Advice on brushing a blind

[goldenrod]

you planing on deer and duck hunting out of that thing

[Hunt Fish Nap]

First the obvious - Blind height: I am assuming you built the blind that high is due to water level fluxuation. So I would cut some small trees or long branches and place around the back and sides of the blind to break up the outline of the square blind. If water does not fluxuate, then lower it. As for the native vegitation, yes it will die to some extent. Wrap the blind with chicken wire. Then brush with fast grass or equivalent. After fast grass is in place, ad fillers like cane or any of the native growth in the area. Personally, I do not think it is so important to match blind color for native vegitation color exactly. Next time you are running the marsh or where ever you are, look at the different shapes/colors that occur naturally in the wild. Main thing is to make the blind look natural and like it belongs there.

[SoggyRedNeck]

Preciate it fellas.

[SoggyRedNeck]

It's our first season in this area but our family member is set up about 800 yards away and put us in this place. We're set up in the mouth of a slough that connects with the lake on an eastern bank. We've talked to two people who hunt near the location and told us it would be a perfect place. I know putting trust in someone like that isn't a great thing but from what I saw during teal season we're gonna be ok. Woodies like nuts and a small number of big ducks buzzed the area.

ETA: this isn't marsh, its freshwater, thats why I wanted to know what these plants were gonna do with the winter. I know everything in the marsh pretty much dies, never hunted fresh.

[Gottogo49]

Originally Posted by SoggyRedNeck

It's our first season in this area but our family member is set up about 800 yards away and put us in this place. We're set up in the mouth of a slough that connects with the lake on an eastern bank. We've talked to two people who hunt near the location and told us it would be a perfect place. I know putting trust in someone like that isn't a great thing but from what I saw during teal season we're gonna be ok. Woodies like nuts and a small number of big ducks buzzed the area.

ETA: this isn't marsh, its freshwater, thats why I wanted to know what these plants were gonna do with the winter. I know everything in the marsh pretty much dies, never hunted fresh.

Check out the article in the Nov issue of "Louisiana Sportsman" that is titled "Mastering the Marsh". Capt Himel seems to agree with me and Raymond. Let us know how your season worked out with the Big Bertha blind.

[Gottogo49]

I agree with Raymond, hunt out of the grass or a boat blind for the first season.
Try to scout the flight patterns on different winds, sometimes 10 -15 yards on blind location can make a big difference. To me, small and inconspicuous is better.

[speckhunter]

better look out for low flying planes in that thing

[SoggyRedNeck]

I'ma put one of those blinking lights on it just to be careful.

[specktator]

I agree with everyone else. U need to cut it down. Unless u wanna spend a week brushing it. Then u will have to re-brush it prior to every hunt.

[Asterisk-Rich]

Originally Posted by specktator

I agree with everyone else. U need to cut it down. Unless u wanna spend a week brushing it. Then u will have to re-brush it prior to every hunt.

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair."

[iron man]

Originally Posted by Asterisk-Rich

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair."

I had a boat blind I was getting rid of. Think numbnuts has it just sitting in his back yard.

[SoggyRedNeck]

If you still want to get rid of it let me know, I'm afraid of heights. May end up needing it

[ScubaLatt]

Ok, to answer you question yes, the cattails will die this winter. You will be left out to dry like towels on a laundry line!

[ScubaLatt]

also the roseau cane in the back will die in late winter and start to look a bit thin by midseason.

[Feesherman]

I never knew that marsh was only saltwater.

[SoggyRedNeck]

Originally Posted by Feesherman

I never knew that marsh was only saltwater.

Did you know lakes aren't marshes?

[all star rod]

my uncle recently brushed our blind with fast grass.....I still think ours is still a little too tall. Lucky for us we have willow trees behind us about 15 yards which helps to blend in our blind with the back drop. Also, for youth season on NOV 5th I will be taking my 11 year old. If anyone has kid that would like to hunt let me know. I may have room for one. Our lease is about 7-8 miles Southwest of Suires grocery which is South of Kaplan.

[SoggyRedNeck]

Looks great man.

[all star rod]

Originally Posted by SoggyRedNeck

Looks great man.

thanks......now we just need a few inches of rain. this is a freshwater marsh about 2 miles from the intracoastal....our water at avg depth is 1 foot deep.

[Top Dawg]

1 foot is perfect. Actually a little too deep. 6" or less. Ducks love to walk around without gettin their butt wet.