| At my blog, I have been asked several times | | | | allow you to sit longer and more comfortably, |
| about deer hunting from ground blinds versus | | | | which could help you bag a big buck. |
| ladder deer hunting tree stands and which | | | | |
| worked better. | | | | How Marty Prokop Uses Deer Hunting Blinds |
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| I have tried both ground deer blinds and | | | | Deer hunting blinds can be very effective |
| ladder tree stands. I've had great deer | | | | tools in helping you tag a deer or big buck. |
| hunting success using both. | | | | Always consult your state and local hunting |
| | | | regulations to see if deer hunting from a |
| Marty Prokop on Deer Hunting Ladder Tree | | | | deer blind is legal for your area. |
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| | | | In prior deer hunting seasons I constructed |
| There are many brands of deer hunting ladder | | | | deer hunting ground blinds from vegetation |
| tree stands available for deer hunting. | | | | and downed trees. Deer moved in fairly close |
| | | | to the blinds made of natural items found in |
| You can choose a single-person ladder tree | | | | the deer hunting woods. As a result, many |
| stand, two-man ladder tree stand, tripod | | | | deer were tagged from these homemade blinds. |
| ladder tree stand, four-legged ladder tree | | | | |
| stand and even fully enclosed shooting house | | | | During the most recent deer hunting season, I |
| ladder tree stand. | | | | opted to try one of the pop-up style deer |
| | | | hunting blinds. |
| I prefer the larger platform, shooting and | | | | |
| side rails and overall comfort of the two-man | | | | One nice feature about most pop-up deer |
| deer hunting ladder tree stand. Personally, I | | | | hunting blinds is being totally sheltered |
| feel safer using a two-man tree stand, even | | | | from the elements. You can sit in rain, snow |
| though I deer hunt with one person in the | | | | and windy conditions and stay warm and dry. |
| tree stand. | | | | The longer you are able to comfortably sit in |
| | | | one place, the more likely you are to tag a |
| A ladder tree stand is a little harder to | | | | big buck deer. |
| conceal than a portable deer hunting tree | | | | |
| stand. Try to place your deer hunting tree | | | | There are many styles of pop-up deer hunting |
| stand at least one month or longer, if you | | | | blinds on the market today. |
| are able, prior to when you plan to deer hunt | | | | |
| from it. Always check your state and local | | | | What Marty Prokop Looks For in a Deer Blind |
| deer hunting regulations prior to placing any | | | | |
| tree stands in your deer hunting area. | | | | Look for a deer hunting blind with a dark |
| | | | interior and scent-blocking liner. The dark |
| Marty Prokop Secret for Picking the Right | | | | interior helps shadow a deer hunter while |
| Tree | | | | sitting in the blind. The scent-blocking |
| | | | liner will help, but not totally prevent, |
| Place your ladder tree stand so the ladder | | | | human odor from contaminating the deer |
| and tree stand platform are concealed by | | | | hunting area. |
| brush or small saplings but will still allow | | | | |
| you to access the ladder safely. | | | | Choose a pop-up deer blind that has large, |
| | | | shoot-thru camouflage mesh windows. This will |
| I find a tree that is strong enough for my | | | | let you see deer as they approach and help |
| deer hunting tree stand with smaller trees | | | | conceal your movements inside the deer blind. |
| clustered around it. I secure my deer hunting | | | | |
| tree stand platform to the large tree in the | | | | Whether using a portable deer hunting blind |
| center of the tree cluster. I position it so | | | | or building a deer blind from natural |
| the smaller trees camouflage - or break up | | | | materials you find on your deer hunting land, |
| the visual pattern of - my deer hunting tree | | | | always set up your deer hunting blind at |
| stand. | | | | least two months before deer hunting season |
| | | | begins. This allows deer in the area to |
| Use camouflage burlap or other camouflage | | | | become accustom to it, and they move about in |
| material to drape your deer hunting platform. | | | | more normal patterns providing you a chance |
| I actually make "walls" of camouflage | | | | at a perfect shot. |
| material. My tree stand looks like it is a | | | | |
| camouflage house. | | | | Marty Prokop Deer Hunting Blind Special Tip |
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| The camouflaged walls help conceal movements | | | | Most pop-up deer hunting blinds I have |
| when you are sitting in your tree stand and | | | | researched give the option of using the |
| will provide a wind break. Make sure the | | | | shoot-through mesh to cover the window |
| material does not affect your ability to | | | | opening or having an open window. |
| climb into your deer hunting tree stand | | | | |
| safely. | | | | This past deer hunting season I used both |
| | | | options. On certain days I would unzip the |
| If there are no tree clusters available, then | | | | deer blind windows and not place the |
| I choose a tree with low hanging branches | | | | camouflage mesh over openings. On other days |
| that the deer hunting tree stand platform can | | | | I would open the deer blind windows and cover |
| sit above. Having the platform of your deer | | | | them with the camouflage mesh. |
| hunting tree stand above some branches will | | | | |
| help break up the outline of the platform | | | | Deer were spooked by the large black hole |
| when a deer looks up at the tree. Drape the | | | | created by having the deer blind windows open |
| shooting platform and the shooting rest with | | | | without the camouflage mesh. When the window |
| camouflage burlap for added concealment. | | | | openings were covered with the camouflage |
| | | | shoot-through mesh, I saw more deer at closer |
| Ladder tree stands, set up properly, will | | | | ranges. |