Elevated Deer Hunting Blind (6x8) - Full Tour!
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- Follow along as I explain some of the methods I used to build and elevate this shooting box/deer blind. Some ideas are mine, some are borrowed from others. I can't wait to hunt out of it!
SORRY FOR THE SHAKING IN THE VERY BEGINNING AND END! I WASN'T AWARE UNTIL LATER ON. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
This is my first blind of any kind th-cam.com/users/postUgkxLQGtOO9dXIsNktEeycGoIT6jtJJNTScA so nothing to compare it to. After I receive it, I set it up and left it outside at home for a couple of months to let it start smelling more like outside than human. So far I've been very happy with it. Very roomy - I hunt alone but could easily fit another person comfortably. Put one bolt through the shoot-through mesh, and works as advertised. I've ordered another one, so this noob is totally satisfied. One caveat - the included stakes are pretty useless; you'll want to order something more substantial. I haven't had it long enough to rate durability, but zero issues so far.
"wind storm with 100 mph+ winds"... that's called a tornado lol. Cool blind setup I'm 100% jealous!
Perfect and excellently built using whatever you have laying around. This is exactly why it’s so hard for me to throw anything away….you just never know when you might need it!
You usually need it the day after you get rid of it, that thing you've tripped over for the previous 10 years 😆
What a great hunting stand. I've been wanting to build some myself and this definitely gave me some good ideas - so thanks.
Thanks for all the ideas. Just turned 49 and I’m building my first hunting blind and your videos have helped tremendously.
You're welcome. Hope your build goes well and good luck hunting!
Warm, safe, cheap, sturdy; awesome! Perfect. Good luck!
Great job on the whole build! The steps and window magnets are the best, thanks for the video!
Thanks!!
Consider installing a Screech Owl nest box on the South side of your hunting blind. They will reduce the rodents and ticks in your forest area.
Interesting!!
@@UncleBucks a lot of these ticks have a complex two year life cycle involving more than one host. The second nymph stage involves rodents and birds. Forest mice are our most infected rodent, LYME disease and other bad stuff. There just are not enough old big trees with hollow cavities suitable for nesting. Nice build, good video, your high school carpentry shop teacher would be proud.
Thanks for sharing. Some great ideas that I can definitely benefit from.
Outstanding build! Working on one myself so thanks for the tips. Love the idea of a bow window. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome!
Thanks for the great ideas, going to build a 6X8 blind for another hunting property in the mid-west where the weather can really get nasty, as in the recent tornados that destroyed lots of Kentucky. Prayers for the families that lost loved ones.
Great build, kudos for recycling a bunch of materials and saving money! You will be VERY comfortable while hunting- hope your dad can get out, too. Cherish those memories.
Thank you Tedd!
That’s a great build, I repurpose a lot also. My Son & I have fun with the sand blaster we made making old stuff nice again, good fun
Very impressive build. My uncle and I built one back in 2018 and boy did it seem to bother the deer. This season, 2022, is the first season I can honestly say the deer no longer notice it. My advice for anyone looking to do a build is, be patient with the deer population as it appears it will take a generation or 2 until the deer settle in around it.
I've had mixed results with them myself. With some, they aren't bothered by them right away. With others, same outcome as yours.
Brett -
For anyone who has ever wanted to build a blind & didn't know where to start here is plan. Anyone would be proud to copy your plan & would enjoy every minute they spend out there and only wish they had built one sooner !
Thanks for the Great video & the time it took you to go thru and itemize start to finish !
Glad you liked it! Good luck out there in the deer woods this season!
Very well thought out blind I love it
I have built (and torn down) a few blinds over the years at our ranch in south Texas. You sir, have done a fantastic job. So many similarities to our “Big Blind”-repurposed door/windows, use of carpet, shelves, magnets, etc. I hope you have many great hunts and create a life time of memories in you blind.
Thank you! I appreciate your supportive comment!
Very nice lots of things i didn't think of and im bout to build one so thx! Love the bathroom!
Very nice job and design. Im 67 and started putting up enclosed elevated box blinds on my Wi farm. At my age comfort means a lot to this worn out body. Im not a believer in peeing close to my hunting spots as some people do. Been a bow hunter since age 12.
