Ground Blinds

i was getting consistent pictures of deer for about a month and recently i put up a pop up blind in the area and since that i got zero pictures, how long will it take for the deer to get used to the blind and come back or will they not come back, its hidden pretty will but im sure it smells, i sprayed it but the deer obviously still noticed it and are avoiding it......any thoughts?

Anyone here have a ghost blind?

Anyone have good advice as a good ground blind for bow hunting? Looking for one to mainly bow hunt out of. There are many similar ones and many different price ranges-any help would be greatly appreciated.

I don't think it will. In fact, if you read the documentation that comes with Bear Spray, they warn against this. In the air as a cloud, pepper spray gets in the eyes and lungs and causes pain, in bears and people. Dried up on the ground, it becomes a tasty treat, and may even attract bears.

Does anyone think this would work?

Maybe some pepper spray around it. ?

Going out to my blind Thursday morning I had a little surprise, mama bear and her three cubs had come calling. Trail cam showed they were there for 45 minutes. Turned it over and broke a rod on one hub and a couple little punctured holes. Took a few bites out of my chair pad. And crap all over the place. I took it down. Now, how do I keep them from doing it again?

Let it rain on it and see what happens. If it is that bad pull it and wash it, I guess. I use them every year and have deer by me constantly in them and never really "scent control" them. As said before, scent control is great in them if they are kept somewhat clean. I smoke in mine during turkey season and after the season I open it for 2-3 days and put it in my giant tupperware box with other hunting crap. 2-3 days before deer season i open it and let it breath. Thats it for mine. If its that bad get a new one. I think they are great for deer hunting. They open up in 10 seconds and can easily be hidden with little brush. They are light and travel great on the back. The bag is big enough to hold all your crap for the day also. Nice to sleep in. Nice to eat in. Nice to smoke in during turkey season. Only bummer is when you have a pretty big hole in one side of the screening from shooting through it, and a bird happens to fly in that hole. Maddness. They are easy to customize and add pockets for your crap also. Mine has velcro screens that I wish were open ended zippers so it wasn't so loud. Great for turkeys, deer, bear and yotes. I have also used mine ice fishing. I think I have 4 or 5 of them now. Did I mention how nice they are to sleep in. If you have a lady friend you could bring her in too for some excitment. Mmmrrrrrrrrr

can you shoot through the screen and have your arrow fly true? I have shot alot of arrows through the screens on my old blind to test, out to 40 yards I was right on, this with fixed blades and Field points, make sure your screens are tight as possible. Deer for archery I have used the screens, Turkey hunting I never use the screens. Mechanical heads would probably be a no go through screens.

Can you shoot thru the screen and still have your arrow fly true?

Store bought blinds are way to go. Scent control is probaly the biggest advantage. There is no way a homemade blind can even compare to a pop up blind as far as scent control goes.You have the roof,sides and screened in windows to keep your scent in. You can even move around better inside to get a better shot without being seen and you can shot through the screen. Don't store it in a place where it will pick up oders,and air it out for weeks before you place it where you want to hunt. If you brush it out good enough the deer won't even know its there. Shooting an unspooked deer will not run as far after being shot as a deer that is already nervous and ready to bolt because he can smell you.

I have never had problems with deer spooking from a blind.Might be something really funky smelling on it or might need to be brushed in more. Try some type of cover scent. Last year I had deer on the camera within half hour of setting up my blind. I did have one doe that would come in with her fawns. See would not feed. She would just stare down the blind while the fawns fed. Got tons of pictures of her staring at my blind. I had it brushed in so heavy that numerous people could not pick it out until I pointed it out. No fooling that doe though from as far as 40 yards she locked on to it.

i never hunted out of a store bought blind. i have always made one out of the materials in the area.. is there brush large trees? fields? look around ud be amazed what u can throw together in an hr.. and the deer almost wont notice it at all... me and my friend made one for him 2 years ago and he shot a doe out of it that night..

It would depend on where you stored the blind. If you stored it in a garage with exhaust fumes and gas, who knows how long it will smell.Never store these in a garage.Take it out of where you have it and make sure it is scent free.There is a product made for blinds. After you get it scent free, take it back and hide it with twigs and branches, making sure it's not in the open or on a deer trail. They will have to get used to it again but you will be better off. It's almost hunting season so I wouldn't waste my time hunting there untill you see deer reappear back on your cameras. I put my blind out behind in the woods by me for a couple of months before putting it in the wooods where i'll be hunting. I then hide it as good as I can with twigs and branches and keep it as far away from a runway as I can but within shooting range. Theres not a lot of bucks around by me so I do everything I can not to be noticed.