Blinds & turkeys

[MikePal]

The material is the only concern for me, how well does it hold up in our Canadian climate.

I've had blinds for many many years. The Fabric has always held up to well to normal usage.
ie; set up for the week of the hunt then taken down, dried, cleaned and stored.

I have left some outback for a long time (Apr thru to Dec) and that resulted in the fabric getting bleached by the sun. That also makes the fabric brittle after 4-5 yrs.

The only damage I ever had to the screen windows was from Mice, Racoons and Porcupines eating it and of course shooting thru it. Never had one rip from 'age related' issues.

With these newer blinds, I'm sure that the fabrics used have only gotten better.

[Tacomaboy25]

I've had blinds for many many years. The Fabric has always held up to well to normal usage.
ie; set up for the week of the hunt then taken down, dried, cleaned and stored.

I have left some outback for a long time (Apr thru to Dec) and that resulted in the fabric getting bleached by the sun. That also makes the fabric brittle after 4-5 yrs.

The only damage I ever had to the screen windows was from Mice, Racoons and Porcupines eating it and of course shooting thru it. Never had one rip from 'age related' issues.

With these newer blinds, I'm sure that the fabrics used have only gotten better.

And they probably put the fabric through vigorous testing before sending it to market.

[js4fn]

We have had blinds out for five years never taken in branch off a tree ice storm killed it
One is 6 years old and still going other than bad zipper

Those new 360 view blinds must have plastic built into them for wind. Not sure how they will hold up

[Tacomaboy25]

We have had blinds out for five years never taken in branch off a tree ice storm killed it
One is 6 years old and still going other than bad zipper

Those new 360 view blinds must have plastic built into them for wind. Not sure how they will hold up

Its interesting how some hold up and others don't. On a neighbours farm the guy that hunts it left up his blind and the wind completely destroyed it.

The two I had up all of the deer season held up well until one of them ended up in the creek during a wind storm.

[punkrockerpj]

can i have one?!?! :P

[rippin_355]

Turkeys have no working memory. A ground blind that is in place for some time will just be the landscape to them. Yes, if it isn't really blending, or has bits blowing in the wind, it may get a bit more attention.

I have always placed mine out well in advance, and if need be, I have a small umbrella style blind that I take for the odd run and gun scenario.

You should watch "My life as a turkey". Turkeys do have a memory. They recognize things that are out of place. If a blind has been there for a while it just becomes normal to them. A horny Tom or Jake is less likely to care if they think they can get some "action"!

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[410001661]

I enjoy hunting from my blind every now and again - especially for the longer sits or when there is a chance to rain. I hunt several different farms so leaving one out is not an option. Just make sure you have a quiet chair - not one that squeaks every time you move.......Attachment 39796

[Tacomaboy25]

I've been debating whether I will use one on rainy days or just not go out. I'm leaning towards not going out if the weather is bad but that my change depending on how successful I've been.

[rick_iles]

You should watch "My life as a turkey". Turkeys do have a memory. They recognize things that are out of place. If a blind has been there for a while it just becomes normal to them. A horny Tom or Jake is less likely to care if they think they can get some "action"!

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Not according to the biologist I worked with during the trap and transfer here. We fed a spot out in a wheat field during the winter. We put shelled corn down for several nights in a row. We had to put a large branch near the corn, stuck into the snow. The bio said turkeys have no memory, and need something to orient to. Without the branch, they would not find the corn each morning.

[finsfurfeathers]

I've been debating whether I will use one on rainy days or just not go out. I'm leaning towards not going out if the weather is bad but that my change depending on how successful I've been.

If you can pick and choose the days you can hunt than warm, calm, sunny days would provide you with the most vocal/ active birds and exciting hunt. For me I have found wet windy days provides for usually a lack luster hunt and a wet bird doesn't make for as pretty a picture. Unfortunately for most you got too hunt when you can and a shelter option can make the best of it in the worst of it.