Jackindistress
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Jim,
That is how that one was built. That old shack is about 15 years old and has set in the same spot all that time. A friend of mine originally built it to deer hunt out of. He built it in 4 separate panels and then the roof. He pulled it in there on a sled and bolted it together on location. It is built out of plywood but was getting so weathered that I wrapped it with a black plastic tarp this winter.
I used to spend a lot of time brushing in my blinds to make them blend in but over the years I have found that if they have been in place for a few weeks the coyotes don't pay any attention to them.
That one is about 4ft. square and about 5 ft. tall. I have killed a lot of coyotes out of it over the years.
Here is another one that I have at the edge of one of my CRP fields. This one is a little bigger and tall enough to stand up in. It has shooting windows on three sides of it. The windows are made of plexiglass and slide to open. It also has solid doors that fold down over the shooting windows and they are closed in the picture.
The taller building is nice because it gives you room to stand up and stretch, remove your jacket, etc. A small propane heater easily heats it.
My plans for this summer are to build a hunting shack / camper modeled after the old sheepherder wagons. I will build it on a set of wagon running gears so it can be moved with a tractor or pickup truck. It will serve as a deer camp and then later in winter be used as a coyote hunting shack where I will have heat and room to spend the night comfortably.
Something like this is what I have in mind. I have a portable saw mill so the lumber cost won't be much.
http://www.oldwesternwagons.com/sheepwagonownensbororunninggear.html
That is how that one was built. That old shack is about 15 years old and has set in the same spot all that time. A friend of mine originally built it to deer hunt out of. He built it in 4 separate panels and then the roof. He pulled it in there on a sled and bolted it together on location. It is built out of plywood but was getting so weathered that I wrapped it with a black plastic tarp this winter.
I used to spend a lot of time brushing in my blinds to make them blend in but over the years I have found that if they have been in place for a few weeks the coyotes don't pay any attention to them.
That one is about 4ft. square and about 5 ft. tall. I have killed a lot of coyotes out of it over the years.
Here is another one that I have at the edge of one of my CRP fields. This one is a little bigger and tall enough to stand up in. It has shooting windows on three sides of it. The windows are made of plexiglass and slide to open. It also has solid doors that fold down over the shooting windows and they are closed in the picture.
The taller building is nice because it gives you room to stand up and stretch, remove your jacket, etc. A small propane heater easily heats it.
My plans for this summer are to build a hunting shack / camper modeled after the old sheepherder wagons. I will build it on a set of wagon running gears so it can be moved with a tractor or pickup truck. It will serve as a deer camp and then later in winter be used as a coyote hunting shack where I will have heat and room to spend the night comfortably.
Something like this is what I have in mind. I have a portable saw mill so the lumber cost won't be much.
http://www.oldwesternwagons.com/sheepwagonownensbororunninggear.html
