Shooting Blinds on Platforms

[mglenn005]

Anyone have experience placing shooting blinds on platforms. My ultimate goal is to build shooting houses, but at first I was just thinking of putting blinds (already have) on top of the platforms. Rationale: Time and Money. Currently, I have 2 platforms built (5x5) but have not elevated them yet. The blinds will fit onto this platforms without issue. Should I "brush" them in with small cedar trees, even if elevated.

Has anyone done this? How did you brush it in? if so, how did the blinds hold up over a season? sun bleached? In Alabama, our hunting season is 3.5 months, and I would get these out early, so 4.5 month of environments.

mark

 

[wiscwhip]

I think maybe tooln has done this?

 

[4wanderingeyes]

I did it last year, it worked great. But I am going to build a regualr Shack next weekend.

 

[wiscwhip]

I love the "look" out of that stand!

 

[4wanderingeyes]

Thanks, I do as well. It's about a 30 yard shot to the food plot. I wish I knew how to make it a profile picture. This is a back picture.

 

[mglenn005]

How well did it hold up over the course of the season?


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[4wanderingeyes]

How well did it hold up over the course of the season?


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It worked excellent. It held up very solid, even in the wind. I had a Buddy heater in it and had it on low, in temps in the teens, I stayed plenty warm.

 

[mglenn005]

bump. will be updating later today and posting one of my towers.

 

[BJE80]

I've done it.

 

[mglenn005]

We installed our first this past weekend. #2 going up this weekend.

Design: all pressure treated lumber. 5x5' with 3/4" plywood top stained with leftover stain from another project. Used elevator brackets (fantastic and worth it) on 10' 4x4s.

Installed with 2 people and a block and tackle. Couldn't have done it without the pulley system. We will use a tractor on the next one.

Close up picture followed by a distant to show it tucked into the pines. We will put the ladder and blind up closer to hunting season, probably Oct 1.

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[mglenn005]

Front end loader makes these a breeze to install

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[strawhead]

Looks real good. Do you fasten down the bottom flaps to hold it down? Doesn't look like you used the 4 sidewall rope tiedowns?

 

[mglenn005]

No, I'm not anchoring them down. Since I'm just gonna put a blind on them, I don't think the wind could blow them over. The blind would fail in that strong of a wind. When we put a shooting house up (next year), we will anchor


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[tooln]

I put one on with my shadow hunter.

http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/tooln/story_22307/story

Search out my post shadow hunter going up or the above.

 

[strawhead]

No, I'm not anchoring them down. Since I'm just gonna put a blind on them, I don't think the wind could blow them over. The blind would fail in that strong of a wind. When we put a shooting house up (next year), we will anchor


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Do you fasten the blind to the platform?

 

[strawhead]

I put one on with my shadow hunter.

http://s1215.photobucket.com/user/tooln/story_22307/story

Search out my post shadow hunter going up or the above.

Nice job standing up the shadowhunter.

 

[mglenn005]

Do you fasten the blind to the platform?

Yes, will use small screws to secure the blind to the platform.


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[mglenn005]

Now that my blinds are installed, i wish that platform was a little bit bigger so I don't have to crawl in and out of these small triangular blind doors.

Live and learn!


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[bueller]

Now that my blinds are installed, i wish that platform was a little bit bigger so I don't have to crawl in and out of these small triangular blind doors.

Live and learn!

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Yep. A landing porch not only just makes it easier to get in and out, it makes it a ton safer.