Bug proofing blind

[TexaRican]

Wondering what measures others here take to seal their rifle blinds up? Finally got on a lease and a previous tenant was kind enough to leave a very nice 5x5 elevated blind in my spot. (yay me) It needs some minor repair but overall design and construction are very good. Last weekend I cleaned it all out, threw down a 2 inch layer of cedar shavings on the floor and temporarily sealed it shut with some cedar fence board screwed over the door and some prior critter/rain damage.



The windows are decent with a wire pull method to raise and lower. What I'm thinking is to put actual metal window screens on the inside attached with magnetic tape. This way I can raise the wood window covers (they swing out) and still get the breeze and be relatively protected from bugs in case I decide to stay all night in the blind. I'll have to add some wood or hard foam pieces to make the frame around the interior of the windows flush all the way around. Pics below.

[Buckwheat]

No mater what you do they will find away in. We seal up the best we can and then hang pest strips seems to work well.

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[Boss Buck]

Deer view windows. Then spray foam and caulk. Congrats on a new lease

[Daniel32]

My advice

1. Deerview Windows
2. Deerview Door
3. Hot Shot No Pest Strip (Good for 3 months)
4. Foam Sealant all edges/corners

I've done this to all my rifle and bow blinds and never (knock on wood) have issues with bugs. I'm not saying it's 100% bug proof but pretty close

[BigThicketBoy]

Go ahead and put you a spray bottle with liquid dish soap and water for the wasps and hornet's. It kills them fast with no smell.
Spray foam the cracks and put drip edges above the windows.

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[RogueSamurai]

Bugs get into 2 million dollar custom homes in the city. Gonna be hard to keep'em out of a deer blind.

Seal it up as best you can and bug bomb it in September. You'll be fine.

[tom125446]

I won't stay all night in a blind with bugs around unless my clothes are permethrin-treated. I don't even carry a ThermaCell anymore.

I wish I had video of a hunting buddy and me in early season in a blind together in a nice swampy area. He was getting eaten alive. I was not. He even had picadirin on.


Wasps and hornets are a different story. I've pulled all nighters in popups, but I don't have any issue with them in my popups.

[Texas Grown]

This is what I use on clothing, pop-up blinds, equipment, around the house, ect. Be sure to mix it properly for the application you want. And apply with a pump sprayer. It will last 4-8 weeks. And is almost odorless once it dries. And don't get any on your skin. Not good for for ya. Once it dries, it's not a problem. I use it on my clothing to keep ticks and skeeters off, as well as just about everything else. Use it on my pop-ups to keep the widows out, and every thing else.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/gordons-permethrin-10-livestock-premise-spray-1-qt

[canny]

I am going to build a new 5x6 rifle blind for next season. I will probably build it out of OSB, but will coat the entire blind and all edges with Rustoleum Deck restore coating. Hopefully, this will seal of the outside against intruders. The inside corners will get sealed with weatherproof tape (normally used on corners before applying hardi plank). Hopefully this keeps the critters out. Windows will possibly be deer view windows depending on how much I have left. If not then they will be weatherstripped plexiglass windows in either a lightweight steel or aluminum frame that I will build to fit.

[TexaRican]

Mainly I'm just wanting to keep the wasp from building nests inside. When I'm in the blind, I'll have my thermocel running. The screens are to make sure nothing slivers in while sleeping. I don't do well with snakes

[Voodoo]

ThermCells do pretty good in a blind.

Almost orderless to who and what?

No way to keep bugs completely out.

Goodluck

[Gbird]

I am going to build a new 5x6 rifle blind for next season. I will probably build it out of OSB, but will coat the entire blind and all edges with Rustoleum Deck restore coating. Hopefully, this will seal of the outside against intruders. The inside corners will get sealed with weatherproof tape (normally used on corners before applying hardi plank). Hopefully this keeps the critters out. Windows will possibly be deer view windows depending on how much I have left. If not then they will be weatherstripped plexiglass windows in either a lightweight steel or aluminum frame that I will build to fit.

Look at smart board instead of OSB. It keeps the elements out and seems to last longer than OSB.


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[Paslaw0311]

My advice

1. Deerview Windows
2. Deerview Door
3. Hot Shot No Pest Strip (Good for 3 months)
4. Foam Sealant all edges/corners

I've done this to all my rifle and bow blinds and never (knock on wood) have issues with bugs. I'm not saying it's 100% bug proof but pretty close

Exactly how I did it on my last blind build. The whole goal was a bug proof blind, and so far so good.

[Dusty Britches]

I spray Tempo in late March, early April to keep them out for 3 months, then spray it again. Seems to work. Spray the entire thing, inside and out.

[Dakota7493]

Ours are sealed up pretty well with foam and caulking. They still get in though. I set off bombs before hunting season and sweep the casualties out. Most of what I get in are moths and a few yellow jackets here and there. As long as it keeps the spiders out I'm good with it!