How high off the ground are you when hog hunting?
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Depends on the property.
If it is thick brush with small clearings I opt for traditional blinds that are off the ground for better view over bushes and tall grass. Mine are 5'-10' off the ground.
If it is large pasture land I prefer a cart but a truck will do too.
If it is thick brush with small clearings I opt for traditional blinds that are off the ground for better view over bushes and tall grass. Mine are 5'-10' off the ground.
If it is large pasture land I prefer a cart but a truck will do too.
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About 6 foot lol!
As I replace them, I am going modular.
I build a 8' tall modular base out of 3" angle iron with lighter angle iron ladder attached.
All of my blinds are on skids that drop right into the modular base.
Most of them are 4x8 for two people but one if them is 4x4 single person blind with matching 7' tall base.
I have a set of forks that attach to the bucket on my Kubota to move the base and blind around as needed.
I can drive up to a stand, slide the forks right under the blind and lift if off and move it where I want it.
After I move the blind, I grab the base and put it in place, then level it on 16" square concrete pavers.
After the base is secure, I grab the blind and set it right on the tower.
Makes moving them easy and a one person job and an 8' lift is a chip shot with the Kubota.
I do have a favorite box blind though.
It's a fairly plush 4x8 two person blind that's insulted and carpeted with office chairs and big windows for night vision use.
It's 18' to the floor of the box blind so you are looking out windows that are 21-22 feet in the air.
You can see a long way from up there and it gets your scent cone way up there so it is less detectable by the hogs.
I build a 8' tall modular base out of 3" angle iron with lighter angle iron ladder attached.
All of my blinds are on skids that drop right into the modular base.
Most of them are 4x8 for two people but one if them is 4x4 single person blind with matching 7' tall base.
I have a set of forks that attach to the bucket on my Kubota to move the base and blind around as needed.
I can drive up to a stand, slide the forks right under the blind and lift if off and move it where I want it.
After I move the blind, I grab the base and put it in place, then level it on 16" square concrete pavers.
After the base is secure, I grab the blind and set it right on the tower.
Makes moving them easy and a one person job and an 8' lift is a chip shot with the Kubota.
I do have a favorite box blind though.
It's a fairly plush 4x8 two person blind that's insulted and carpeted with office chairs and big windows for night vision use.
It's 18' to the floor of the box blind so you are looking out windows that are 21-22 feet in the air.
You can see a long way from up there and it gets your scent cone way up there so it is less detectable by the hogs.
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If I were to build a blind set up for stationary hog hunting, ideally it would be something like this to keep my scent above their noses for the most part.
Usually though, when I'm hunting from a stationary position, it's wherever they're showing up on game camera. Sometimes that means a pop up blind, sometimes that's a box blind on the ground, sometimes it's from an elevated position.
DaveABQ
Albuquerque, NM
I have an elevated blind, but only 3 feet to keep the snakes and stuff out and so I have a good angle on my back feeder which is at a step angle 35 yards away. That feeder I setup for archery.
I'm up in a little hill, about 30' higher than my front feeder which is at 70 yards.
I'm up in a little hill, about 30' higher than my front feeder which is at 70 yards.
I like it shanks mare. More Adrenaline. But now I hunt dogs so its more like horses hind end.
Tonight, I will be about 13' up, but I hunt a little of everything from about 0-15' feet. You hunt what works where you are and how you can hunt. I like elevation to see further, but I like ground mobility to see more areas. Tonight, I will probably leave the stand and walk to other parts of the property 2 or 3 times, unless there is just a lot of traffic where I am. It can really vary quite a bit.
I'm 15 feet at eye level. My feeder is 100 yards down a hill. The blind is 6x6 all sealed up with Deer View windows and doors. Seven foot tall inside front to 6 1/2 feet in the back. Two office chairs and a Black Cat heater. A funnel with a hose into a five gallon bucket buried into the ground for those times you just can't wait. It is set up on the edge of an old hay pasture. I can shoot out to 300 yards to my right. 200 to my left and 100 to the front and rear. BRD refers to it as the Pig Palace!
After seeing Doe in the field next to my house as I ran up stairs I told wife it was going to happen. I was using suppressor so not very loud. My daughter was mad as she had spent several early morning waiting for the deer. I shot right at dusk.
Okay BRD, what has this information netted you?
