Anybody make a ground blind using the leafy cut material? If so any pics?

Are talking about a freestanding, enclosed blind, or just blind material?

Kanati,

I have used die-cut (leafy) and camo bug mesh for quick hides. Was not happy with the shine on the backside of the die cut, nor its durability and propensity for snagging on everything. Between the two, I found bug mesh more adaptable.

Superior to both for quick, effective hides on the fly would be a Ghillie vest and hood/hat combo (leafy type). Find a good spot, put on the Ghillie and work into what natural cover you can find.

Not enclosed. The material you just wrap around a tree or bush.

H.S. Strut and a number of companies sell it. I've used it quite a bit in the past but have no pictures of the blinds.

hunt in pine forrest areas, sometimes use metal stakes 8 or 10 as tall as you want, then cut pine broughs attach then to metal posts in a horse shoe shape, attach with electric ties, go in and out of the front, have chair or seat inside, pine will stay green for months, works for me dr

hunt in pine forrest areas, sometimes use metal stakes 8 or 10 as tall as you want, then cut pine broughs attach then to metal posts in a horse shoe shape, attach with electric ties, go in and out of the front, have chair or seat inside, pine will stay green for months, works for me dr

Yes, that and the burlap. I use electric fence posts and wire ties. I had a spike walk right by me 2 years ago at 5 yards. I was backed up against an evergreen tree.

my buddy has

I prefer natural material but have thought of making my own version of the apache blind

lots of options but I find the burlap smells and the nylon shines some

I have a leafy suit , so I kinda look like an overweight bush:)

Leafy material and nylon does shine. I have some layout blinds for waterfowl hunting and they shine like a new penny. So we mix up a bucket of mud periodically and take an old broom and slather it on and let it dry thoroughly. Then go back and sweep it off with a stiff broom and there is no glare. It'll last a long time depending upon how much you use it, you can do the same with your leafy blind material. Dunk it in a loose slurry of mud and hang it up to dry, then go back and beat it like a rug and fold it up. Once a season ought to do it since you likely won't be using it every day.

I used surplus camo material in the day, but no longer.

In my senior years, I love to kinda "run 'n gun" for whitetails. So I no longer tote around any form of blind. Instead, I use natural cover and backgrounds and hunt the wind. I killed my best buck this way after sneaking in to the sounds of two bucks really going at it. Long story, but I wound up shooting him at 8 yards.

I was hooked, and that was 30 years ago.

I still treestand hunt as well, but on the ground I travel light. It's fun. Tree hunting is, IMHO, more effective for easier kills, but taking one eyeball to eyeball is unlike anything else.

I'm getting too lazy to carry around 'stuff' that I don't need. Here in our mountains and wood lots there always seems to be something to use for a quick blind and it's all natural. Yes, at times I wished I had some better cover but that's part of the game as well. You could try some netting as well then just use what duff lies on the ground where you hunt.

well I am lucky we have roads, so can use atv and I can can carry what I need in honda big red, I always paint the electric ties, green or black, and my metal stakes, let them air dry in the woods for while, have to do these early, need another plan during season dr

Just hide behind the ATV. Maybe.

well George it is a camo painted unit dr

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