I may have wasted my time!

[Mudd]

Some of you may remember last year when I built my fake front blind.

My mistake was putting the mirrored Mylar on the corrugated side which showed through(IMO).

I said back then I intended to re-work it someday and move the mirror portion to the smooth side which I did yesterday.(too hot to hunt)

I think I wasted my time and material.

Here some pictures from last fall.

Before the re-work

   

   

After the re-work

   

I can't tell I did much improvement to the finished product and it's effectiveness as a blind.

What do you think?

God bless,Mudd

[Zmonster]

I think its awesome. I didnt see the earlier post, but I think its a great idea. Effective.

thats actualy kinda neet, but wonder what it would look like in a wooded enviroment?  seems to work good in grassy brushy areas.  

[Mudd]

Here it is in the woods with one of those weird decoys sitting behind it..lol

 

 

[MI_Bowhunter]

I like it!

Edit: Just saw the new pics after I posted, who's hunting who?    LOL

[wtpops]

I see what you mean, there is a lot of distortion. Looks like the surface is not smooth enough. I think it would still be effective though

[Night Wing]

After viewing the "before and after" photos, I like the mylar on the corregated "before" side.

I think the "after" photos have too much distortion, but it's the deer's opinion that really counts.

[straitera]

Is there any glare? If not looks very effective.

[ron w]

I think you should try it and then make a final choice. If you get game walking by and they don't notice....I guess your good!

[Tajue17]

it may be nothing but I say since your this far along with it is to get some camo fabric or cut something and put it along that top edge just to distort the  outline a little because it may draw some curiosity stares which maybe nothing but it may draw attention to your head and the tip of your bow behind it.

after thinking about it if you put some rolled up cones or tubes along the top edge and fastened them there that would be a cool way to use different grasses or branches from the terrain your hunting it and it matches..

nice blind though!! T

[JamesKerr]

I would let the deer decide Mudd. I think you will find that they both were effective options.

[Bjorn]

That looks good Mudd! But our eyes do not see the same as theirs; as long as it does not move, reflect or stand out I don't think they will notice it much either way.
I have found deer and even a moose laying in the shade of a truck!

[LimBender]

Looks interesting!  Any real world experience using it?

I think I saw a commercial mirrored blind - but it was a perfect mirror.  I think you are on to something with the mirror being imperfect, which makes the colors and patterns blend in.

I also kinda like the first one better, but it's different areas so hard to tell.

Keep us posted.

[30coupe]

It's going to look more like this to the deer:

 

I wonder, can you tip the top back toward you so it looks more like the background (trees) instead of the ground? I don't think it will matter much to the deer though.

[lpcjon2]

Looks good, and at worst you could turn it around at noon and get a tan...LOL In that one pic I thought the deer were hunting you.

[Owlgrowler]

I think it looks pretty good, better in the tall grass than the mature woods. I'll bet in a brushy spot it would be great.

[DennyK]

I think it looks good, with possible exception of maybe putting a couple larger tree branches in front of it to break up the outline of the mirror material. I sure would give it a try.

[Flingblade]

Mudd,  I've got one of the ghostblinds you are copying there and I think yours is very close.  If the surface was more smooth I think it would blend better especially at the top of the blind where the distortion is.  Also, I think you will find you will want it taller.  Ghostblind is even selling extensions for theirs now but yours looks shorter by 6" or so than mine.  You may also want to cut the small viewing holes in the blind.  When the animals are really close you want to stay low and look through the viewing ports.  I haven't killed anything from mine yet but I did have a hen turkey walk by at less than 5 yards that never knew I was there and a deer at 10 yards that didn't know I was there until I stood up.  Then he turned inside out.  I didn't shoot because it was past legal shooting time.  I don't know how much movement I will be able to get away with above the blind but I'm sure not much.  Deciding the right time to draw will be the key.  I've also found it works better if you're not skylined and don't have a tree directly behind you.  A tree behind you makes it look as though the trunk is growing out of the air.  Good luck with it and let us know how it works in the field!

[Friend]

Let us know how she works.

I believe this particular blind concept has a lot of opportunity and growth.

One idea, which infact may seem quite lame to some, would be to possibly extend the height and possibly incorporate some shoot thru windows.

Another possibility would be to have a 360.