Typically, 4 sides, roof, door, bench seat, ladder, tag moved to the blind, brushed.....

 

...And you're planning on seriously huntin' that blind as a serious Duckhunter,..and you've built it for purposes of huntin',..

HOW MANY SIDES DOES IT HAVE?
one
DO YOU MAKE A TOP FOR IT?
no
DO YOU BUILD A DOOR TO GET INSIDE OR DO YOU LEAVE IT OPEN?
no
DO YOU BUILD A SEAT IN IT TO SIT ON?
no
DO YOU MAKE A LADDER TO GET IN THE BLIND WITH IF NECCESSARY FOR ACCESS?
if necessary, but in this case no
DO YOU CLEAN OUT THE OSPREY NESTS?
not applicable
DO YOU BUSH IT UP?
sometimes, usually the morning of the hunt with local cut branches
DO YOU MAINTAIN THE BLIND?
yes
DO YOU LEAVE THE LICENSE PLATE ATTATCHED TO THE STAKE AFTER BUILDING THE BLIND OR DO YOU TAKE IT OFF AND ATTATCH IT TO THE BLIND?
usually the stake is part of the blind

Not talking about a boat blind/hide that you'll pull your boat in..Talking about a simple shore blind. And if anyone reading this doesn't have or build blinds because you hunt a Floatin' blind..participate anyway..tell how you would build a blind and does your floatin' blind conceal you 360deg. or do ya' only have 3 sides? How 'bout a top for your Floatin' blind, got one, or do the sides come close enough together when assembled to take care of that ?

Just curious..
:beer:

I have access to some large well built water blinds, but the one in the example above is one of my shore blinds in a very small navigable creek with marsh surrounding the area. All the blind is, is 3 2x4s and some burlap its about 3' tall and 6' long. I stand or sit on the shore behind the burlap /cut brush and have great success there. Most people would call it a dummy/ghost blind but it gets hunted multiple time per season, it was built for the purpose of hunting ducks and its size and construction is appropriate for the location.

My floater is a different story all together.....360 degree concealment, grassed, roof, comfortable seats, cooler, food, drinks, stove, extra clothes, if you need it its probably in my floater, and if its not it will be there next time.

 

4 sides, bench, typically no roof so that we can shoot behind us or straight up quickly, brushed with cedar, most arent tall enough for a ladder, yes the blinds are rebrushed when needed....and what is this plate you speak of?

 

I have access to some large well built water blinds, but the one in the example above is one of my shore blinds is in a very small navigable creek with marsh surrounding the area. All the blind is, is 3 2x4s and some burlap its about 3' tall and 6' long. I stand or sit on the shore behind the burlap /cut brush and have great success there. Most people would call it a dummy/ghost blind but it gets hunted multiple time per season, it was built for the purpose of hunting ducks and its size and construction is appropriate for the location.

:clapping: And I guarantee there's evidence that it has been hunted..Some of the best hunts I've ever had was wrapped up in burlap sittin' on the shore in cover without a blind at 'tall..
There's a difference Whipper' with what you're doing with that than what others do with the same thing..

:beer:

 

HOW MANY SIDES DOES IT HAVE?
3
DO YOU MAKE A TOP FOR IT?
yes
DO YOU BUILD A DOOR TO GET INSIDE OR DO YOU LEAVE IT OPEN?
yep
DO YOU BUILD A SEAT IN IT TO SIT ON?
yessir
DO YOU MAKE A LADDER TO GET IN THE BLIND WITH IF NECCESSARY FOR ACCESS?
yes
DO YOU CLEAN OUT THE OSPREY NESTS?
eagle in one and and osprey in other
DO YOU BUSH IT UP?
You have to. 300 pine trees each
DO YOU MAINTAIN THE BLIND?
yes
DO YOU LEAVE THE LICENSE PLATE ATTATCHED TO THE STAKE AFTER BUILDING THE BLIND OR DO YOU TAKE IT OFF AND ATTATCH IT TO THE BLIND?
the stake is part of the blind

For my deepwater blinds I build a roof over mine due to rain and wind on the open water. I also, build a shelf for shells and stuff, coat hooks, locking door. and other odds and ends.

For the blinds on our marsh property/impoundments. all have four sided blinds as above. the impounments are hunted from layout blinds and next year the blinds will be in the berms half underground. A TON OF WORK!

 

HOW MANY SIDES DOES IT HAVE? 4
DO YOU MAKE A TOP FOR IT? Yes
DO YOU BUILD A DOOR TO GET INSIDE OR DO YOU LEAVE IT OPEN? Depends on the size of the blind
DO YOU BUILD A SEAT IN IT TO SIT ON? depends on the size, we had a sofa in one
DO YOU MAKE A LADDER TO GET IN THE BLIND WITH IF NECCESSARY FOR ACCESS? yes
DO YOU CLEAN OUT THE OSPREY NESTS? nope, havent had a problem with them in a long time
DO YOU BUSH IT UP? Yea, probably to much
DO YOU MAINTAIN THE BLIND? Yes
DO YOU LEAVE THE LICENSE PLATE ATTATCHED TO THE STAKE AFTER BUILDING THE BLIND OR DO YOU TAKE IT OFF AND ATTATCH IT TO THE BLIND? Attach it to the blind right at the door

