Extra Credit Blog 1

Have you ever wanted to go out in the field and shoot that big buck? Well if you have a nice box blind to put you out in the field, you will have a better chance to shoot this big deer. I will now describe to you how to build this box blind and how to set it up in the field.

First off you need to find a spot to put your blind. You should find a spot that is fairly flat and has cover to hold deer. It should also be fairly accessible to you. One more good thing to look at is to make sure that there are plenty of deer signs in the area.

Once you find the right area picked out, you will need to get the right supplies for your box blind. Finding the right supplies to build your box blind is not very hard at all. You can use very simple supplies. What you will need is plywood for the floor, 4x4's for the legs of the blind, 2x4s for the frame, steel for the siding on the blind, and paint to use to camouflage the blind.

When you start assembling the blind you first need to cut the legs to about 8 foot long. then you need to connect the legs at the top with 2x4's about 5 foot long. After that put the piece of plywood on the top of the legs to make the floor. On top of the floor build the frame for the box blind using the 2x4's. Make sure you include windows or open areas in your frame. Once that is finished take the steel siding and put it on the top for the roof, and then put it on the sides for siding.

Once you have the box blind done, you need to paint it so that it will blend in to the surroundings. You have to find the pattern of the area you're hunting in and try and replicate it on your blind so that you can blend in and so the deer wont notice you. Make sure that when you paint the blind use a darker color for a base to coat the whole blind with, and then make other patterns on top of the base coat.

The last thing you need to do now is you need to move the blind out to your hunting area. You can move your blind fairly easily by picking it up with a loader tractor. Once you have it picked up, you can now carry it to your hunting area. Make sure that when you put it down that the windows are facing open areas and make sure that you have clear shooting lanes from them. After this is done, you are ready to get out in the field and shoot that big buck!