Perfect natural ground blind

[roundball]

Went after squirrels with a flinter this morning...didn't see a hair in 3 hours.

BUT.....I stumbled across a heavily used deer trail in a section of bottom I hadn't explored before, leading up to a few acres of thicket...and 30-40 yards from a spot on that trail is a perfect natural ground blind...about 20' up a hillside overlooking the floor of the bottom.

A gigantic white oak tree probably 100' tall and about 3' thick uprooted recently, and when it fell over the ends of a lot of uppernmost branches came down on both sides of another big tree...sitting at the base of the good tree, the blowdown's limbs form a big "V" around the base, sticking out 8-10' past it on either side.

Going to trim some shooting lanes and get it prepared...will definitely try it this fall...heck it's only 9-10 months to the rut...gotta get started!

 

[Dave K]

I always am looking for the perfect natural blind. I remember about 3 yrs. ago I found three huge trees that had fell together and they formed like a 8ft. triangle on the ground, near their stump ends. It was late bow season so I thought it would be a perfect place to set up. As I was stomping out a place in the snow to sit and I finally did sit down,but something was jabbing me in the seat. I reached down to clear this jabbing and from under the snow pulled out a tremendous shed. Deer, must of thought it was a good place as well.

 

[shmrck1]

roundball,
That is what I spend most of my
squirrel hunting doing, looking for deer sign,
trails and possible blind spots. Time in the woods
in never wasted time, that is for sure.
snake-eyes :hatsoff:

 

[roundball]

roundball,
That is what I spend most of my
squirrel hunting doing, looking for deer sign,
trails and possible blind spots. Time in the woods
in never wasted time, that is for sure.
snake-eyes :hatsoff:

Same here...I go in the woods for a lot of reasons year round whether it's squirrels, turkey, walking a piece of new ground, etc...and underlying it all is the constant search for things related to deer hunting...ie: while slipping around for a squirrel today I was constantly looking for trails, sheds...all the other hunting activities are good but they're really just marking time until the next deer season rolls around

 

[playfarmers]

I thought I was the only one like that. I am always looking for good spots. I found a great spot on the last day of grouse season this year. It is at a bend in the creek. There is a natural trail fallowing the bend in the creek with a bunch of tall poplar trees along the side of it. I spotted 4 deer as I went through, and would have had no problem shooting any of them, had the season been open. Scouting is the real reason for me getting a grouse licence.

 

[howdydoit]

me and me boy do the same and we found a little indent in the ground that a tree had fallen across a while ago. so we are now pulling deadwood up to make a ver nice cozy blind for next year.

when hunting always looking towards next season ( what ever season comes next that is)

 

[Stumpkiller]

I had one of those once. Long ago while still hunting I paused on the edge of a mature Hemlock forest at the head of a little spring that opened into a creek; which time had opened to a deep gully just below. Nearby was open field and thick cover, and it was on the edge of a steep rise. A natural funnel. I found a blow down and, just after I plopped my butt down a six point came down the hill and stood 30 yards away looking down hill and offered me the perfect broadside.

I went back to that spot for 25 years and 80% of the opening days I was rewarded for it. One year I had an eight point arrive and BED DOWN(!) at 120 yards or so. I oozed like tree fungus getting into position and aligned that shot for what seemed like 20 minutes until I had my self and gun aligned so I was happy. He never stood up. Several times I had two deer down before 9:00 AM. Two years ago the furniture company that owned the spot went to paid leases for hunting rights. * sigh *.

 

[jethro224]

roundball,
That is what I spend most of my
squirrel hunting doing, looking for deer sign,
trails and possible blind spots. Time in the woods
in never wasted time, that is for sure.
snake-eyes :hatsoff:

That's what I was gonna say... :thumbsup: