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Discover expert hunting tips, blind selection guides, and land management strategies from Banks Outdoors. From beginner basics to advanced techniques - everything hunters need to know.
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.
Summer Blind Prep: Brush-In Tips Before the Fall Rush
Our Stump blinds provide a natural concealment, but you can up the ante even more by “brushing in” your blind. Brushing in is the act of using natural vegetation and foliage on and around your blind to further disguise the blind from wildlife. The extra concealment will help you remain stealthy has you enter the fall hunting season. Check out our tips for brushing in, below.
Best Blind Locations for Turkey Hunting in Timber, Fields, and Funnels
Another meteorological season and hunting season is here! Spring turkey hunting begins here in Minnesota on April 17. Scope out your property over the next couple of weeks to find the best location for your Stump blind and get it set up before you go out and bag a couple gobblers for your freezer.
The Best Late-Season Blind Setups for Snow and Subzero Temps
Opening Day Strategies: How to Be in the Right Spot at the Right Time
Opening day is this Saturday in Minnesota! Are you ready? We’ve compiled some tips and tricks to help direct you to the right spot at the right time when the sun rises on opening day. Check out the tips, below, and get ready to enjoy another deer season from your Stump blind.