Thanks!! I completely agree that there's nothing wrong with being comfortable and keeping warm, especially after decades of freezing out there!
After what I went through today freezing my ass off I think this hide a way is just perfect! Let the vegetation and scrub grow around it leaving yourself a trail to entrance and I think you'll be very pleased with what you have done. Especially with your nice feed lot.
I still prefer hunting from a ladder stand buy sure do enjoy it on those really cold days, which is most of our gun season. After 30+ years of toughing out the cold, I have no regrets!
Excellent blind. Hope you had a good season. I took apart the kid's playhouse and have been wanting to build something similar. I like the tie downs. The wind has been a concern. Thanks for posting.
Love this!! Nice job!
Nice vid guy....recycle stuff was impressive....nice place...lots of thinking and creative work...
Looks awesome! Looks comfortable enough to run to when the lady boss gets mad.
I think this is amazing. A lot of interesting details. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
I've built about a dozen hunting blinds and sold them over the years. But finally building one for myself. And even after all the blinds I have built, I got new ideas from this video. Thanks alot. I will share my build when I get it finished.
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I stupidly lost the account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me!
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@Dominic Azariah Thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Dominic Azariah It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thanks so much, you really help me out!
@Rylan Carl You are welcome :)
Pretty nice blind. Thanks for the video. It gives me some ideas on when I build one at my food plot here in Maine.
Nice stand and cool idea for a urinal!! Looks nice and cozy inside!
Nice stand and great video, this gave me a couple ideas for my next build.
Great tips, love the ladder!
Extremely well thought out, well done. Thank you
Thank you!
Great job! Looks great.
Great build! I like the way you built the ladder. I'm going to use your idea and make a couple ladders like that for mine..
The urinal is genius! Well done.
Very nicely done!
Excellent Job! Good job using materials you had and I don't think it's over built at all!
Thank you Chris!
Looks good. My family built them in thr back of "truck bed trailers" so they could be moved easily. They all had heaters too 😉
I'm considering building a blind. Thanks for sharing yours
Great job, thanks for sharing 👍
Looks good good luck I really like some of the thugs you did ..thank ypu
Cool setup, super excited to start my tower blind
what a great set up!! copying the field and the stand. thanks
Thanks! Good luck with your progress. It's a rewarding process!
I like your use of PVC pipe for window closure locks!
Being rounded they are less likely to "hang up" on the window edges.
I may have to change out the ones on my "commercial" blind.
I sure like how they operate. Thanks for the comment & good luck hunting.
I love it, great job
Love the pvc window locks think I'm going to switch mine over to that. I also did the funnel and hose and I just carry a small bottle of water to pour down it after using. Once I hit 45 I was done sitting in cold tree stands.
Glad you got some ideas. Yep, same for me at about that same age. By the time mid November rolls around and bow season is winding down, I don't want to freeze during the whole gun season too. I've had enough of the cold wind by then.
Super nice blind! I’ve watched a ton of videos and your blind is one of the best, probably the best $/$.
Love the funnel and agree that pee is pee. Have a great season.
You're welcome. Good luck out there to you!
Holy crap this is amazing!
Great job. You saved a ton of cash by maximizing the use of recycled items. Hats off to you !
Thanks!!
Excellent job with your raised blind, & food plant to manage your wild life.
Thank you Ron!
Great build. In Texas wasps are a huge issue because it doesnt freeze enough to kill them till late in the season. Your landing and awning over the door are going to be wasp nest magnets. We use Downy dryer sheets to keep the wasps away from our blinds. I read it somewhere that it irritates them and tried it. It works. We staple some in the corners where they like to build nests and hang a few wasp traps in near by trees in August to clear them out. I have had blinds literally covered on the inside with red wasps. Beautiful work btw.
Thank you. We do have a little trouble with wasps too but you are right, only for the early part of season here in WI. I've seen posts where others put mock nests up such as a paper bag to deter new ones from being made. Not sure if it really works. I've not tried it.
I had wasp issues too, Michigan here. I bought some of those fake wasp nests on Amazon and it works like a charm. Just make sure they are up before wasps make a nest, early spring here. Not sure if that'll work for you in a warmer climate.
Nice job, good hunting!
Nice build man! I’m itching to make one myself. I like the idea of the landscape materials before you put the sheathing on. Save on painting time.
