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