are ground blinds safe
09-22-2010, 05:04 PM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: N/W WI.
Posts: 814
How safe are the pop up type ground blinds? Someone suggested a ground blind so I'm looking for some more information and trying to see if they are safe? I was at Dicks's and they had orange patches on the blind but didn't know how well a hunter could see it walking through the woods. I will be using a shotgun deer hunting.
09-22-2010, 06:20 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,473
If you're talking about public land, for sure wrap something blaze orange around a tree next to your blind. You'll have to feel it out, but usually public land is not very crowded during the week. On the weekends, well...
09-22-2010, 08:13 PM
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: defiance,ohio
Posts: 557
what are you answering? not to bash you but a ground blind is one of the safest places to be when hunting, as long as you know the area. gotta shake my head in disbelief on this answer to this ?. wow! did you even read the ??
09-22-2010, 08:28 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,473
09-22-2010, 11:32 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
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You should be safe no matter what the situation is or where you are.
Some of it is up to you but you can only do so much to protect yourself. The person pulling the trigger is 100% responsible for everything that bullet does till it stops.No matter the age, gender or exerience.Regardless what pressure their under and or who tells them to shoot.If somebody ever shot at me, They better get me on the first shot cause I will beat him to an inch of their life.There is no excuse for it.This is the only time I'd ever think about hitting a girl.Yep it happens but that's when they should have there hunting rights and privledges revoked for life.
Some of it is up to you but you can only do so much to protect yourself. The person pulling the trigger is 100% responsible for everything that bullet does till it stops.No matter the age, gender or exerience.Regardless what pressure their under and or who tells them to shoot.If somebody ever shot at me, They better get me on the first shot cause I will beat him to an inch of their life.There is no excuse for it.This is the only time I'd ever think about hitting a girl.Yep it happens but that's when they should have there hunting rights and privledges revoked for life.
09-23-2010, 03:28 AM
#17
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 51
Thats what I am worried about, is other people trying to be as safe as I'm trying to be. I've bought my dad and myself a blaze orange vest to wear since we are having to hunt on public land this year. I bought him a new orange hat since he's was the orange and black, it was getting old.
09-23-2010, 04:57 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
When in our ground blind at my buddys house I don't worry to much about stray led until I hear people on opening day start shooting at first light and it sounds like they are shooting at ducks not deer.
09-23-2010, 06:43 AM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Warren MI
Posts: 450
I would get one of those hunter orange tops for your ground blind or put an orange hat on top of it if your going to use it during rifle season. I had a hunter set up literally 15 feet away from me when I was in my ground blind a 2 seasons ago. He never saw me, I usually put an orange hat on top of my blind now.
09-23-2010, 07:09 AM
#20
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 320
That's a requirement in some states for public land. Check your local regulations...probably a good idea even if it isn't required.