Portable blinds

[Guest]

Ok so this year I\'m considering using a DIY portable blind for deer or elk. Simply I want to carry some bungee cords and camo burlap sheets to set up for when I sit on a water hole. Does a blind need to sit out for awhile so animals get used to it?

 

[F M]

For elk no just keep the wind in your favor. Deer are more fussy. I have shot deer out of pop up blinds the day I set them up but all so have had them totally blow out of there the instant they see the blind. This was using a pop up blind. Making your own I feel that you can blend it in better and have less of a problem with them noticing it.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply, thats what I was thinking about too. Deer have always seemed more cautious than elk.

 

[Pop-r]

Elk never know it\'s there. Deer however hate them. Or definitely are uncomfortable. I\'ve actually had deer see it too tho from 300 yds while on a field edge in the woods & it freak them out & head back to the woods to only have them circle & sneaking in 10 minutes later to see what it is. This happened this year with a group of 4 bucks. After you leave it awhile they\'re better with it, if you never get busted at it!