Diy deer shooting blind from my outdoor plans.
How to build a 2 man box blind.
You ll also find lots of user photos and comments to make changes to your deer stand to include a blind and other features.
Cut the plates and the studs from 2 2 lumber if you want to save money and to build a lightweight structure.
For starters you have a great visual of what you are attempting to build.
The next step of the project is to build the front wall of the deer blind.
Building a deer blind.
This blind weighs only 16 pounds and its footprint is 59 inches square by 65 inches tall which will comfortably hunt two adults or even one adult and a couple of.
This deer box stand plan has plenty of diagrams and directions to help you build it.
Most of our food plots and blind combinations are best for gun hunting.
Make sure the corners are right angled and leave no gaps between the components.
This deer blind is accompanied with a very detailed set of plans.
You also get detailed steps and pictures for completing the build.
In those instances building a blind is great option.
As you can see in the plans you need to use 2 4 or 2 6 beams for the components.
Make sure the edges are flush and check the corners for squareness.
First i had to decide if i wanted an elevated blind or one close to the ground.
The first step of the project is to build the floor frame for the 2 person deer blind.
This design is four feet long and six feet high which offers plenty of room for you and another.
Drill pilot holes through the plates and insert 2 1 2 screws into the studs.
Here s a few examples to keep in mind this deer season.
Knowing where this blind was going to be placed i opted for the close to the ground version.
Drill pilot holes through the plates and insert 2 1 2 screws into the studs.
Alternatively you could modify the plans and go for 2 4 lumber.
As you can notice in the diagram we recommend you to build the components out of 2 4 lumber.
It builds a great elevated deer blind that you can place anywhere you d like.
The following is my first attempt at building a 4x8 deer hunting box blind.
However the brickhouse offers vertical and deep v windows that can be used to optimize a bow hunting scenario.
Of these an estimated 9 47 million use some kind of deer blind such as best ground blind or elevated deer blind when hunting deer.
They will last for years even if rain blows into the blind.
Treated 2 by 4s are the best choice for framing up walls in your blind.
Drill pilot holes through the rim joists and insert 2 1 2 screws into the perpendicular components.
Again depending on store and location a treated 2 by 8 by 10 should run in the 10 to 15 range.
How to build a deer blind diy deer blind step by step based on statistics there are over 11 million whitetail deer hunters in north america.
Deer box stand plans.
Then you get a great materials list to help you with the shopping part of the project.