Final Blind Placement Checklist Before Opening Day

Opening day is coming up here in Minnesota on Sept. 19. If you haven’t already, now is the time to pick the prime spot for your Stump blind before the bell sounds on opening day. Setting up your blind now will give the deer herd time to get used to it, so they won’t be as startled by it when it’s go-time. Review our tips, below, for a final blind placement checklist.

Put Up Your Camo Curtains and Phantom Windows

Make sure you add our Camo Curtains to the windows of your Stump blind for maximum concealment. The curtains show a realistic photo of a tree, not just a camo pattern, so combine that with the circular tree-stump shape of the blind itself and you’ll blend seamlessly into the landscape of the trees around you. The kit comes with enough curtains for every window in your blind, along with the magnets and screws needed to install it.

Our Phantom Windows are designed to adjust to every part of the day. Whether you’re hunting in the morning, afternoon or evening, the windows will adjust to the varying intensities of sunlight to keep it concealed at every level. Sunlight, high noon and sunset will all reflect off the windows in the same way, meaning you don’t have to worry about a harsh ray of light reflecting off glass and scaring away the deer.

Clear Your Path

While you want to disguise your blind as much as possible and make sure there’s natural vegetation all around the blind and even draped over the blind itself, you still want to clear a slight path to your blind so that you’re not stepping on dry leaves or snapping twigs as you enter your blind. It can be as simple as clearing a small lane right in front of your blind’s entrance.

You should also clear some shooting lanes in front of your windows. Having a clear lane to shoot will make sure you don’t accidentally arrow a branch instead of the deer. Don’t go overboard, however. If you change the landscape too drastically, the deer might notice the change, so trim some branches and leave the scraps on the ground to give them cover.

Bring in Your Accessories

Now is also the time to set up all the gear you’ll need inside your blind while you have the opportunity to make “construction” noises freely. Bring in your rolling M360 chair that will allow you to swivel around to each of the windows in the Stump blind without getting up. The mesh backing will allow for air flow and keep you cool while you hunt in the late summer temps. It doesn’t have any arm rests so you won’t have to fumble to avoid anything when you set up for your shot at the last second.

Now is also the time to attach your Coat Hooks, Storage Shelves, Bow Hangers and Gun Shelves.

Once you’ve placed your Stump blind in its opening day position and set up all your accessories, try keep the activity at a minimum to give the deer herd time to reset. You can always move your Stump blind later in the season if you’ve exhausted your efforts in the area or have found a better spot.

Where did you decide to place your blind? Let us know your tips in the comments below!