After not finding the pig at the creek blind the other night and people getting on me to move them closer, I tried to move the blind! The box has been moved three time and I guess it did not want a fourth. Strap broke blind hit hard. I moved the tower to a good flat spot at 140 yards and built bird cage number 3! Got the Cooper back and set up. Decided to break em both in! Feeder went off at 8:50, pig showed as scripted at 9. What was not scripted was the two does silhouetted in front of the feeder! I thought about sneaking one over one of the does' back. About then she throw her head up and I had reticle centered on it! I waited till they left. Pig got into good light and I squeezed one off. I saw it go down but up and ran to my left. Frustrated I got down too soon. Started looking for pig and saw something easing in to the yaupon. Had to be the pig. Did I not give it enough time to die or was it coming back. No blood , bone or hair again. Just fresh mud on the ground. Backed out and went back this morning. In the yaupon is a deep gully. Bottom of the gully was this guy.

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Hit him a little far back. Bird cage will need some adjusting. It will be cool this deer season but it is nice now!
Bird cage number 3! It is a two holer!

That's a new one on me--using the wire panels to build the blind. Easy though and I'd bet you could easily put foam boards inside and warm it up a bit.

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Originally posted by dustoffer:
That's a new one on me--using the wire panels to build the blind. Easy though and I'd bet you could easily put foam boards inside and warm it up a bit.

New on me, too. Interesting. You could certainly cut some plywood panels to size and zip-tie them to the wire panels for the cool months.

Enjoyed the story, after reading am looking forward to my next night in the stand. Really like the blind design, should be cool in the South TX heat!

Nice looking high seat.

Hogs get away when hit good at
times same as deer, elk and other
game. Always makes sense to follow
up instead of thinking "ah hell I missed
again" and let it go like way too many
"long range shooters do".

This was a fairly short range shot and
still ran off. Glad you found it dead.

George

The horse or cattle panels add strength to the angle iron when it has to be moved. The plywood in front and back break your outline. Around the top help keep the sun and rain off your chairs. Just something to break the wind off your head when it is really cold helps. This is my third one and I have sit on some really cold nights. You can put on clothes when its cold but you can't take enough when it is really hot! The all panel on the left side is because there is a house that direction. The 2X4" is to make sure there is positively no shooting that direction!

If you have a chance, I'd be interested in seeing some more photos. I've spent many of my Saturdays this summer building a "permanent" box blind that will sit on a 10' high 6'x6'platform. It's all framed with treated lumber and covered with scraps of plywood that I had laying around, then painted. The four walls are now sitting in my garage and I'm trying to figure out how I can hoist them up onto the platform! It should be quite deluxe when I get it finished, but as I looked at your birdcage design I thought it would have some advantages over this summer's project. Thanks!

20 years or so ago a friend built an
enclosed "house' about 20' up regular
metal stairs with both handrails.
Really nice almost all metal. He put a bunch
of bucks into it. Am guessing it might have
about a 10'x12' floor.

"cabin" on top, windows on 3 sides open
in, quietly. Propane heater, hot plate,
couch, 3-4 chairs etc. They've ambushed
several elk and mulie's from it. I've
never been to it since it was put up.
Watched it being built in his shop's
yard, then taken apart and loaded on a
trailer to haul it 120 miles to his place.

George

Hanny I'll get you some more pictures of all three as I get out to them.

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Originally posted by Live Oak:
Hanny I'll get you some more pictures of all three as I get out to them.

Thanks!