I have a tree line that butts into a thick woods.. It has corn fields on both sides of the tree line and is looking pretty good this year.. I am undecided.. Should i put my blind or my tree stand?? Thanks in advance..
Prefer Ground Blind as I get annoyed with hang on's and climbers - uncomfortable and wearing a harness is really annoying, seems to always be in the way, getting rained on, or freezing in the winter wind. So, I built a 5 x 5 platform 6' tall which I access using a ladder - I can place my blind on it and fasten it down with bungees to rings on the platform. I am high enough up that I can see and shoot everything (make sure your blind has large windows) without being seen or winded - out of the weather and I can use a heater to keep the cold at bay and myself on site longer. I have a comfortable chair inside and seat pad - room for my equipment, food, coffee. As the platform is made of wood, the deer don't even notice it and many times have bedded underneath. No more climbers or hang-on stands for me!!! Cost is about $100 to build the platform, but they last for several years and can be taken down and moved fairly easily. I have a dozen platforms on the 100 acres I hunt and 1 blind - just take the blind and move to whatever platform I wish to hunt from. Lot quicker and safer than trying to hang a stand.
You might consider something like this for after they cut the corn www.baleblinds.com www.midwesthaybaleblinds.com
I'de personally go with the stand. I've tried hunting out of blinds and had deer sneak up on my from the blind spot. This has also happened while in a stand, but i was'nt eye level with them.
The tree stand will be the way to go. With the overhead advantage you can easily maintain a visual on both sides of the tree line you described. I've hunted blinds before and they do give you a lot of room to relax and not constantly focus on how much your moving. On the other hand, I feel like a peeping tom cause i'm constantly straining my eyes to look out those windows! And the late archery season, the night comes quick. You will get more daylight to light up your pins in the stand vs. the darkness of the blind at dusk. Every second of shooting light counts.
