Tips for hunting from a tent or blind....?

[Hokkmike]

I am a Pennsylvania hunter of many years and about 12 or so deer... (about half of them buck) Never really got a BIG HUGE one....

I have usually hunted from a grounds spot by a tree or trees. Twice I was in a tree stand.

This year the landowner has set up a tent for me to sit in on my can. Never done that before. I will visit the set-up today. I have no idea how it will work. I assuming that it has been there long enough that the deer ignore it?

Any thing I SHOULD or SHOULD NOT do hunting in this fashion?

 

[Fyrstyk]

Movement should be kept to a minimum. I for one do not like "tent" blinds. I prefer open air hunting, whether from the ground or a tree stand. It is part of the hunting experience to be out in nature and to observe wildlife as you blend into the environment.

 

[22250Rem]

I've always enjoyed the sitting still at the base of a tree method and tree & ladder stands, but I also have a pop-up blind. I don't open the windows very much as I don't want any of my movement to be spotted. Just open enough that I can see out and still aim a gun when need be. It's nice if I'm sitting for long hours and can grab a snack or something without worrying about too much movement being seen.

 

[Patocazador]

Wear dark/black clothes and keep the windows behind you closed otherwise the deer will see your outline and movements. Use a support for your rifle so it's at the ready (bipod, or monopod but a tripod is best).

If there are other hunters around, place orange ribbons or an orange vest on the outside so no one shoots you by mistake.

 

[41 Mag]

Make sure the muzzle is outside the window, its not fun if it ain't...

 

[Sniper66]

I like blind hunting because I have great difficulty sitting still. I get plenty of time outdoors hunting squirrels, coyotes, crows, prairie dogs. That said, it is still best to avoid a lot of movement and talikng while in the blind. I set my blind near well traveled game trails and have killed several deer out of this blind in the past 4 years....several turkeys too. Plus I have a comfortable folding chair and can have a snack or two and beverages. Once the blind is set for days, the deer and turkeys ignore it. I get there about an hour before sunrise since legal xhooting hoirs are 1/2 hour before sunrise. I rest my rifle on a tripod, a BOG with a hog-saddle so I have an ultra stable shooting platform. That and my very accurate reloads have helped me drop deer in their tracks every time. Not one of them has taken a step. At age 74, blind hunting is the only way to go...for me.