 

Ours is a 9X16 floater. The floor sits on styrofoam billets. We built a wall to divided the back from the front. The shooting area is 4x16 with a 1 foot overhang to get out of the rain. The back area is 4x16 as well. We have a camper stove & small table in the back. We have a door on it that latches shut. the entrance from the back to the front of the blind is covered with a larger peice of rubber roofing. we brush it every fall with oak branches. Our floor is one foot wider that the blind itself for balance, the extra foot of floor on the front doubles as a dog hide when we place a cattle panel at a 45 degree angle then cover in brush. The front wall is 3 ft high while the rest of the walls are just over 6 ft with a bit of a pitch for drainage. we dont have permantent seats but we do bring foldable stools. we also have a 10' stepup that is 2 ft wide in the hunting area to get us away from the brush that surrounds shooting hole

 

I know that no one in this state has built more shore blinds then I and none of the questions needs a answer from me for when a blind is done it is blended into the natural area so the birds haven't a clue of it .
No brag , just fact .

:hammer: LD :hammer:

 

I know that no one in this state has built more shore blinds then I and none of the questions needs a answer from me for when a blind is done it is blended into the natural area so the birds haven't a clue of it .
No brag , just fact .

:hammer: LD :hammer:

............. :lol: :lol: No doubt Lew,..but I can't be too much farther behind ya'..If you have a blind in Winter Harbor, you're gonna' become, (within two seasons), an expert "Duckblind Manufacturer", :yes: :lol3:

 

All depends on what you are hunting. My response below is in regard to puddlers and geese. Divers, you can build most anything to break your outline and they will work readily.

Four sides.

door and ladder doesn't make or break it...just a function of it's use.

Roof, IMO, is a must. We typically build a roof that only covers the back half of the blind, so when you sit on the bench you are back under roof. The shadow and brush on the roof hides the hunters. Remember, birds don't see blind from water level (talking puddlers and geese), but they are up in the air looking down. No roof means they see movement, colors, whatever. Also, the roof is low enough that you can shoot behind you over the roof if you have to.

Use brush that fits the surroundings if you can and avoid it looking like a box...3-D the brush if you can.

 

One of our shore blinds is 12 ft long, 4 foot at the bottom and 2.5 foot at the top, burlap, chainlink, pines or cedars. we brush in layers and out from the blind 5-10 ft. to cut down on the "box" look. Since the hurricanes we have been planking the bottom and leaving gaps to let the tide rise & fall thru the blind. shelves, bench seat, notch out on shelf for gun to rest. Also have planks down on the marsh to help hide the "trail" to the blind. Dog ramp and license. You can throw one of these blinds up in a couple hours (pre -fab). Simple, easy and comfortable way to shoot ducks.

 

Also have planks down on the marsh to help hide the "trail" to the blind.

:clapping: :clapping: ...I.G.,..you're one of the few, and I mean one of the very few Duckhunters that I've heard mention this.. :thumbsup:
I've had fellas' kinda' "chuckle" and subtley roll their eyes when I tell 'em that I NEVER take the same route to or from the boat to the blind after hiding it or going to get it..I always walk around the shore to keep from making "crop circles", (lines), in the marsh..You'd be surprized what those lines look like from the sky.
Got my vote I.G.,
:beer:

 

Since this thread is about blind building, heres something we try to do and I believe it helps, I try to pick up empty gunshells after each volley and definitely after every hunt, when you have four guys shootin hard, empties can get all over the blind & marsh. Those shiny gunshells draw attention not only to a wise puddler circling the decoys but also a "lazy'" hunter who might want to sneek down to someones blind during an off day. We also try to play the wind & sun to our advantage and use the shadows as much as possible, yes its nice to have your wind at your back but on sunny days, we might set up with a cross or quarter wind just to have the ducks looking into the sun. :shades:

 

We also try to play the wind & sun to our advantage and use the shadows as much as possible, yes its nice to have your wind at your back but on sunny days, we might set up with a cross or quarter wind just to have the ducks looking into the sun. :shades:

Was in a creek off the Rappahannock over the weekend fishin', and I couldn't believe how many blinds were built facing in a North/Northwesterly direction..and a few facing East

Sometimes a fella' doesn't have any choice because of the layout of the land, but some of these blinds certainly could have been done differently...If it were me, I'd have built 'em facing in a more Southerly direction.

 

Appreciate everyones' input. Pretty much re-enforces what I assumed all along, and that is that for the most part..Most want to build a blind with concealment as a priority..as in more than 3 sides, (depending), and you'll bush a blind up and construct it so that it'll last for a while,... something more than just a 2x4 frame...
:beer:

 

Concealment IMO makes the blind , what is in the inside makes no nevermind if you can't see it . Require that the inside be concealed during the 60 day (splits as well) season .

:yes: LD :hammer:

 

First thing you do is burn down the other blinds in the area.
The best way to accomplish this is to start what appears to be a natural fire.

 

:lol: :lol: ..Good one Tuck'..