Life In The Deer Blind

Dick284 · #1 11-12-2014, 11:08 AM

It all started with Rugersingle and his wild ideas.
Stuff like let's get us some hard sided insulated blinds to replace this tents on our elevated platforms.
How? I said.
Well he gets to my place a week before the season opens, and of coarse I'm outta town with work for 3 of those days.....
So the pictures start coming.

Then more pictures.....

Then I got home, and the production escalated.

2x2 framed, 1/8" hardboard sheating, 1/8" plexiglass vertical slide windows, box liner paint for the roofs, 1/2" silverboard insulation on the walls, 1" silverboard on the roof, 1" high density foam for the floor(covered with 3/8" plywood)
Left over alkyd primer on the exterior, then the art work ensued.

We hauled them out in 5 piece bundles, plus the floor material, 3 screws in each corner and 4 screws hold down the roof.

1-1/2 hr per blind to put up.

She was -24 this morning, the propane heater could have been a bit larger but it's after 11 and I'm still here.

C'mon big feller........

Thinlizzy · #2 11-12-2014, 11:17 AM

Very nice!

AB2506 · #3 11-12-2014, 11:32 AM

Nice!

catnthehat · #4 11-12-2014, 12:29 PM

Looks great!
I have. Bunch of spruce trees and a chair!!

Cat

Rugersingle · #5 11-12-2014, 12:56 PM

Lol. I know where your at Cat, I just got tired of being the Firestone guy when it dropped below -20 😳

Rugersingle · #6 11-12-2014, 12:57 PM

Hey Rich,, that panel ain't scorched right ??? Just a reflection? Right??

catnthehat · #7 11-12-2014, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rugersingle

Lol. I know where your at Cat, I just got tired of being the Firestone guy when it dropped below -20 😳

You can bet that after sitting in the open with the wind blowing yesterday that I would mind a nice heated shack at all!

Cat

Dick284 · #8 11-12-2014, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by catnthehat

You can bet that after sitting in the open with the wind blowing yesterday that I would mind a nice heated shack at all!

Cat

If ya need it build it, plans can be had for $59.95 plus shipping.

Dick284 · #9 11-12-2014, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rugersingle

Hey Rich,, that panel ain't scorched right ??? Just a reflection? Right??

Only thing that melted in here today was the frost on the windows

catnthehat · #10 11-12-2014, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick284

Only thing that melted in here today was the frost on the windows

I was sure thinki9ng about something like a blo90ckhouse the other day, but I hunt on Crown land, but the chances of having it vandalized or used by someone when I was going to get into it are super high- I know of three tree stands that were stolen in the area, one instance had cut the danged tree down so the stand could be removed!
I think I will have to re-adjust and buy a ground blind maybe.
Crap, I think I just got old!!

Cat

Dick284 · #11 11-12-2014, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by catnthehat

I was sure thinki9ng about something like a blo90ckhouse the other day, but I hunt on Crown land, but the chances of having it vandalized or used by someone when I was going to get into it are super high- I know of three tree stands that were stolen in the area, one instance had cut the danged tree down so the stand could be removed!
I think I will have to re-adjust and buy a ground blind maybe.
Crap, I think I just got old!!

Cat

The joys of hunting the crown land.
Buy a good pop up blind and get yourself a buddy heater......

LCCFisherman · #12 11-12-2014, 02:11 PM

I just insulated mine, added a battery with solar panel and 12V adapter to charge my iphone, complete with lund pedastal seats, carpet and propane heater.. can't wait to spend 8 days or less in it hunting sask whitetails!! 13 days and counting...

Dick284 · #13 11-12-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LCCFisherman

I just insulated mine, added a battery with solar panel and 12V adapter to charge my iphone, complete with lund pedastal seats, carpet and propane heater.. can't wait to spend 8 days or less in it hunting sask whitetails!! 13 days and counting...

Just picked this rechargeable power stick from canadian tire, came with a 75w inverter, $40.
Rugersingle managed a combined 135% recharges of his iPhone yesterday, I just did an 85% top up of my iPhone an hour ago, I'll see what I get for a top up later. Way easier than solar panels and batteries.

But I do like the way you think....

catnthehat · #14 11-12-2014, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick284

The joys of hunting the crown land.
Buy a good pop up blind and get yourself a buddy heater......

yup, sounds like a plan!
Cat

purgatory.sv · #15 11-12-2014, 10:13 PM

Time stamp 11:08 am last post 2:18pm.

That is a long time, did you stay till dusk?

Is that the same location that your son scored last year?