It's awesome, I love it!
Man. That's quite a set up. Good job!
Thanks!
Great build! Until I saw your funnel, I was thinking of your landing as the “pee porch” lol. Enjoy yourself and good luck this season!
No need to expose yourself on the cold LOL. Thank you.
@@UncleBucks Dang right you know the deal.
Nice build, good luck and be safe !
Good job.. like What you did with the angle irons from the old bedframe I’m glad I save some of those, we don’t get no snow here in Georgia so I didn’t have to worry about that on my ladder and I’m using two by fours for my steps. Good job everything looks great good luck hunting
Thank you! Best of luck to you as well.
A True example of “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure”
Excellent deer blind, nice job!! Careful on that ladder, that could be a real shin gouger if you slip.
After using that ladder in the winter, I decided to keep it that way. I think it's safer than one with 2x4 steps, and also more quiet. Snow and ice doesn't accumulate on the angle iron steps like it does on 2x4 steps.
Great build
Nicely done. I’d add railing on the top entry ledge. Even if it’s only rope. If you’ve been in it all morning with freezing rain blowing down, it could be very slick when you go to exit the blind. Very nice.
Great suggestion and reasoning. Thank you!
Nice job ! 👍
That is a well thought out blind
Very Thoughtful ,,, You'll enjoy that for yrs.
Nicely done. As a bow hunter, I especially like the archery window! Neat idea.
Thank you. After a few seasons of use, that's often the only window I open while bowhunting. I can't hear much outside, which isn't so great, but my movement is well concealed due to outside reflection on the other windows. Since it's much colder while gun hunting, I keep them all closed and only open the bow window when it's time to use the gun, if the deer is in that direction, which is almost always the case. The vertical window is definitely my favorite one!
@@UncleBucks Fortunately I live in a semi tropical climate in central MS so we really get very little cold weather. So for me, I just open the windows, sit behind a wall panel so the deer can't spot me easily, wear camo, and stay still. In an elevated stand, and if the woods are dry, I can hear any deer walking from at least 30 or 40 yards away with the windows open. I don't own any small heaters but just wear insulated bib overalls and a good hunting jacket.
Deer are extremely curious creatures. If I sit extremely still, I can actually sit on an open platform or just a bucket leaned against a tree. Deer have walked to within a few yards just to see if I am alive, I suppose. I've had hawks and owls land within a few feet of my position. Once I had a squirrel sit on the edge of my deer stand with me just about two feet away. It's all dependent upon learning how to sit still and not move.
Your blind is a real castle in the woods. I like it!
@Trehan Creek Outdoors Well said! Most of my archery hunting is from ladder stands and hang on stands. When gun season rolls around, I've usually had enough of being cold. I really struggle with sitting still as well, so it's also nice to be able to move around some after months of not being able to. Wishing you hunting success!
That's a pretty cool blind I must of missed the part about the heater in the front wall.
Turns out I forgot to explain the details on that part once I got inside! I posted a video recently though on my channel though about installing a cubby just like that. th-cam.com/video/-2wwK8IDmnE/w-d-xo.html
amazing build!!
Nice setup 👍🏻
Did a great job...only thing I would add is a guard rail on the ladder and standing platform, but that’s just me. Awesome job!
Thank you! I thought about that also and might do that.
Great job. !!
Awesome job
Butafull job best video on building a blind
Thank you Wayne!
Nice build. The best part will be when you get your first nice buck out if this nice blind. Best of hunting to you.
Thank you. Really looking forward to it!
Great looking stand
Thanks Kurt!
Hey sitting on a chair strapped to a tree is for the young guns, as we get older comfort is what I want.
I'm probably ur dad's age group and I love all the comfort I can get plus I still love to hunt. I'd love to have a blind like that..
Comfort wasn't a priority for me for my first 30 years of deer hunting, but that's changing for me also. Doesn't take much to lose interest anymore with uncontrollable shivering and a sore back!
Perfect dude. Just right.
Looks good!
