The Benefits of Hunting from Ground Blinds in Winter

There’s only about two and a half weeks of deer season left here in Minnesota, so let’s make it count! Keep pulling out your Stump blinds and enjoy the comfort of a Banks Outdoors blind throughout the remaining hunts of 2024. We’ve compiled some of the benefits of hunting from a ground blind during winter.

Staying Warm

The most obvious benefit is, of course, staying warm. Hunting on foot during late-season hunts exposes you to the elements and limits the amount of days you can be hunting out in the cold. If the temperatures are below freezing, you can’t exactly be walking through the forest without the risk of frostbite. Hunting from our Stump blinds allows you to hunt in slightly colder temperatures than you would normally be able to if you were hunting on foot. The walls are heavily insulated so the heat will be trapped inside the blind and it will keep the cold air and potential snow out of the blind. You can also set up a heater inside the blind if it’s an indoor heater, designed for closed spaces. Just make sure the vents are open in the blind if you do.

In addition to a warm blind, Banks Outdoors offers a Multi-Function Hand Warmer. It comes in a pack of two and each warmer can heat up to 131-degrees. It’s rechargeable and has two charging ports, so you can plug in your heater and your phone at the same time. It even functions as an LED flashlight for extra security.

Can Stay Out Longer

When you’re hunting from a ground blind, you can stay out in the elements longer. This is especially beneficial during late-season hunts when your chances of seeing a buck diminish. The deer herd are adjusting to their winter diets of woody browse and leftover corn and soybeans and the rut has largely died down. The deer herd will be in hibernation mode. That’s not to say it’s harder to hunt a deer, your sightings just might be a bit fewer in between.

Use Your Feedbank Deer Feeders

The search for woody browse, corn and soybeans could lead the deer right to your property if you have a Feedbank Gravity Deer Feeder. If you’ve been feeding the deer herd all season long, continue to feed them during the winter. They’ve come to know your property as a place with a food source, so if you continue feeding them, they’ll rely on it through the colder months when the food is harder to find naturally. By hunting from a ground blind, you’ll have the advantage of hanging out nearby and monitoring the feeder. Don’t hunt directly on top of the feeder. Make sure your blind is along the path to it, but not on top of it. As always, check the regulations in your area. Supplemental feeding isn’t legal in every county.

Hunting from a ground blind offers a hunter many benefits. You’ll stay warm, be able to stay out in the woods longer, and survey your feeders in comfort. Don’t put up your blinds just yet, keep using them during these late-season winter hunts and harvest a last-minute buck.

What do you think are the benefits of hunting from a ground blind in the winter? Let us know in the comments below!