Where to Set Up Your New Box Blind

Hunting out of a box blind is a true game changer in many ways, providing you with a wide range of benefits compared to using a treestand or any other type of stand. Yet many hunters are unsure of exactly where they should set up their new box blind up for maximum success. Ya know, to get the most bang for your buck. Or the most bucks for your buck…

Let’s consider some of the most important things when choosing your spot and help you decide exactly where to set up your new box blind.

Advantages of a Box Blind

If you want to be able to maximize the chances of success hunting out of a box blind, it’s important that you consider the advantages you get from hunting out of a box blind. When using a treestand, you’re limited to finding a good tree where you can hang your stand or climb and get an optimal vantagepoint. With a box blind, you can hunt from an elevated position in an open field, giving you a much larger field of view around its edges.

A box blind also allows you to conceal virtually all movement, which prevents most cases of spooking game away from your position while you hunt. Another great advantage you get when using a box blind is not having to worry much about scent concealment since you are in an enclosed box. These are just a few of the main advantages that come with a box blind that you should keep in mind when deciding exactly where to place your blind. And placement aside for just a moment, certainly don’t forget the comfort that can come with a box blind compared to any other alternative.

Elevation is Key

One of the most essential things to keep in mind when choosing where to set up your new box blind is elevation. You’ll want to use elevation to give yourself a better field of view, regardless of whether you place your box blind in an open field, or in hardwoods near a food or water source. Instead of trying to set your box blind up closer to the specific spot where you might be expecting deer to enter a food plot or trail, it’s best to seek out the highest point you can while still being in view of these locations.

This will obviously result in creating a longer potential shot when you actually do have your game animal in view. This usually isn’t as much of a concern as it might be when hunting from a treestand as you have the edge of the window or even a tripod which can be used to brace your rifle for the perfect shot.

Stick to Food Sources

The overwhelming favorite place for most hunters to install their box blind is in the middle of a food source. Ideally, this should be in a food plot, or crop field that allows you to hunt over a long-term food source that deer will be using throughout the season, especially into the later months once other food sources have dried up. Remember to seek out a good, high elevation point in your food plot or crop field that will give you the ability to have a better field of view all around your position.

Placing your box blind in an agricultural field will of course require you to gain permission from the landowner to do this. It could be worth striking up a deal to let them use it too. It never hurts to ask. Most box blinds can be set up in fields without damaging a great deal of the crops in the process. However, you’ll want to be as careful as possible. And you can figure out a time that works around planting and harvesting times too.

Another aspect of setting your box blind in food plots and crop fields you should consider is choosing an entry point. In the perfect scenario, you would be able to walk or drive along a trail until you reach your box blind. Yet, in most cases, you may not have this luxury, and you’ll have to take caution when making your entry.

Be sure not to walk around the edge of the field or plot at all before you enter your box blind. Deer always stick to the edges of a field before moving out into the open, so leaving your scent all over the place will only hurt your chances of seeing and shooting a mature buck. It’s best to have an entry point that leads straight to your box blind without veering off too much and spreading your scent around.

Go With a Mobile Setup

One of the great things about having a box blind is the versatility that it offers. You don’t always have to set your box blind up using the ladder and stand. In fact, you can turn your blind into a mobile hunting blind by simply placing it on a flat-bed trailer which can then be hooked to any type of vehicle powerful enough to haul it from point A to point B.

Having a box blind on a trailer for a mobile setup pays off huge dividends if you’re able to hunt vast sections of farmland and crop fields. You may not be able to place a box blind in every single hunting spot, but you can move your blind around as needed using a trailer.

Obviously, this will require you to set your box blind up so that the weight is evenly spaced across the trailer’s platform. You’ll also want to ensure that the trailer’s hitch will be weighed down and that your blind is placed on ground that’s as level as possible to avoid sitting at an angle.

Shooting Lanes

If your hunting property is one that does not offer food plots or open fields, but you still want to have the comfort and concealment that a box blind allows, you can place your blind in a forested area. It’s recommended that you place your box blind in hardwoods that have acorns, hickory nuts, beechnuts and other types of food sources. You also will want to avoid placing your box blind near evergreen trees as these will mostly obstruct your field of view.

When placing your box blind in a heavily-wooded area, you will almost certainly have to cut some shooting lanes to open up more shot opportunities in the early and late season hunts. Be sure to plan ahead and envision exactly where your box blind will be placed and get an idea of what kind of shooting lanes you will be afforded based on the blind’s window layout.

Once you have your box blind in place, now is the time to go and cut your shooting lanes to open up some space. Be careful not to overdo this part as you will want to maintain some amount of cover and not cause too much of a disturbance in the forest, which might spook deer away for a while.

Set Up Early

Regardless of where you choose to set your box blind, one thing remains true in any scenario–set your box blind up early for the best results. You will have the best results if you set your box blind up a few months before hunting season starts–the earlier the better. Waiting until the last minute will only lead to you having to enter your hunting area right before the season opens and risk spooking deer away from your position.

By setting your box blind up months ahead of time, deer in the area will become accustomed to seeing it and will usually not think twice about walking by it by the time hunting season rolls around. It goes without saying that choosing to move your box blind during the season will eliminate these advantages and is a great risk to scaring wildlife away from your hunting spot at a time when you should be hunting instead of setting up.

Wrapping Up

By using some of these tips, you should be able to select the perfect hunting spot for your box blind, set up and have your blind ready-to-go for opening day. If you’re willing to put in the work and set your box blind up the right way, you can truly “set it and forget it” until the time is right. Stick to these tips and you’ll have the best chance to bag a trophy buck using your box blind. And since you probably have the perfect location for your blind selected, take a few minutes and check out our blinds by using the link below.

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