have a 60 inch square generic ground blind on sale from Bass Pro about 6 years ago. best 100 bucks I've spent. need to pick up a second one to leave with family in the northeast for my fall hunts up there. prefer ground blinds, either store bought or makeshift, over tree stands these days
I am in the same boat. Old pasture now overgrown with buckthorn. The only large enough trees are on the field edge and leave me silhouetted big-time. My question is can I set one up at the beginning of the season and brush it in and leave it? Do coons ever shred them? I would hate to see a $200 blind go to waste but I know I won't set it up and take it down everytime.
Grounder 250 on sale at Dunhams for $150 or less sometimes. Awesome blind! Great camp patterns, it's big inside, perfect width and height for bow hunting.
Can't stand to sit in em either....I always have the feeling that the deer are located in the direction of the blacked out windows. Forgot my harness strap on a hunt last year and improvised by building a blind around my climber at sitting level and a big (freak show) 12" spike walked within 10 yards of me and hung out for a few mins, before walking out if sight. just bought a foldable pivoting seat and a poncho camo blanket from the Sportsmans guide. want to shoot another deer from the ground...it's a great feeling.
I was in the same boat last season, Matt. Picked up a Primos "The Club" for $99.... no complaints. Just make sure a comfortable seat is part of the formula!
I'm surprised after skimming through all of this that I didn't see (maybe missed it?) anyone recommend building or using only natural materials out in the woods. For many many years my dad and I hunted off of the ground, him still to this day, and our go-to was to carry a folding stool out into the woods. The rest depended on the spot we were hunting. Some spots we would find dead falls to sit up against and just clean out a small area so you can move around some. Some we would add a few leafy branches cut and stuck in the ground out in front of us. We often would even build up fronts to these by dragging branches up and basically building a fort to shoot out of. Clumps of trees or natural holes in the ground also work well. Head to toe camo is the key here when doing it the natural way. I have a Barronett blind that I have started using with the kids now and then and at times I really hate the limited sighting you get out of it. Nothing like sitting there up against a dead fall and having a squirrel run up past you like you aren't even there. They work for keeping the kids concealed though, especially when they get bored.
I never would have thought about deer hunting out of them years ago, but since a lot of my time is spent with my kids I spend more time in them than I would like. I DO NOT like the Big Mike blind at all. It is just to big. Even when you brush it in the deer act funny around it. I do like the Barronett and Primos blinds. I always try and brush it in as much as possible whenever I set them up.
This. I've used different types of pop up blinds, but nothing works better than a natural blind. Seen far more deer out of blinds that I've thrown together.
Barnett Grounder 250 on sale now at Dunham's for $99.99 great camo, perfect amount of room. Not too big not too small. Very durable. Great blind.
I like any of the cheaper ones that operate off of the hub design. I don't like window screens that Velcro in. I purchase mine for around 150 and the windows unzip. I hunt with a few windows open and always wear black. Try to keep sunlight out when possible but always keep it to a minimum. Good Luck.
I picked up the Barronett Grounder 350 a couple days ago at Dunhams for a 100 bucks and it was originally 200. All zippered windows and screens. And plenty big haha
Now that the original owner sold Rhino, the prices have gone up. I also hear the new owners are not going to honor the past lifetime warranty on the older blinds.
I might like to retract this statement...while I love this blind and nothing so far is wrong with it...I just found out they were bought out by new ownership and are not backing the previous owners lifetime warranty nor stocking/selling replacement parts at this point. I might hold off on this company until they get there crap together...One Other blind I really would like to get one day is from a company called Lucky's Blinds...they look nice...probably not ultralight and portable, but look durable and well built.
