, jeans and a dark colored shirt.

Appreciate it, good sir. I've always had 4x6's until now... Never again!!

Here's the new baby, just got her put up last weekend. 5x8 blind by Boss Game Systems, 7' tower and porch built by me.

On the Camo thing in the blind. I wear Camo just in case I want to do some stalking. I also wear dark colors under for just setting in the blind, since the inside of the blind is dark green (black clothes usually). This is for both pop ups or stationary.

That's a heck of a stand. Plenty comfy I bet

Most of the time I wear camo in the mornings in the blind, I like to get out and do some rattling and stalking. In the afternoons it's whatever is most comfortable.

That's a nice setup TxAg.

It's that time of year again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

crossbow blind I threw together.

I know it probably doesn't really matter, but I'd paint the lumber a dark color.

Are those pallets? Nice!!!!! I once bought four sides of a shipping crate at Habitat for Humanity for $10.

Yeah they're pallets. I'm not too worried about painting them. It'll fade. I don't think think the deer will mind too much.

I agree.

Interesting

Streater, that looks like something out of Star Wars or some science fiction. Does need a hair cut or maybe more hair. Different.

It is light enough to pick up over my head and move. Put a couple tarps under the burlap to keep most of the rain off. I'm hoping that leaves and grass stick to the burlap for extra concealment. We will see.

Only under armour

Of course I wear camo. How else is anyone going to know I'm a hunter when I walk into a restaurant for breakfast if I don't have camo on!.

...some beach....

oh no Schpanky

glad you weren't in that when it happened!

Ouch, that hurts in more than one way.

Sphanky, is that one of those fold up blinds? Sorry to see that, oh sh&$t.

NEVER GOOD...Out with the Old and In with the new

In progress shot of the new blind. It's almost done now. Everything but the legs. Just need to get them on. And go stand it up.

Here it is pre door, roof, and windows.

Tff , already weathered, no Camo needed. Good.

Pretty good idea

Sweet looking blind, vintage looking, is that oak?

looks like re-purposed privacy fencing???

We use old pine and cedar pickets that we find around town to build stuff at our ranch.

Yep. Used new wood for everything structural, and used old fence pickets for the walls.

Built it on a trailer frame so I could move it around. 4'X8'.

Nice

Can't find a picture of a post oak or bushy cedar tree to download.

My ladder stand.

My pop up blind I set out last weekend. Don't have any pics of my tripod, hang on and other ladder stand. They are so hidden you probably couldn't see them in a pic.

Cool

Guess you aren't worried about drafts and bugs are you? Looks great though

haha

Not even a little bit. I hunted last year in an open tripod regardless of weather. And yea, I'm not a 12 year old girl, so bugs don't scare me.

Lol

This is awesome

Not the most expensive blind but with a little work done to it, it's worked perfectly for me and my buddy. I am using the 4x8 Blynd hunting blind with their 5ft tower. I upgraded it to the full size door in the back, installed some shelves with gun holders and some corner drink holders, put another wood floor down inside and then I threw down some locking foam mats with a rug on top of it to quiet it down. I also put some foam pieces in between the tower platform and floor to quiet it down more. I got a sniper hog lights set up on the side and really like their light system. Very well made product and it lights up the feeder pretty good. I picked up two of these hunting blind chairs and they are pretty comfortable and quiet. My blind is 40 yards from my 300# feeder and 38 yards from my 100# tree hugger feeder behind it. My stuff is set up on my buddies land in Centerville and I have mobile wireless camera set ups so I can check my cameras from home. Gotta love technology!!!! I am hoping to upgrade to a wider blind by next season. I will either build one or buy a Ranch King on a trailer.







Installing the rug.

I've considered bringing my blind into the 21st century.

ZK-315 and I got my blind set up over Labor Day ... 6x6 with windows on 3 1/2 sides, 4 foot off the ground with 6'8" height inside. 1.25 square tubing frame skinned in camo covered plywood.

nice

My blinds in the background, 12 feet high and 63 yards away from the feeder

Nice main beam!

Just a old homemade 4x8 blind.

I can't even begin to count the deer that have been shot at this blind

WOW

My deer stand in Deep East Texas. Needs some maintenance.

Finally got my blind up on a new lease. The heat was unbelievable for this time of year. I added some shelves, carpet on the walls,




and a rubber stall mat from Tractor Supply. If you have to install one of those rubber mats by yourself good luck, they are heavy!

Good job

Still a great stand........

Only cost me only about $120 to build! Had some scrap wood laying around and bought what I needed. Added some all weather paint and it's been sitting out in the pasture since the beginning of last season. Held up good so far!

Just got this one, have not even gotten it to my lease yet

Wow

Here's mine 3 weeks ago today.

