While there is no substitute for brushing in a blind with natural materials where the blind is actually set up, I have tried to get a jump on it and zip-tied some of my favorite material from the yard -- my wife's big grass plant!
1. This stuff is very light weight, 2. I get new material every year, 3. I prune the plant for my wife - worth at least a point, 4. It rolls right up, 5. It is "semi-permanent" in that you can use rope and stake it down in your favorite spots and leave it there for next time, and 6. It is somewhat wind resistant.
Hey, just trying to save some time and energy in the field.
Just another idea to share.
Jerry
-- Edited by Rook-ie on Sunday 22nd of December 2013 08:26:04 PM
Nice blind but unless you have some over head what happens if the crows fly high overhead and look down and see everything? as we know not all crows fly at 5 feet height...
If the bird is high overhead he better watch it because I have the gun pointed at him. If he is too tall to shoot at then odds are he probably won't decoy nice anyway.
Like Honkers said. If he's overhead, hopefully, all he's gonna be seeing is incoming! If he's too high to shoot, then he's not liking something anyway and I'm sitting perfectly still. Hell, I don't even like a brim on my hat let alone a blind over my head, but I do hate it when they sneak in silently from behind me. It's a fine line between having your head on a swivel and moving too much.
That's why the blind is also about six feet tall and ten feet long. I set it up in a semi-circle or almost complete circle. Still room for one, maybe two hunters. I'm 6'5" but sitting on a swivel bucket I can even hide pretty well.
You do remind, though, I haven't seen any posts from "Low and Slow" for quite a while now! I wonder what he's up to?
