Interesting!!

@@UncleBucks a lot of these ticks have a complex two year life cycle involving more than one host. The second nymph stage involves rodents and birds. Forest mice are our most infected rodent, LYME disease and other bad stuff. There just are not enough old big trees with hollow cavities suitable for nesting. Nice build, good video, your high school carpentry shop teacher would be proud.

I've had mixed results with them myself. With some, they aren't bothered by them right away. With others, same outcome as yours.

You usually need it the day after you get rid of it, that thing you've tripped over for the previous 10 years 😆

I still prefer hunting from a ladder stand buy sure do enjoy it on those really cold days, which is most of our gun season. After 30+ years of toughing out the cold, I have no regrets!

Thanks!! I completely agree that there's nothing wrong with being comfortable and keeping warm, especially after decades of freezing out there!

i dont mean to be offtopic but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost the account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me!

@Rylan Carl Instablaster =)

@Dominic Azariah Thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

@Dominic Azariah It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thanks so much, you really help me out!

@Rylan Carl You are welcome :)

You're welcome. Hope your build goes well and good luck hunting!

Thank you Tedd!

Glad you liked it! Good luck out there in the deer woods this season!

Thank you. We do have a little trouble with wasps too but you are right, only for the early part of season here in WI. I've seen posts where others put mock nests up such as a paper bag to deter new ones from being made. Not sure if it really works. I've not tried it.

I had wasp issues too, Michigan here. I bought some of those fake wasp nests on Amazon and it works like a charm. Just make sure they are up before wasps make a nest, early spring here. Not sure if that'll work for you in a warmer climate.

Thanks!!

I sure like how they operate. Thanks for the comment & good luck hunting.

Thanks!!

Thank you. After a few seasons of use, that's often the only window I open while bowhunting. I can't hear much outside, which isn't so great, but my movement is well concealed due to outside reflection on the other windows. Since it's much colder while gun hunting, I keep them all closed and only open the bow window when it's time to use the gun, if the deer is in that direction, which is almost always the case. The vertical window is definitely my favorite one!

@@UncleBucks Fortunately I live in a semi tropical climate in central MS so we really get very little cold weather. So for me, I just open the windows, sit behind a wall panel so the deer can't spot me easily, wear camo, and stay still. In an elevated stand, and if the woods are dry, I can hear any deer walking from at least 30 or 40 yards away with the windows open. I don't own any small heaters but just wear insulated bib overalls and a good hunting jacket. Deer are extremely curious creatures. If I sit extremely still, I can actually sit on an open platform or just a bucket leaned against a tree. Deer have walked to within a few yards just to see if I am alive, I suppose. I've had hawks and owls land within a few feet of my position. Once I had a squirrel sit on the edge of my deer stand with me just about two feet away. It's all dependent upon learning how to sit still and not move. Your blind is a real castle in the woods. I like it!

@Trehan Creek Outdoors Well said! Most of my archery hunting is from ladder stands and hang on stands. When gun season rolls around, I've usually had enough of being cold. I really struggle with sitting still as well, so it's also nice to be able to move around some after months of not being able to. Wishing you hunting success!

That's great! I agree, do it right the first time and why not be comfortable if you can. I've put my time in over the years being uncomfortable and shivering. It's nice to not endure that if it can be possible. Hoping to get 30 seasons out of it! Thank you and good hunting!

No need to expose yourself on the cold LOL. Thank you.

@@UncleBucks Dang right you know the deal.

Comfort wasn't a priority for me for my first 30 years of deer hunting, but that's changing for me also. Doesn't take much to lose interest anymore with uncontrollable shivering and a sore back!

Thank you Chris!

Great suggestion and reasoning. Thank you!

After using that ladder in the winter, I decided to keep it that way. I think it's safer than one with 2x4 steps, and also more quiet. Snow and ice doesn't accumulate on the angle iron steps like it does on 2x4 steps.

Thanks James! Being too warm almost never happens here in WI. We're thinking of ways to heat our blinds while you're thinking of ways to cool them! Our archery season starts mid September though, so the warm weather here is usually done. I did get a taste of some warm weather hunting in Missouri this fall. I was in a Banks blind. Tried to tough it out with the windows closed, but a guy can only take off so many clothes while hunting without it becoming weird, lol.

The 4x4s are pressure treated for direct contact with the dirt, they are buried in the ground for stability.

Turns out I forgot to explain the details on that part once I got inside! I posted a video recently though on my channel though about installing a cubby just like that. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5inqq5prqrRnnk.html

@@douglasrudisill1898 I agree 100%. 4 feet is just not deep enough if you want any extra room. I appreciate that you took the time to comment!