Dick284 · #16 11-13-2014, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by purgatory.sv

Time stamp 11:08 am last post 2:18pm.

That is a long time, did you stay till dusk?

Is that the same location that your son scored last year?

10.5hrs in the blind yesterday.
This is the time of year where sitting known travel corridors, that lead to repeated scrape lines, pays dividends.
If it was just "a deer" I wanted to harvest, I would have been done on day 2 of the season.
Waiting for "the deer" always seems to take a bit longer.

This blind is where two bucks were taken last season, mine, and my sons.

Hit the seat in the blind at 7:10 this morning.....already have seen deer.

CNP · #17 11-13-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dick284

Just picked this rechargeable power stick from canadian tire, came with a 75w inverter, $40.
Rugersingle managed a combined 135% recharges of his iPhone yesterday, I just did an 85% top up of my iPhone an hour ago, I'll see what I get for a top up later. Way easier than solar panels and batteries.

But I do like the way you think....

I like that maybe. It doesn't come up online at CT website? I'll have to check it out. I don't want or need a 75w inverter, but I like the rechargeable charger. The recharger has a standard USB fitting on it?

Dick284 · #18 11-13-2014, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ehntr

I like that maybe. It doesn't come up online at CT website? I'll have to check it out. I don't want or need a 75w inverter, but I like the rechargeable charger. The recharger has a standard USB fitting on it?

USB, and it's own mini USB, it can be recharged in the truck with the cig lighter, or can be plugged into a charge point that takes a USB, then the mini USB gets used on the stick. I was wrong on the price, $35@ the DV, CT, they had at least 6 left as of last night, they are in the clear out/specials bins by the check outs.

Item # on the stick is 299-0429-2

Or there is this item too.
http://m.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/dura...-0355044p.html

Rugersingle · #19 11-15-2014, 02:53 PM

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275 Rigby at 100 yrds. After 80... Or was it 90 hrs sitting in one of the new box blinds.

Dick284 · #20 11-15-2014, 03:17 PM

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275 Rigby at 100 yrds. After 80... Or was it 90 hrs sitting in one of the new box blinds.

And here I thought he was sleeping all the time.......

I guess not all the time

grinr · #21 11-15-2014, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by catnthehat

Looks great!
I have. Bunch of spruce trees and a chair!!

Cat

Lol...snow camo and a foam seat here....-27C at daybreak yesterday,sat til 13:30...lol...today is a heat wave by comparison...damn I love deer huntn!!

Dick284 · #22 11-15-2014, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by grinr

Lol...snow camo and a foam seat here....-27C at daybreak yesterday,sat til 13:30...lol...today is a heat wave by comparison...damn I love deer huntn!!

Age and experience, will overcome all adversity.

And just because you're hunting doesn't mean you have to give up comfort....

And here we go again, we don't do, like you do, so you derail a good thread.

catnthehat · #23 11-15-2014, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick284

And here I thought he was sleeping all the time.......

I guess not all the time

COOL RIFLE!

Busted an old one this morning with mine as well.

mine's a 303 Brit though.....
Cat

Dick284 · #24 11-15-2014, 05:27 PM

Which #1 is that Dave?

catnthehat · #25 11-15-2014, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick284

Which #1 is that Dave?

That's the .303 that Leeper built me, the one that prompted Clay to ask ruger to make them !

Cat

Rugersingle · #26 11-15-2014, 05:58 PM

Very cool Cat!! One cartridge from 1888 and one from 1893.., still takin down deer over a 100 years later!! In single shot mode... Ya gotta love it 👍😁 so much for bullet proof magnum required deer😳

catnthehat · #27 11-15-2014, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rugersingle

Very cool Cat!! One cartridge from 1888 and one from 1893.., still takin down deer over a 100 years later!! In single shot mode... Ya gotta love it 👍😁 so much for bullet proof magnum required deer😳

Taken four down with this one so far.

Mine only has a half octagon barrel though!

Cat

kilgoretrout · #28 11-15-2014, 06:09 PM

Great deer I can't wait for retirement

so I can spend more than 1 day a week hunting

catnthehat · #29 11-15-2014, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kilgoretrout

Great deer I can't wait for retirement

so I can spend more than 1 day a week hunting

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dick284

And here I thought he was sleeping all the time.......

I guess not all the time

That is a great buck RS!
Crap one side of that big guy Likely out scores the whole rack that mine was sporting -likely going to taste just as yummy though !

Cat

Bushrat · #30 11-15-2014, 06:44 PM

That's a beauty, I think that's about the longest you guys have hunted without shooting one!