duck blind

[bowhunting23]

got the frame work for the duck blind done. the frame turned out pretty good. now got to get the rest built.

[fabsroman]

I'm freaking jealous already. As soon as we buy a single family home I am going to have to find me some prime duck hunting land to buy. Make sure you post pics of the finished product and the results from hunting season.

[bowhunting23]

no problem.. will do.. i am just hopeing that the rain will let up a little here in iowa. it's starting to raise the river and its getting me a little nervous. i knew we put it in a little early, but i wasnt expecting this rain were getting. i wanted to get the frame work done b\f it got so hot like it is now.. heck today the heat index is 104. thats hot.

[kt]

really nice, looks like a big one, room for cooking and all?
kt

[bowhunting23]

yepp.. theres going to be a boat blind on the front of it yet. and the actuall blind will be divided in half. the front half will be were the shooting holes are and the back half will be cooking. and im going to try to stay out there a few nights, so im going to try to have some kind of bed. but i dont know? we will see. and theres going to be a bathroom on the back half on the down stream side of the blind(which is the right side looking at it).

[bowhunting23]

got the walls done for the duck blind. looks good so far. just got a picture of the 3 walls didnt have the 4th one made yet but we got it all made today and got it together and took it back down so in about a month its going back up. just on the plat form this time.

[grayghost]

I'm jealous too. Already building and in Iowa at that! We draw for public blinds (yeah, right) on this Saturday (8/01/09) but even if we get one, we just don't hold the birds like we used to. Most of our big farms along the waterways have been sold to the real estate carpetbaggers. No food, no ducks, that simple. Best of luck this year...ducks and deer.
grayghost

[bowhunting23]

yeah well were just building the walls now. had nothing going on so figured why not build the walls for the duck blind.

[bowhunting23]

got the walls done.

[fabsroman]

How the heck do you shoot out of that thing? Are there "windows" that open up, or are you going to cut holes in it?

[bowhunting23]

thats just with the walls up. ive got pictures of the roof and the inside. but there to big to put on here. ill try to get them up.

[bowhunting23]

got the roof done, the toilet built, the boat blind built, and now we just need to put wire on it and tar paper, then brush it.

[fabsroman]

That is sweet. I think I figured it out now. There are either hinges or holes in the top to shoot out of. FYI - that thing looks big enough to have a party in it. You can be rotating hunters in and out of shooting spots all day long. I'm jealous.

[bowhunting23]

yeah we have hollow doors that were going to use for shooting holes,and put them on hinges but now I am thinking that once we start brushing it I am going to just use the brush and make holes because we don't need the front part to be sealed tight. And, the idea of rotating hunters is a good idea, BUT, we need ducks to be able to do that. So I didnt really think about rotating hunters.lol

[bowhunting23]

oh yeah, and the party thing has for sure already been brought up, trust me. that's why the back end is so nice and also has a bathroom.lol

[bowhunting23]

got the blind brushed and ready.

[fabsroman]

Awesome. Post pics as you guys hunt out of it during the season. I am still struggling to see how you guys will shoot out of it. Hoping to figure it out with more pics. LOL

[popplecop]

Looks great, lotsa room.

[bowhunting23]

well now that its brushed its hard to see where we shoot but right above the boat blind there are 5 shooting holes and you stand high enough to be able to shoot out of the back and the front.

[fabsroman]

Alright, I went back and looked at the pics and can see where the shooting "holes" are. Probably wouldn't be my cup of tea because I like to stand up pretty good and I like to be able to swing the gun a lot. Maybe I'll have to take a trip to Iowa to try this thing out. LOL

[bowhunting23]

yeah. you can stand up and swinging is not that bad as long as you dont have to many people in it. it can hold 5. and yeah stop by Iowa here in the big town of Muscatine. might be able to get ya set up with a hunt. its gonna cost ya though.

[fabsroman]

As long as the cost is reasonable, I don't mind. I'm self employed and fully understand that "you get what you pay for". First priority for me right now is fixing some physical problems with myself (e.g., severe back pain, knee pain, and ankle pain, with really swollen ankles). I've been dealing with this for a month now and it has just gotten worse. I am hobbling around the house as if I am 100 years old. You should have seen me hobbling to my spot in a dove field on the first. Doctor appointment is on Wednesday.

[bowhunting23]

this weekend was the early duck season. We shot 20 ducks. 15 woodducks 2 blue wing teal and 3 mallards.

[fabsroman]

How many did you kill? LOL

[bowhunting23]

got 1 more woodduck tonight. And out of the 21 I killed 17. hunting with a few first timers so it's a little tough for them but i think there starting to get the hang of it. but to kill them 17 ducks im not going to tell you how many boxes of shells Ive shot.lol

[bowhunting23]

killed 4 more woodducks tonight to put us at 25 for this early season. now this weekend were going to try to kill some geese in a chopped corn field, should be good.

[bowhunting23]

bad weekend on geese. only shot 4