How much do you guys brush in your pop ups

[ThomastaylorIII]

How much do you guys brush in your pop up blinds for whitetails?

Im going to start using one like a climber and taking it with me where ever i may be hunting, I typically go overboard on brushing it in but if you are going to set one up and then hunt out of it the same day how much would you brush it in?


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[**DONOTDELETE**]

I tie grasses at the edges of the blind, sort of breaking up the hard edge outline. I don't use branches anymore. Ron LaClair and I brushed in one of his real well (he may have pics) with pine boughs. He said that when the wind blew the pine bows made quite a bit of racket.

[horatio1226]

I usually cut out a space in the brush and then put my blind in it.

[Orion]

I haven't used them for deer, but have a fair number of deer come by while hunting turkeys.  For turkeys,I don't brush them in at all.  And the deer can tell.  Most times they become suspicious of the blind and tend to keep their distance, usually 30-40 yards or so.  I've had a few young,dumb ones walk by close, but most move by out of range.  For deer, I would definitely brush it in as much as possible.

[wingnut]

with blinds I believe if you can see it so can a whitetail.  So when using them on deer or hogs a brush the heck out of em.

For turkeys I set em in a field.

LOL

Mike

[owlbait]

Only time I brush in my pop-up is when my brother says my breath is bad    Actually, I haven't seen much difference in deer reaction where I hunt, and that is pressured public land.

[David McLendon]

Brush it out of sight and then climb inside with a Gerber saw and ratchet shears to cut the window openings clear.

[BernieH]

If you have to brush it in that much why not just make a brush blind?

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

Bernie,, That's my line..

[dragon rider]

Maybe because brush blinds don't have mesh windows?

[George D. Stout]

Oh my, that's true, brush blinds don't have mesh windows.  They don't have cup holders or AM/FM either.    

[trapperDave]

lol

[Don Stokes]

[wollelybugger]

They always spotted me in a blind, great for turkeys but better luck out of a blind than in when deer hunting.

[wingnut]

IMHO a brush blind doesn't offer as much cover as the Double Bulls.  Once you brush in the blind you are clean, quiet and complete cover.  Love em for hogs and turkeys.  Going to do more whitetail hunting from ours this year.

Mike

[Don Stokes]

Just wondering... are mulies as sensitive to the blind as whitetails? I'll be taking my blind to ND in two weeks.

[Steelhead]

I use an Apache Pyrimid ground blind sometimes.its more inconspicuous than the doghouse and double bull blinds.I have had some good luck with whitetails using it.I always brush it in and try break up the edges of the blind very well.I also customize the blind a bit buy sewing on the fabric style leaves you can find at craft stores.Seems to help with the whitetails who are way better at picking out a blind than a turkey.

[Gehrke145]

I must be the odd one, Ive never had problems with deer and double bulls (both wt. tails and muleys)  If its real thick cover I'll brush it in to cover up the roof and walls.  If its open I'll just set it next to some thing.

[jonsimoneau]

I normally brush it in so that you cannot see the blind at all.  Otherwise whitetails normally pick it out.  If you set it up well in advance of when you plan to hunt it, the deer will get used to it, and you don't need to brush it in so much.  But if you plan on hunting it within a day or two, it pays to really hide it.

[foxbo]

Pop up blinds help control human scent better than a regular brush blind. They also work much better at keeping the rain off too.