A buddy's

Mine was anchored with T-posts driven in only 4 feet was sticking up. pulled them right out. Here's what my house looked like. That awning WAS 100' long

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I WANT THIS HAT!!!!!!!

haha

Nice

Bmnloader, was that caused from a hurricane or tornado on your house?

If my kids did that to my blind I'd never get rid of it.

"If my kids did that to my blind I'd never get rid of it."

X2

4x6 blind Skid mounted so hat can relocate with ATV/Ranger.

It's that time of year again!!

Sorry not sure why it is loading sideways.

That's nice!

Worked on it for 9 months. Finally got it in the air in September 15' up.

Looking from both feeders, and a close up just before it was done.

It's that time of year again!! Anything new?

This is a new one that has not been hunted out of yet.

This is The Owl Blind..............the wife says owls only ???????

Posting for ErathKid

Mike nice stand there.

That's nice Mr T when the wife and I go on vacation can we stay there,

Thanks,Craig. Lots of love went into it. Also blood, sweat, tears, and a few choice curse words thrown in for good measure. Both of these new blinds have exceeded my expectations as far as game goes. See animals every sit....Thanks, Scott, for posting pics. When I get big I'm gonna learn how Y'all like the gold package? It's called the south Oak Cliff , " bro-ham package. Matches my gold tooth display.

You are more than welcome to...I hope to have the Bar-B-Que grill on the back porch by then.

No kidding, Mr T. Big and roomy. Needs a ' pappason' chair.

Very nice blind. Hadn't seen water troughs placed at base of blinds before. Bringing them real close eh.

Especially songbirds and turkey. My dogs love to jump in while I'm filling feeders in the summer. The second stand is behind the house. I ran 150 feet of heavy, outdoor Romex. Space heater is gonna' feel good when the temps drop. I can nap without worrying about waking up dead.

Blind looks great, Lotto. Cabin is complete and you're ready to hunt. Good luck to you and your Grandson this season.

Nice. Looks very 'deery'.

Thanks...be nice to finally do some hunting again....

This is my friend Tony's blind.

19 years old. Replaced the floor 2017.

Tye, I need to hunt out them this season

Rodney

This is one of our GOOD ones.

Creek, I've sat in much worse. Your lease looks nice. Bigpig, sweet blind

Creek, At least if you pass gas in there it won't kill you.

Heck yeah!

I sat in one with the hole in the floor 20 feet up! Cost me my first good buck when I saw the hole and watched my wallet fall through it. Didn't trust the rest of the rotten wood and went to walking around. Buck walked literally under it 30 minutes later...

It is on it's 3rd camo tarp and is about 5 years old now, but it still hunts.

We have a blind like this about thirty yards from a feeder we call the pig pen.

Creek you almost have that one broken in

Wow
Awesome

This is a 20 ft tower stand bought from Sportmans Guide we setup in a fresh clear cut on our property in ET. There is a feeder 137 yards away at the end of the road. Hope it holds up.

Man, bet you don't have much competition wanting to hunt in that tower blind! The ladder looks a little dicey, not for us old farts.

Horeee chit!! That's high!

You won't catch my happy azz in that thing......

A stiff fart will blow that thing straight over

should mount a feeder under that thing!

Its tied down in the center with a screw in anchor and steel cable and turn buckle. I was going to put some guys on the outside but the cable/anchor held so well I decided not to. Hope that wasn't a mistake. I checked it last weekend and it is still as tight as when I installed it.

I would still buy wire it. It wouldn't take much to pull out. When it starts to go that will act like a fulcrum once it reaches a tipping point. Better safe than dead.

https://imgur.com/a/xKEmWGn

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Try again...

https://i.imgur.com/5tU8SE0.jpg

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New 5x6 I built over the summer.

This is what I'm hunting out of right now (bow hunting).

Just added this one last week.

Back to the top for a cool thread.

Now that's a tower. Any video of y'all setting it up?

That's a long climb.

Great Build!

Real nice

Been painted but forgot to take a pic after

My 2 blinds I built

Rifle hunting a pipeline in ETX.

Some real nice blinds depicted, no doubt. They pale in comparison to the settings they are in.

My bow blind.

My “bow stand”

It’s ok to be jealous…I’m aware it’s a lot.
In all seriousness that truck has been parked about 100 yards from there for a long time anyway so they’re used to it. I hope it’s scent masks mine a bit

Another one for the grandkids.

Mine is pretty simple. 1" tubing wall frames covered with 1/8" thick sheets of PVC.
Makes it very easy to handle when setting it up and taking it down. Entire blind with the 5' stand doesn't weigh more than 400 lbs. One man can set it up and take it down but with 2 you can do it in under an hour.

blind is 4x5 and stand is 4x8 so I have a 3x4 porch with a full door to walk in and out of it.

I'm going to have to seriously up my stand building game after seeing these. I wouldn't put my stand on here for nothing.... and I make my living as a carpenter!