How do YOU disguise the "black hole" that your popup blind windows create?

[miket]

If, for whatever reason, you could not, or do not, use shoot thru mesh on your popup blind, ( I dont want to start a mech bh vs fixed debate ) how would you hide the " black hole" effect when using popup blinds? It seems that it definitely makes deer uneasy. I'm thinking that the more brush that you put in front of the window ( but of course not blocking it ), the better. It seems to make it less obvious. What do you do? Do you leave the window open all the time, or only open when you are hunting? Ideas?

[Ol Thumper]

I use wire cored fake branch's from Hobby Lobby with leaves, this way I can bend them the exacy way I want them and can use them for different set ups, cheap and easy to set up.

[Captrix]

I started leaving my window open all the time. not to hijack your thread but why isnt the inside of the blind camo? wouldnt it help with the "black hole" ?

[BrianL]

Paint the back of the window cover black, or clipe black fabric so you can choose to leave window up and still be black. There are times where I like the full camo with window closed.

[miket]

After re-reading my post, I need to clarify. I think putting brush in front of the window, but at various distances away from the blind, have a tendency to hide the hole better. Makes it look like it is fading into the shadows rather than an obvious hole

[Texaskid82]

I started leaving my window open all the time. not to hijack your thread but why isnt the inside of the blind camo? wouldnt it help with the "black hole" ?

But if the inside was camo then we couldn't have blacked out bows and wear all black when it's still 95* outside lol.

[Ol Thumper]

The problem Ive found putting brush at different distances is it limits your shooting lanes, now if you can have that critter hang out in one spot then your better than I am

[viper3853]

spray the window area black and the inside of the blind black. when the window is closed its black and when the window is open to hunt its black. also a black facemask works good to complete setup.

[jerp]

I like to leave the windows closed when I'm not there so I just pinned some black fabric to the outside of the window flaps so they look the same open or closed. (same effect as painting) As stated above I would also be worried about restricting my shooting lanes by adding brush.

[Shane]

I close up the window mesh and the window flap under that, and then I spray paint both the mesh and the window flap with flat black paint. Do this when you first set up the blind (if it's not already been painted). Pour some corn up close to your blind. Within a couple of days, the deer will be comfortable with your blind, and they will be used to it having black windows. When you hunt and you want to open the windows and/or the mesh, then it doesn't look much different to them. They don't pay any attention to it at all.

[trailboss]

I don't bother to hide the black hole. You can look at any brush line and see any number of black holes or dark spots that occur naturally. I haven't found it to be a problem.

Trailboss

[Rockpit TX]

I close up the window mesh and the window flap under that, and then I spray paint both the mesh and the window flap with flat black paint. Do this when you first set up the blind (if it's not already been painted). Pour some corn up close to your blind. Within a couple of days, the deer will be comfortable with your blind, and they will be used to it having black windows. When you hunt and you want to open the windows and/or the mesh, then it doesn't look much different to them. They don't pay any attention to it at all.

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[viper3853]

I close up the window mesh and the window flap under that, and then I spray paint both the mesh and the window flap with flat black paint. Do this when you first set up the blind (if it's not already been painted). Pour some corn up close to your blind. Within a couple of days, the deer will be comfortable with your blind, and they will be used to it having black windows. When you hunt and you want to open the windows and/or the mesh, then it doesn't look much different to them. They don't pay any attention to it at all.

yup forgot that part!! dont be going glossy or with metallic!! lol then the deer will just be looking at that sweet candy painted blind!!

[Jp.]

I don't bother to hide the black hole. You can look at any brush line and see any number of black holes or dark spots that occur naturally. I haven't found it to be a problem.

Trailboss

This and eventually they will get use to the blind being there just like a box blind on the ground or a tree stand or some kind of pod. If it isnt hurting them it seems eventually they get use to it. I know a guy whos tractor broke down within 20 yards of his feeder and he left it there and the deer still came to the feeder.

[texag93]

I use the black flower bed liner on the inside of my blind. The exterior of the windows is painted black. Basically its black on black whether my windows are open or closed.