Hopefully someone here will chime in and give you some good advice. I don’t use ground blinds so I’m not much help.
When I did use them I put them out at least a month before season..sometimes two. Problem is they can get wrecked in that amount of time so maybe consider a backup option if so. I used to build natural ground blinds in the same area I had a ground blind. In this scenario so my hunt was never ruined. At the end of the hunt I’d just fix it back up to where it needed to be without making a commotion. Hope this gives ya an idea! Always brushed my blinds in well also. Will say I prefer a natural blind just because I wasn’t a fan of not being able to see 360 degrees around me. They have their place though for sure. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
Thank you and yes I planned on putting up against a low sitting pine tree I cut branches back today and started clearing some smaller stuff on the ground out sits about 15 yds off a trail that goes from a bedding spot to food
Sounds good bud! I always used zip ties or gear ties to attach limbs and such to the blind also! Never had low sitting pines really in my area but sounds very concealed and out of the weather so you shouldn’t have too many issues. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
The zip ties are a good idea! And yeah my in laws have a farm that I hunt and her mom tried doing Christmas trees so now there a bunch small low sitting pine/spruce trees around the property
I only use them on private land and try to get them up a month before the season. The more tie downs the better. Nothing worse than going out and finding your blind blown away. Or worse yet, have a rogue calf living in it and using the windows as doors. True story. After locating the cow's owner I was given the green light to put "buttercup" in the freezer.
Pop-up blinds aren't really meant to be set out for long periods of time. I do not know that I would set it up for months on end. Maybe month in advance at most. Nature is a beast, and if you are looking for something with longevity, I would consider something more durable and set it up for year round, then move it depending on where and how you see the game you are hunting moves around. With pop-ups, just try and conceal it best as possible into large brush or low trees.
