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Duck Blind Brush advice
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:32 pm
I’ll be hunting flooded ag fields, very open and flat obviously. The blinds I’ll be hunting in are above ground blinds on skids; top of blind will be about 3ft above water. Hog wire on blind to brush. Wondering if anyone has any tips to make the blind not stand out so much other than normal brush?
Was thinking of planting rozo cane?
Was thinking of planting rozo cane?
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Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:36 pm to mydadwillSueU
Use Johnson grass, don't leave the middle of the blind wide open.
This post was edited on 10/30/19 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:40 pm to White Bear
Do you mean pulling up the Johnson grass and then placing it around blind?
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:43 pm to mydadwillSueU
I cut the Johnson grass, post-frost so it's that good yellow/brown color and stuff/weave it in the concrete wire comprising the sides of my blind. It's a skid/A-frame blind similar to what you're describing but mine is a little taller (5' total) with a floor out of the mud. I have small panels of concrete wire for the top and also for the doors/ends.
This post was edited on 10/30/19 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:45 pm to White Bear
That is the same set up I have. I’m wanting to plant tall grass or something around the blind so that it doesn’t look like a random Rectangle in the middle of a big field
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:47 pm to mydadwillSueU
What is naturally around the spot you are trying to hunt?
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:48 pm to mydadwillSueU
Is it vegetated around you or open water?
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:49 pm to mydadwillSueU
Is it your field? I would plant Alamo switchgrass
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:50 pm to jimbeam
It’s ag fields, 200 acres. parts are flooded, not whole field though. 7acres of millet where blind is.
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:52 pm to mydadwillSueU
Most planted grass/weeds surrounding your blind will be rotted/broken/walked down by late season, although it will help break up the profile of the blind. I'd still recommend brushing the hell out of it with grass or whatever weeds are growing nearby. It's worked for me for a long time.
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:56 pm to White Bear
Good point about grass being knocked down after hunting a few times
Posted on 10/30/19 at 1:33 pm to mydadwillSueU
We use pine , it's easy and readily available . Trust me when I say the ducks don't flare off off it . Movement is what flares them .
Posted on 10/30/19 at 1:56 pm to mydadwillSueU
I put some stakes in the ground with grass tied to them, around the blind, to break it up some and where it doesn’t look like a rectangle. Problem is with Roseau and Johnson grass, after the first frost, all the leaves fall off. I’ve seen some blind grass on Facebook that looks pretty good. I’m gonna try some of that.
Posted on 10/30/19 at 4:00 pm to mydadwillSueU
1) brush the hell out of it. when you think youre done, put more on it and dont think that brushing a blind is a one time thing, touch it up all season long
2) Like someone said before, make sure your tops are covered. You should be able to sit in the blind looking up and have to move grass/brush to see.
3) when brushing, think "match the hatch" mentality. If youre in a millet field, dont put willow tree branches on your blind. go with local vegetation that blends in the best with your surroundings and makes your blind as inconspicuous as possible
Bonus tip: cut brush or buy a bail of hay and before, during, and after every hunt, put some on the ground where you get in and out of the blind to eliminate un natural mud trails that lead to your blind
2) Like someone said before, make sure your tops are covered. You should be able to sit in the blind looking up and have to move grass/brush to see.
3) when brushing, think "match the hatch" mentality. If youre in a millet field, dont put willow tree branches on your blind. go with local vegetation that blends in the best with your surroundings and makes your blind as inconspicuous as possible
Bonus tip: cut brush or buy a bail of hay and before, during, and after every hunt, put some on the ground where you get in and out of the blind to eliminate un natural mud trails that lead to your blind
Posted on 10/30/19 at 4:41 pm to mydadwillSueU
frick all dat grass, pine branches and shite, cheap arse full length closet mirrors from da walmark or dollar general positioned to reflect the surrounding dirt, water and sky is da ticket baws!!!
Posted on 10/30/19 at 5:55 pm to Melvin Spellvin
Fast grass works well as a base layer. Cut Johnson or anything nearby growing on headlands and ditch banks. We started building/adding islands here and there. Just little patches of brush material in random spots within a 100 yard radius of the blind. Works well in our fields. Breaks up the area so that the blind isn’t the only thing “standing out”. Also, we changed some of the cutting so that the entire field isn’t cut. Helps break it up too.
Posted on 10/30/19 at 7:55 pm to Melvin Spellvin
I use cedar, pine turns bright orange too quickly
Posted on 10/31/19 at 12:00 am to mydadwillSueU
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Duck Blind Brush advice
Figure out how to use a layout blind like hunters do in Oklahoma. Obviously you need a dry spot (skids). Use surrounding brush and grasses to stuff into camo loops on the blind. Give yourself enough time to do this thoroughly. Close the flaps and wait on the ducks to land on your head. That is like I've seen them do in Oklahoma.
A layout blind looks like a little low profile lump of dirt and grass. They are deadly.
Posted on 10/31/19 at 11:19 am to aTmTexas Dillo
Im well aware of what a layout blind is. I have a blind in place already
Posted on 10/31/19 at 11:47 am to mydadwillSueU
We always cut cane or bamboo. Strap or weave into the paneling. Then we would kind of create a large "island" of cane and grass around the blind to break it up further.
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