A main reason why ducks and geese will flare off when hunting a low cut field is that they see the heightened profile of your layout blind compared to the rest of the field.
Diy field goose blind.
If you do want to construct a blind a very simple model can be made with a few 1 2 or 3 4 inch emt bars which come at an affordable price and are also light and easy to carry around.
Got everything from fleet farm and built it in one day.
Ok here is my idea.
Flat black is good.
Apr 7 2012 our homemade goose blind.
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If the roof of your blind feels too low you can also dig out the ground so you can sit lower inside of your blind.
Hop inside your blind and test it out pointing your shotgun at different parts of the sky to see if it feels comfortable.
Im thinking a plastic 55 gal would be a lot better than steel as in weight and quietness.
You may want to leave the front portion of the roof uncovered for better visibility.
Enough about the blind let s get into how to build this thing don t worry it s quite simple.
55 gal drum cut in halve 2 halves bolted together and camoed placed in depression in corn field covered w camo padded w blankets and a couple pillows w me inside.
That way the inside of the blind is all black from above and just looks like a hole or something dark like a shadow.
If there is sufficient bush in the field at a separation of a ploughed field and a corn field for example it may not be necessary to build a blind.
Got everything from fleet farm and built it in one day.
Roughly 110 of 2 pvc pipe in minimum 8 long pipes 9 corner fittings 11 t fittings 1 elbow fitting a saw to cut the pvc pipe pvc glue and or pins tape measure zip ties camo netting corn stalks hay etc.
To conceal the blind once finished.
How to build the ultimate diy duck blind.
An easy to make blind that costs less than a 100 in supplies.
The transformer is made of water resistant material and features loops for adding vegetation an adjustable backrest and a head cover with a mesh face guard.
An a frame blind which can resembles a tuft of tall un cut grass in a field or a brushy swamp s edge may be your answer.
This bump can make them wary causing them to flare off well before you get a chance to shoot them.
Tie it on good.
Apr 7 2012 our homemade goose blind.
The transformer layout blind by flambeau outdoors will carry up to three dozen goose shells or field decoys into the field and then can be set up as a blind.
But there s a diy version that s just as effective and will leave you with some money leftover for decoys.
Sure you can buy a fabricated portable a frame if you don t mind spending 400 500.