Place I hunt has about 40 a.c. ag. field and 40 a.c. timber. The field has several errosion control strips that come out into field from the timber. The strips are grass. Seems the birds work the edges of these strips in the early a.m. Would the pop up blind spook the birds if I set up right out in the middle of one of these strips. The strips are about 20 yds wide, so I'd like to set my strutter and 3 hen decoys up and set out in the field where they like to go. Or should I stay along the timber line with the blind. Wnat to use the blind so my son can come along and watch. Thanks for any help!
Id set it right out there where they've been goin.They wont pay one bit of attention to it.
I have always heard they won't pay any attention to it out there in the wide open. Give it a shot and see what happens. Lessons learned are leasons remembered. :icon_thumright:
Will not bother them a bit.
Quote from: harvester on March 09, 2011, 08:08:59 AM
I have always heard they won't pay any attention to it out there in the wide open. Give it a shot and see what happens. Lessons learned are leasons remembered. :icon_thumright:
:agreed:
They will not pay 1 bit of attention to it
Blinds don't bother turkeys..... why I have no idea. I set one a few years ago for my brother I put it right in the middle of a roosting area, we got in really early and when it was daylight there was birds straight above and all around us, the blind was sitting right in the middle of a 2 track trail in very open hardwoods.
Quote from: jakesdad on March 08, 2011, 08:53:59 PM
Id set it right out there where they've been goin.They wont pay one bit of attention to it.
i've never tried it but i have a buddy who says the same thing.
Ive hunted out of a blind a total of ONE time in my turkey hunting career and it was smack in the middle of a 67 acre wheat field (thats where the turkey wanted to be) and they paid absolutely no mind to the blind.
I roosted a bird then waited till it got pitch black later that night - snuck back into the field where he had been flying down at and I put the blind out ( I was lucky that I deer hunt this place as well and had my pop up blind out there in a storage shed). I was back in the blind with my wife when he woke up the next morning and he never noticed the new blind in the middle of the field.
To any other animal it would have stuck out like a diamond in a goat's azz but this ol boy never thought twice about pitching down beside it and walking within 30 yds of it.
I can tell you, after seeing this, I'll be breaking out my ol pop up blind again if I get another bird that loves to stay out in the middle of a field. This old Bird had seen it all before and wasnt coming to the edge where I had any kind of cover to set up on him so the blind was my ace in the hole.
The bird in my avatar photo was about 10 yards from my blind in an open hayfield. I use it a lot for photography, they generally don't pay any attention at all to it.
If it ain't movin', they don't care
From my experience in Florida, the Osceolas ARE very aware if there is a blind in the middle of their patterned walks. I have seen them stop--look-- and sprint in a wider arc around the blind( me looking from a different vantage point.) So I am saying those birds that are ALWAYS under attack from all kinds of predators are very aware of their surroundings
I've never had one spook on a blind. They walk right by it without a glance. and have had to set it up in open fields at times.
Quote from: CASH on March 12, 2011, 03:19:32 PM
If it ain't movin', they don't care
I hope that's the case because Im planning on breaking out the old stick and string and trying to arrow a gobbler out of my blind this year.
Bought one the other day, at Gander Mountain. I am headed to Kansas is April and From what I can tell from the Photo's there are alot of open fields and fence lines, so I am hoping to put it to use. Wanted a Double Bull but settled for an Ameristep gold shield, it has the Spider Hub, and put it up in the House, Wife thought I was nuts watching Turkey Video's..... Need to come up with some sort of a chair, or stool, so I can sit and see? What do you guys carry with you?
Hoot
My only advice is to be aware of where all the birds are. I was set up in a field last year about 20 yards away from where two strips of timber met. I was watching/calling to one roost area when a gobbler started sounding off about 50 yards up the hill behind me, on the other side of one of the strips of timber. He was answering every call I made, and I kept trying to locate him out of a back window in the blind. About 10 minutes in, I looked through the back window again, turned around, and saw a hen no more than 2 feet outside my shooting window, looking right at me! She sneaked in to get a closer look, and we met eyes for what seemed like an eternity. She started walking away quickly, but I calmed her down with some soft clucks and purrs. She came right back to my dekes, and hung around for maybe another 10 mins before heading off to meet the gobbler. My only advice is, if they are that close, stop calling. They will investigate the blind. The blind itself won't spook them, but the imaginary turkey inside might. :icon_thumright:
Great Advise, I tend not to call that much, Once They answer me I let them seek me out maybe a Few soft Purrs and Clucks.
Hoot
To answer your question about what to sit on I have been using a folding tripod type seat I bought at a sporting goods store...it's about 16" high and folds up so it fits in a small pack.
I had a great hunt out of one two years ago in Kansas...got my 9 year old grandson his first tom.
I only use them when I take the grandsons...I like to be more mobile when I'm by myself.
They are the answer in areas like a field where there might not be enough cover for you without one
I ordered a one man chair blind off of ebay. It cost $55 to my door, and i was surprised at how good the quality of the blind is. The name brand is kill zone, i haven't tried it out yet but i'm excited to use it early this season before the birds really get hot......... should make it alot easier to wait them out.
I have an Ameristep 2 man chair blind and just purchased a single seat Remington chair blind on closeout at Walmart and they work GREAT! The 2 man has had two nice birds taken out of it by setting it up on a pine forest dirt road and setting out a couple of decoys. Birds walk right by it and don't pay any attention to them. They are light weight and easy to carry in to where your going with the attached shoulder straps. Great for you and a young hunter to share time in the woods and helps conceal movement.