Popup setup

[Kmart49]

Opening weekend of dove season typically.

[Chad74]

I put it up when I show up to hunt. Brush it in well. I dont get second looks.

I tried that on a spot last a couple of weeks after I out a feeder out and the bucks wouldn't come within 75 yards of me. They just stood there and looked and made a wide circle around me. And I had between two mesquites and brushed in what I thought was good.

[txbonecollector]

stays up yr round... when it's done, I get a new one!

[gander]

Just a suggestion but whichever window you will be shooting out of, paint it black. That way when it comes to you getting there and hunting it, opening it up and having a big black hole won't be new to the deer and throw them off.

[EastTexasMan]

Mid sept to early August.

I think he means Mid August to Early Sept

[drop dead fred]

I think he means Mid August to Early Sept

What a dummy

[gonehuntin68]

Just a suggestion but whichever window you will be shooting out of, paint it black. That way when it comes to you getting there and hunting it, opening it up and having a big black hole won't be new to the deer and throw them off.

Or just leave the window open like I do. It's not like a closed window on a popup is going to stop anything from getting in anyway.

[Graysonhogs]

Considering I have shot over the top of every deer out of a popup, I am going without this year. Sticking to the trees.

Those dang pop ups.... lol

[sqiggy]

I put it up when I show up to hunt. Brush it in well. I dont get second looks.

Same here, except I don't brush it in. I want the deer to see it. Be surprised how many deer come into range to check it out. One thing I have noticed, bucks rarely pay attention to it, where as the does will do the neck stretch and head bob thang for a little bit!!
All I do is back it up to some thick stuff.

[goose48]

End of August. It takes a few weeks for the white tailed deer to acclimate to something new in their living room. I have also used the tactic of setting up a ground blind in order to get them to walk over closer to my tripod. That works, too.

[WT]

Mine have been out since last summer.

[hardtner]

In Kansas, anywhere from the day of the hunt to a few weeks before. No significant difference in hunting success with either. The preference is to have them up for a little while before hunting.

Even though we tie them down very well, on more than one occasion we have had them blow away. 30-60 MPH wind that is common makes a great kite out of a ground blind.

[In-Yo-Grill]

I like to get mine out early and brush it in also. I've set up on the fly in a different spot and still seen deer the same day but they seem a little weary coming in.