Duck blinds on public property

[fishermanjoe]

I talked with my bud more about it and from the looks of it its an older blind. the chairs have moss and there are no fresh shells. but he says it is still sturdy for 4 guys. He was out on this piece of water all day and did not find another sole out there.

[boneaddict]

I've made several blinds by the way and have NO PROBLEM with people using them.  UNLESS they don't police their empties.   I try to use natural materials anyway and if I sit, its a chair I packed.

[goober]

There are lots of places to hunt. Do you really need to go climb into this blind that they've taken the time, effort, and money to build? Sure, letter of the law says it's legal. Because something's legal doesn't mean it's right. I'd find my own spot. My

Wile E.

So, you basically feel that a guy should be able to secure a spot by building a blind? It's a public spot, so I'm going to hunt it. If they want to kick me out, that's fine, but it won't be there the next time they come!

[bobcat]

In my experience there are very few places to hunt ducks, and I definitely don't think someone should get exclusive rights to a spot on public land just because they built a blind there.

[h2ofowlr]

If you use natural material your fine.  If you bring in boards and tarps, etc.  It's actually illegal to construct a permanent fixture on state land.  They can come in and tear it down as well.  It's still done frequently.  When you head down to the gulf of Texas and Louisiana you see them all over on the various little islands.  If it's a good hunting spot with lots of birds I would use it as well.  I have had guys build crappy ones in spots that we hunt consistently and those usually end up getting pulled out.  If your going to spend the time to do it, do it right or don't build one at all.   

[Professor Chaos]

if you are there first and want to hunt it.  It;s yours

[D-Rock425]

My first year I hunted I built a little blind on public land now it gets over hunted and people have added way to much stuff to it.  It just stands out now and the birds don't use that area much.

[yelp]

If you use natural material your fine.  If you bring in boards and tarps, etc.  It's actually illegal to construct a permanent fixture on state land.  They can come in and tear it down as well.  It's still done frequently.  When you head down to the gulf of Texas and Louisiana you see them all over on the various little islands.  If it's a good hunting spot with lots of birds I would use it as well.  I have had guys build crappy ones in spots that we hunt consistently and those usually end up getting pulled out.  If your going to spend the time to do it, do it right or don't build one at all.   

correct.

As far as WDFW owned and managed lands...


WAC 232-13-120
Erecting and using camps, blinds, and tree stand structures on department lands.

  (1)(a) It is unlawful to dig pits for the purpose of hunting waterfowl, or to cut trees or attach artificial fasteners (such as wire, staples or nails) to trees for the construction of camps, blinds and tree stands on department lands.

     (b) All nonnatural materials used in the construction of blinds or tree stands must be removed from department lands at the end of the hunting season.

     (2) All nondepartment owned blinds shall be available to the public on a "first-come-first-served" basis.

     (3) Structures established as part of a camp must be removed from department lands by camp occupants at the end of the trip.

[Special T]

I knew a guide that built  wire blinds with a nice 2x8 seat  on the way to his spot.... That way no one would walk farther to get to where the actions was.... He was the only Part time Tenured Professor at CWU

[banannaclip]

pretty soon new regulations will state that you cannot have  camp,blind in one spot for more than 14 days ,you can move it once and leave for 14 more days then you have to pull it or game department will

[ctwiggs1]

Couldn't they get you for littering if they had a stick up their you-know-what?? 

I agree with H2O... you really need to make sure it's as natural as possible if you're going to be building blinds on state lands.

Curtis

[Stickerbush]

what if they build a blind in a spot you have always used? It happened to me last year, I show up one morning and there is a nice blind set up the obviously took some time to build. BTW I have never ran into another hunter there since then, I dont have a problem using it

[teal101]

We always just use the surrounding cover.  We've built a few rock blinds but never hunt those areas anymore.  All the yahoos do now though and it works great for us

[SnowDog]

I knew a guide that built  wire blinds with a nice 2x8 seat  on the way to his spot.... That way no one would walk farther to get to where the actions was.... He was the only Part time Tenured Professor at CWU

This is a great idea. I thought about doing it this year at a place I like to hunt.