Originally Posted by ratsmacker
How do you keep coons, owls and such critters out of your stands off-season?


Sheath the blind in tin. I don't like an all metal blind, too cold and noisy but over wood it is fine and makes the blinds last a long time. I use liquid nails or caulk to cut down on wasps an black widows, it helps some.

Here one of the problems is Rattle snakes denning under the blinds. I have run across them and two hunters found 36 under a fairly small blind.

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