Portable hunting blinds?

Can anyone recommend any of the portable tent-type hunting blinds on the market for the upcomign deer season in north central Texas? I will be on a 450 acre lease with some forest and meadows with a fair amount of tree growth (e.g., scrub oaks).

I tried a ladder stand last year, but the only deer I was able to see were when I was on the ground, so a ground blind seems to make more sense. This would be for the firearm season, so a shoot-through blind (as for archery) would also need to work with a rifle.

Do the scent control blinds work as advertised? Are these types of blinds noisy when one moves around inside? For those of you who use them, what do you sit on inside? How is visibility?

If you have any thoughts or recommendations, please also include your reasoning.

Many thanks!

Greg S.

Hi Greg,

I had the pleasure of hunting from a Double Bull Blind this past spring for turkeys. I found this blind to be quick to set up, not too bad to move around and very convenient to hunt from. It's roomy and quiet. We took along some folding camp chairs and were very comfortable.

( Don't know the brand) and I had two dear walk within six feet from me!!! and looked at me! I was sitting in a lawn chair.

I have used one my son-in-law bought that is a pop-up. It's shaped much like an 'igloo' with four spring hoops that stretch the material taught. Two fiberglass bows run from corner to corner to hold the top up. It must take all of five minutes to get it set up and staked down. Taking it down and folding it up takes about the same. That scent control is more likely a sales gimick. Set your blind down wind, or at least cross wind, and if possible a little uphill from where you expect the deer to be moving and scent won't be a problem. The fabric blind is certainly less noisy than any other I know of. Take a folding camp chair with you. Might I suggest you make or buy a shooting bipod tall enough to shoot over while sitting in the chair. The windows should unzip from the top so you can adjust the height of the opening. Visibility is OK. And it should keep you dry except in a heavy storm.

Bill Van Houten (USA Ret)

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