brushing in a tripod

[cooksomerice]

Has anyone ever tried to brush in a tripod. I have a 10ft tripod that is backed into mesquite and cedar but want to brush in the front a little. I got picked off a few times last year on some slam dunks and don't want it to happen again this year. Any suggestions????

[red]

Get some conduit you can attach where you want on it and bend it where you want the coverage. Then get a fake Christmas tree And attach the branches to the conduit

[Artos]

I don't like tripods over 6ft...we are limited to mesquites as well down this way and the taller ones can limit your choices. All the leaves are pretty much gone towards the middle of the season too.

I normally secure trimmings in the tree behind me with zip ties to help with the breakup...never tried to brush in front of me when off the ground.

[Skinny]

I cut Cedar limbs and wire them to the legs of the tripod to start off. The conduit with limbs wired to it up higher is a great idea too.

[whitetailfanatic]

PVC, or Conduit would work

[Mike Murphey]

If you have cedar, forget the mesquites....find a tall, thick cedar, place the stand in the middle of it, tie off branches to make you one or two shooting holes. The holes should be just big enough to shoot through, maybe 10" to 16" in diameter. Make sure you have good cover in back of you...the secret is not to cut limbs but to pull them out of your way and tie them off. More cover in the tree the better....don't try to hunt behind you as you will too open...you should be covered very well following these tips....

[Wilderjack]

just go to Cabelas and get camo netting. you can tie it off with anything and it lasts for two seasons or so if it is left out all the time. Sometimes I take mine down at the end of the season so it will last longer. Leaves fall off the dead branches and it just turns to sticks. Use the netting, it works great.

[leebtattoos]

i would put the tripod behind said trees. cut shooting lanes after. if there is not enough brush behind you, you might want to re-evaluate your location

[shaow]

anyone have pictures

[cosmiccowboy]

This suggestion is going to sound stupid till you think about it. On a permanent set-up I tie strips of fabric or surveyors tape to the chair of my tripod, on the tower legs, and even in the limbs around it. They blow around in the slightest breeze 24/7/365. "Movement" at your tripod becomes "normal" to the deer and they learn to ignore it.

[leebtattoos]

anyone have pictures

this is from a while back but you get the point...http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...d.php?t=103398

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

the camo netting is the way to go. Been using it for years.

[red]

brushing in a tripod

Here is a shot from my live oak. I used some fake fica tree branches

[red]

brushing in a tripod

Here's one with better lighting

[Shane]

If you have cedar, forget the mesquites....find a tall, thick cedar, place the stand in the middle of it, tie off branches to make you one or two shooting holes. The holes should be just big enough to shoot through, maybe 10" to 16" in diameter. Make sure you have good cover in back of you...the secret is not to cut limbs but to pull them out of your way and tie them off. More cover in the tree the better....don't try to hunt behind you as you will too open...you should be covered very well following these tips....

^^THIS is ideal, if your natural cover will allow it.

This suggestion is going to sound stupid till you think about it. On a permanent set-up I tie strips of fabric or surveyors tape to the chair of my tripod, on the tower legs, and even in the limbs around it. They blow around in the slightest breeze 24/7/365. "Movement" at your tripod becomes "normal" to the deer and they learn to ignore it.

Good idea. I've even thought about putting a camo-clad scarecrow in my chair while I wasn't there.