Pit Blinds

[ptaylor]

I'm interested in hearing from persons who have used pit blinds for bow hunting.

i. how did you dig it?
ii. dimensions? construction?
iii. what was your set up? ie. near a feeder? game trail?
iv. how did it work? and what would you do differently?

I'm thinking in areas with relatively easily dug sandy clay soils (i.e. south tx.) this might provide another blind opportunity were "pop-ups" just wont work and there are no good trees.

Thanks for the responses.

[JEFF B]

you should look out for snakes in tx they might like the pit all for them selves lol!!!!  

[Wudstix]

Found a soft spot near San Antonio and dug down about 2 feet.  Built a box blind about 4x4 to shot out of.  The lower profile seemed to alert the critters less.  I was in the shade near some large trees.

[Doug S]

This works well. I take hog wire and make a hollow round hale bale. Wrap it with hay from a couple square bales then run string around it. Then I dig down to allow for my longbow. Killed 2 p&Y this way. If there are round bales in the area it works well. Did a dug out in Africa at a water hole. It worked well. Watch out for snakes when you get in though.

[NDTerminator]

When I dig a pit blind out in the Badlands, I dig the hole deep enough that I can sit on the edge with good room for my feet.  Then brush it in with sage or whatever is handy, and make a couple shooting holes...

[LazerRay]

I was hunting in Wimberly,Tx opening weekend of bowseason when I shifted my weight to shoot a deer and I saw this bad boy popping around at my feet. That pit blind was not big enuff for the both of us. He measured 27" and if I could of brought him to the Snake Farm alive it would of been worth a 1000 bucks to me oh well all I thought was red and yellar kill a fellow!!!! They have a ton of coral snake around Wimberly.

[TexMex]

:eek:    

[BMOELLER]

I thought coral snakes were out in California? Guess I was wrong.

[Bpaul]

red and yellar kill a fellow!!!!

Ok I love animals, but                :eek:

[LazerRay]

It was scary I will say

[Dustin Waters]

i believe i would have needed a change of shorts

[woodchucker]

We're having alot of snow here in NY right now.....(easy diggin'.....no snakes)  

[Joseph]

That is all I hunted out of in Africa when I was there in 2005.  They averaged 4 feet deep, had cinder brick walls built around them and a concrete roof.  They were posistioned by waterholes and the widows were 6 inches wide and 14 to 18 inches tall.  The only thing that took some getting use to was that when I shot it was upwards so you wanted to reverse what you would normally do from a tree stand and shoot lower on the side towards you.  Joseph