Not overbuilt at all. My wife and I are about to turn 60 and we both try our best to make things very comfortable for us and also our young grandchildren. We want them to at least be comfortable coming to observe the wildlife and hopefully take out a few of those pesky feral hogs that we have no shortage of. Our non hunting daughter in law has even taken to going for that! We figure the more comfortable it is the longer you'll stay. By making it safer to enter and exit my older siblings are good with going up and down the ladders or stairs. I hate rebuilding every few years so build it strong and put some "OOPS" paint from Lowes or Home depot paint department on it every 4 or 5 years. Great job!
That's great! I agree, do it right the first time and why not be comfortable if you can. I've put my time in over the years being uncomfortable and shivering. It's nice to not endure that if it can be possible. Hoping to get 30 seasons out of it! Thank you and good hunting!
Looks amazing man. Keep up the good work. I'll be building one this spring out of pallets. Maybe I'll post it.
Thanks Jeremy & good luck with your build 👍🏻
Great ideas!
Nice stand. Us Texans pray for any cool breeze late November. There’s been several years I’ve hunted in shorts and no shirt out of my box blind, it gets hot here sometimes so we keep windows open nearly the whole hunting season.
Thanks James! Being too warm almost never happens here in WI. We're thinking of ways to heat our blinds while you're thinking of ways to cool them! Our archery season starts mid September though, so the warm weather here is usually done. I did get a taste of some warm weather hunting in Missouri this fall. I was in a Banks blind. Tried to tough it out with the windows closed, but a guy can only take off so many clothes while hunting without it becoming weird, lol.
Don’t worry if you overbuilt it.
That’s way better than under building it.
Very nice work !
Thanks! I agree, and I sure enjoy hunting in comfort when the cold weather kicks in!
Great stand!
Awesome set up! I’m also a northern WI deer hunter. You should add a pair of blind slippers and change from boots to those. In my blind I have a small fan near the heater blowing hot air towards the ground to help keep my feet warm.
That's a good idea! My feet are always the first thing that gets cold. I might add another small fan for that. They are cheap enough.
Very nice blind
Nice stand. I'm going to post a video of my and I'm building a new one this year. I've been one last year and of course wood was more expensive than, but I used some wood that a person took off a old barn and things like that. I stand looks pretty similar to yours in so many ways.. maybe it's because I used the elevator brackets as well.
You built the over 40 all time dream stand🍻🍻🍻👍🍻👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻👍
Brilliant repurposing of materials. I recommend putting some blocks under it to get it off the ground enough to slow rot. Might also treat the exposed wood and metal. You will enjoy this thing for many years.
The 4x4s are pressure treated for direct contact with the dirt, they are buried in the ground for stability.
Nice blind. 🏆
Looks like just off Hwy 48. We are North of 48 & Cumberland. Great stand Brett!
Thanks!! Little further south, but still north of Hwy 8.
Nice box blind! My son and I built one very similar this year. Ours is right on the edge of the woods and I have windows on all 4 sides so I can hunt the woods or the field. Because of that, our entry is different than yours ... we get in and out through a trap door in the floor. Another difference is our windows open down. But, one big similarity is that the vast majority of the building materials were free/repurposed. The only way to go. I've already shot one out of it, so hoping for a really good season. Good luck to you and let us know how you do.
Thank you! The trap door concept has it's benefits. It's definitely a stealthier access. I was thinking of doing a regular door v.s. trap door video sometime. Congratulations on the deer harvest already this season!
I think you did a GREAT JOB with this....those anchors are key...now put a TRAIL CAM watching it for the touch holes that wants to phuck it up !!! * thumbs up from Lake George, NY ..!
Thank you. It's not visible from the road, and now located in the center of my property. Fortunately, there hasn't been any trespassers or vandalization so far.
@@UncleBucks ...good luck this year !!!
Nice job man
Thanks!!
It looks great. Wish I could hunt with that type of comfort.
After many years of working hard and saving up money, it was nice to finally have my own property to do things like this with. I wish this for anyone who dreams of it.
Brett Moravitz it’s well deserved my friend. Have a great season and I wish you a freezer full of delicious venison!👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great boxblind
No sir you built it Perfect
Well done sir. would love to see a video of you hunting from it lets see the final product in use!
Thank you Will. I'll see what I can do with putting together a video (of hopeful success) when the time comes...
A++ Video!!! Excellent setup you built! The only thing you forgot is the Kegorator! :-) Good luck!
Thank you!
We are definitely cut from the same cloth. 💪🏼