| No matter how authentic-looking the camo on your | | | | deflect attention away from your blind. This is a |
| blind is, the fact is that it's not going to blend in | | | | clever trick to use in open areas where it's more |
| perfectly in every location that you hunt. The sight | | | | difficult to conceal the blind. |
| of your blind can spook game away, but with the | | | | The best way to blend in with the landscape is to |
| right placement and natural camouflage, you can | | | | add natural foliage from your surroundings. Most |
| blend in with almost any landscape and increase your | | | | blinds come with stubble straps that are strategically |
| chances of a successful hunt. | | | | placed around the blind. Adding bushy vegetation to |
| First let's cover where you should set up your blind. | | | | the stubble straps will break up the outline of your |
| For the best natural cover, set up in thick vegetation | | | | blind and customize the permanent camo pattern to |
| close to a stand of trees, especially downed trees or | | | | blend in seamlessly with the landscape. |
| trunks with overhanging branches. The combined | | | | To add natural camouflage, gather several armloads |
| shadows of the trees and taller vegetation will | | | | of tree branches, weeds, brush, and whatever grows |
| swallow or break up the shadow of your blind. The | | | | naturally in the area and stuff it into the stubble |
| profile of the trees will dominate the landscape and | | | | straps. The result should be a wild, natural look that |
| keep your blind's profile from sticking out like a sore | | | | matches the thickness of the surrounding foliage. |
| thumb. The taller your blind, the longer your shadow | | | | If you hunt on private land, set up your blind early so |
| and the more careful you need to be in order to | | | | that the game animals grow used to it and no longer |
| conceal your blind. | | | | shy away from the area where your blind is set up. |
| Setting up in an open area requires more careful | | | | Once the game are comfortable with the presence |
| concealment using branches and stubble. Direct | | | | of your blind, it will no longer set off the spook alarm |
| sunlight can cast shadows of your blind that raise the | | | | that warns game of possible danger. Even if you set |
| suspicions of game, so be aware of your shadow as | | | | up your blind ahead of time, it's still a good idea to |
| well as the blind itself. Depending on the type of | | | | camouflage it as much as possible. |
| game you hunt, you can also set up decoys to | | | | |