ground blinds?

[goldwinginggunner]

Am I the only person on this site that uses natural dead-falls for blinds at ground level? I also use tree stands but it seem that the best places are the ones that don't seem out of place to the deer. My recent turkey hunt got me close enough to poke a fork horn. He did not know I was there, even after looking at me. He put his head down and continued to browse. Cammo does help but do the deer see the blase orange because it is a solid color?

[RAF]

In the pasture where I hunt there are lots of ground blinds built from dead fall. They don't look natural at first but I'm sure the deer get used to it. In my case I build ground blinds out of dimension lumber. At first they look out of place but it doesn't take long for the deer to get used to them. I think they do a better job of concealing the hunter and any slight movements inside the blind. Also they provide a roof to protect the hunter, me , from the weather.

[whyohe]

i use natural down falls also.it does help. my dad uses "the dog house" ground blind and it works excellent. he actually had a fox come and pee on it ;D. now thats fresh scent!! deer dont see color or brightness BUT they do pick up solid colors and shapes. this year i had a 8 point buck with in 5 yards of me and i had on a blaze orange ball cap and a camo blaze orange vest and camo suit underneith. he didnt see me. but i didnt move either. i was sitting on a embankment under a rock ledge with no natural cover either. so take it for what you want.

[rossman40]

As far as deer sight there was an article that explained it pretty good. While deer do not see in colors deer are more receptive in the higher wavelengths, green and blues and even into the ultra-violet. Red, orange and yellows are in the lower end. They also can pick up on the ultra violet reflection off different materials in sunlight. I think I've seen this happen with a hunting buddy who had a camo suit that was like a neon sign under a blacklight. As soon as the sun came out a deer would not get within 200yds of him and I could watch the deer looking at him in his stand.

No matter what color, movement is a dead giveaway.

[ozark]

For whatever it is worth, my opinion is concealing your human form and scent with a hole in the ground, a building, a brush pile or a brightly painted tent is the goal. Deer takes a good look at something new in their area and decides that it is danger or it isn't. Scent, hearing and the sight of humans acting as a predator is what sends them away. If they detect a human in a blind by sight or scent then they are fearful of that spot for several days. Not fleeing fearful, just careful and watchful.

[briar]

well since my son who still is a youth hunter who has taken 4 deer and 3 of them has been from the ground. and only one of them has been from a actual pop-up blind. and his deer so far this year was at ten feet with his bow.

[redhawk1]

I use stands, ground blinds and even dead fall areas to hunt. I use whatever I can when hunting. I have laid on the ground and taken deer. Many times I have been sitting in a stand and seen a deer in an area I could not get a shot on. I have climbed down and stalked to within shooting range, I find that most rewarding.