Thank you. It's not visible from the road, and now located in the center of my property. Fortunately, there hasn't been any trespassers or vandalization so far.

@@UncleBucks ...good luck this year !!!

Thank you! I thought about that also and might do that.

Thank you! I appreciate your supportive comment!

That's a good idea! My feet are always the first thing that gets cold. I might add another small fan for that. They are cheap enough.

Thanks! I agree, and I sure enjoy hunting in comfort when the cold weather kicks in!

Glad you got some ideas. Yep, same for me at about that same age. By the time mid November rolls around and bow season is winding down, I don't want to freeze during the whole gun season too. I've had enough of the cold wind by then.

You're welcome!

Thanks Trevor, I appreciate your comment!

They did a study (cant remember the college) that they peed in buck scrapes and poured doe urine in another, they set up trail cams and they had the Same amount of buck attention to the doe pee as the human pee.

We have to deal with the cold, but not with snakes and spiders during our gun deer season. Of those 3 things, I'm glad it's the cold we must put up with here!

@@UncleBucks it gets cold in Georgia as well. Just no snow. Snakes and spiders may be a nuisance but aren't as bad as most folks up north think. I used to live in the Tomah area until 1983. Have been in the south since.

Thank you. Really looking forward to it!

Thanks! Good luck with your progress. It's a rewarding process!

Thank you Ron!

I'm thinking of adding a solar charger to it soon. Is 100W necessary for charging/maintaining my boat battery? I see some as low as 1.5W on Amazon. Those are $25 vs $150 for 100W...

@@UncleBucks It really depends on what your draw is, how often you're draining the battery, and how much sun you'll actually get. Anything less than a 20W will really only maintain a battery and won't do much to change it. There's some great calculators online to help determine how much you need.

@@therealryan55 good to know, thanks!

Thanks!! Little further south, but still north of Hwy 8.

Thank you! The trap door concept has it's benefits. It's definitely a stealthier access. I was thinking of doing a regular door v.s. trap door video sometime. Congratulations on the deer harvest already this season!

Thank you Cody!

Thank you Wayne!

That's what I was thinking start snapping them

People who drink while.they hunt should not.be hunting

Who said any thing about hunting I'm a bird watcher

@@ktmdays there's alot of those guys that do it

After many years of working hard and saving up money, it was nice to finally have my own property to do things like this with. I wish this for anyone who dreams of it.

Brett Moravitz it’s well deserved my friend. Have a great season and I wish you a freezer full of delicious venison!👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thanks Kurt!

Those are all nice upgrades, but I have a "no # 2 in the hunting blind" rule. No way, no how! 😆

Thank you! Best of luck to you as well.

Thank you Will. I'll see what I can do with putting together a video (of hopeful success) when the time comes...

Amen! I got a deer in January from a similar shoot house after missing three days of hunting because my back wouldn’t let me back out after trying from a deer stand.... comfort lets us cripples pretend we can still do it.....

Thank you!

You're welcome. Good luck out there to you!

Thanks! I was going with the idea that deer would get used to the netting often moving in the wind and allow me to get away with some movement I make getting in and out, opening a window, etc...

Thanks!

I suppose it may qualify as a " tiny house" LOL. I too, started out simple: first time deer hunting for me was dad dropping me off along the walk into some woods. I sat on a stump until he came back. Then I learned how to bang a few boards in the crotch if a tree. It was nice to be elevated. Eventually they started getting partially closed in. Here we are, 35 years later, using what I've learned so I can get my Dad out there to be comfortable and hopefully get a deer.

@@UncleBucks Family first brother. I salute you for that.

I think that's a good idea. If it's somewhat protected from the elements underneath the blind, it should last for many years.

@@UncleBucks It worked out really well, super solid initially. How it is next fall will be the test I suppose.

I think that would be a good idea if one doesn't put boards around the base of the legs.

That's awesome. Natural screen! I actually plan to move this forward when the white pines I planted get 8' tall or so.

That's a good suggestion. We had a 100mph windstorm go through last summer. I felt that the cables and anchors would maybe hold up better if it ever happens again, but who knows... Maybe I should do a (video) test by pulling each out of the ground to determine which requires more force.

Yea mine had that test too and passed but it didn't have windows which helped it I figure.i gave it to some buddies when my lease went to solar and they didn't anchor it at all and the wind destroyed it. Smh. Happy hunting.

Thanks Marc!

Thanks Jeremy & good luck with your build 👍🏻