Pesting from a blind

[puddleglum]

Hello all,

I am looking at hunting blinds for turkey hunting next month. Here in WI, we can't use air rifles so my Will Piat tuned, 100 fpe Evanix Rainstorm in .30 has to stay in the house, and I have to pattern my 12 ga with turkey loads, and that gun is very impolite to my shoulder. This all has nothing to do with my question.

I will be getting a blind for turkey hunting, and was thinking there could be more use for the blind after turkey season is over. Woodchucks like to burrow into my burm, even when I am peppering it with turkey shot, and I don't want them moving on to the barn.

Anyone done pesting from a blind? Setting my my Taipan long in a death grip with a chair in my yard might be a reasonable way to stake out woodchucks, and maybe some other wary critters. The wind would definitely be a big consideration with that pursuit.

Obviously anchoring myself to one spot will limit me in some ways, but maybe the benefit of being hidden would be worthwhile some of the time?

Thoughts?

-pg

 

[huntr]

I've used portable blinds for turkey when it's raining, but prefer the mobility of not being tied to one spot when weather permits. I've used blinds for deer hunting a lot. Great to be out of the wind and they do control scent. I've used pop-up and hub style blinds and I haven't found a pop-up that the zippers last more than one or two seasons, so I'm strictly a hub style now. Heavier to transport, but more stable when set up and a bit roomier.

I also have a BOG Death Grip and you will find it cumbersome inside a blind. I used a bi-pod style shooting stick and just leaned it against the window I was looking out. It doesn't hold the gun hands free, but it is much easier to use inside the confined space, not to mention lighter to transport. The caveat is that I was using firearms and the muzzle had to outside the blind if you wanted to preserve your hearing. With an airgun, you could shoot from totally inside the blind. Meaning, you could position yourself at the back of the blind and that might give you more room to use the Death Grip, but your field of view would be diminished.

 

[Struckat]

Your new turkey blind is no longer a turkey blind, it’s just a blind.
Man I take a lot of naps in my blind, and yes it’s a great idea for chucks, coyotes and anything else that needs killin.

In a couple weeks I will be again in my blind. Eat a sandwich or two, take a nap and maybe shoot some too.

 

[Gerry52]

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[Struckat]

It’s all good till it gets hot out.
And yes, the Death Grip is not practical unless you have very roomy blind.

Gerry, I like the look of that poncho. Pretty sure I need one now….

 

[Gerry52]

It’s all good till it gets hot out.
And yes, the Death Grip is not practical unless you have very roomy blind.

Gerry, I like the look of that poncho. Pretty sure I need one now….

It's really light & airy, doesn't get hot. Fits in a small pocket of my backpack. I've had animals come within 10 feet of me not realizing I was there.