Hillbilly deer blind

Jack O'Conner · November 22, 2017, 08:23 AM

My hunting buddies in rural western Pennsylvania came up with a low cost deer blind. They bought a junk car for cheap and had it towed to the edge of a clearing within a wooded area. Then they stuffed old clothes with newspapers to form two human shaped dummies which are placed in the front seat. Deer soon get used to the sight and pay it no mind. Opening day, they toss the dummies in the back seat and begin their hunt. Many deer have been taken from this junk car. The local Warden found out about this blind and charged them with hunting from a motor vehicle. But the Magistrate tossed out the case because the junk car has no motor. Justice!

Jack

Double Naught Spy · November 22, 2017, 08:48 AM

What? No pics? LOL.

There are several examples on the internet. In the right circumstances, this is a creative idea. With crank windows, you are set!

Some people go to a lot of trouble to elevate them...
http://cdn0.wideopenspaces.com/wp-co...2014/10/14.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a9/64...61e8dcbc09.jpg

This is for when you want to hunt with 40 of your buddies...
http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/51/22/31.../4/920x920.jpg

FrankenMauser · November 22, 2017, 04:03 PM

I like it.

GarandTd · November 22, 2017, 06:45 PM

Where at in Western PA.....roughly?

RAEIndustries · November 22, 2017, 06:56 PM

theres only one thing worse than a bad cop its the Bambi Police, Im down in Florida right now and FWC guys make bad cops look like Boy Scouts

Thank God theres till a few good judges left

Scorch · November 22, 2017, 09:42 PM

Looks good!

**4V50 Gary** · November 22, 2017, 09:56 PM

ROFL! Brilliant. We were taught to make a blind and to get critters used to it. When you occupy it, the critters won't notice.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · November 22, 2017, 11:22 PM

I do know a fellow who deer hunts from a burned out car body not having any glass deliberately pulled out and left on the edge of a 80 acre hay field. He too has taken deer while seated & watching from his unusual blind.
I don't think the local Game Warden would bother with or take a chance walking across a open field in full view of another having a legally loaded firearm pointed in their direction so to deliberately confront and perhaps write a ticket. Sounds like a rookie Warden or a temporary deputized LE individual who just mite chance such endeavors. Stupid & foolish > But still a bold as hell LE action.

reynolds357 · November 23, 2017, 10:47 PM

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My hunting buddies in rural western Pennsylvania came up with a low cost deer blind. They bought a junk car for cheap and had it towed to the edge of a clearing within a wooded area. Then they stuffed old clothes with newspapers to form two human shaped dummies which are placed in the front seat. Deer soon get used to the sight and pay it no mind. Opening day, they toss the dummies in the back seat and begin their hunt. Many deer have been taken from this junk car. The local Warden found out about this blind and charged them with hunting from a motor vehicle. But the Magistrate tossed out the case because the junk car has no motor. Justice!

I am a retired Police officer. It is unfortunate that law enforcement officers are becoming such jackasses. Seems most of them are more concerned with annoying the public than protecting the public. They are more concerned with revenue generation than they are with serving.

Art Eatman · November 24, 2017, 11:18 AM

My uncle took the body of his mother's 1939 Mercury Club Coupe, set it on 3' pilings, and had reasonable success on Bambi for many years.

(My father wanted the frame, power train and running gear for a complete rebuild of his 1941 Ford Army surplus staff car.)

T. O'Heir · November 24, 2017, 01:00 PM

"...or take a chance..." There's something seriously wrong there if a CO has to take that into consideration. No real hunter would ever point his firearm at anybody.
"...Where at in Western PA..." Somebody's front yard. snicker.
"...officers are becoming..." Comes from their degree being more important than their ability to think.

bamaranger · November 24, 2017, 06:10 PM

I would say that was a bad ticket......and the judge thought so too. Certainly PA has legal definition of a "motor vehicle", and I would hope that one component of that definition would be that it is capable of self propulsion/movement. The WCO should have known that. Unless the involved parties did not advise the WCO, just to humiliate him in court?

Wildlife cases are hard to make, WCO's (like all jobs) are pressured to be productive from admin and one measure of that is cases. It usually takes maturity and experience to resist administration and excercise good judgement, those qualities take time to develop, and so we hear about instances like this.

PA has a Deputy WCO program, (voluteers, unpaid) and they rely on it heavily. The Deputies do MUCH needed work. I've know several of those fellows, very dedcated, supply much if not all of their own gear, and the screening process is comprehensive. But, as a rule they suffer from being "weekend warriors". The rest of the week/year, they are on their other paying job too, and the deputies cannot get the level of experience/exposure that the full timers get on full salary and working day in/day out as a WCO.
Consequently, it takes longer to "hone" a good deputy. Many of such episodes as this I hear about in PA are the result of contacts with a too eager deputy.

reynolds357 · November 24, 2017, 10:59 PM

There are a lot of bad tickets written.

eastbank · November 25, 2017, 06:28 AM

just remember in pa. they are sworn officers of the state with full arrest powers, if stopped just give what information is required by law and then shut up. no reason to be rude or argue with them after you explain your side of the events. if you think you are in the right, the time to fight it is in a court of law. eastbank.

Jack O'Conner · November 25, 2017, 07:49 AM

My buddies sort of brought this upon themselves. They like to brag about their hunting at the local VFW and other saloons. Bragging annoys some people and that's probably how the warden found out about this unique deer blind. But the warden should've let this one alone. So it goes.

Jack

jackstrawIII · November 25, 2017, 09:39 AM

This is an awesome story, but the newspaper-filled dummies are the truly impressive part. Two big thumbs up for true inspiration.

smee78 · November 25, 2017, 10:06 AM

If you think about it a car body really does make a great deer blind. Sound absorption, comfy seats and waterproof, other than the crank windows that were already mentioned it should make a solid platform. Put it a few feet off the ground to give you a little advantage and you should be good to go.

November 22, 2017, 08:23 AM	#1
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	Hillbilly deer blind My hunting buddies in rural western Pennsylvania came up with a low cost deer blind. They bought a junk car for cheap and had it towed to the edge of a clearing within a wooded area. Then they stuffed old clothes with newspapers to form two human shaped dummies which are placed in the front seat. Deer soon get used to the sight and pay it no mind. Opening day, they toss the dummies in the back seat and begin their hunt. Many deer have been taken from this junk car. The local Warden found out about this blind and charged them with hunting from a motor vehicle. But the Magistrate tossed out the case because the junk car has no motor. Justice! Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

November 22, 2017, 08:48 AM	#2
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	What? No pics? LOL. There are several examples on the internet. In the right circumstances, this is a creative idea. With crank windows, you are set! Some people go to a lot of trouble to elevate them... http://cdn0.wideopenspaces.com/wp-co...2014/10/14.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a9/64...61e8dcbc09.jpg This is for when you want to hunt with 40 of your buddies... http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/51/22/31.../4/920x920.jpg __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange Last edited by Double Naught Spy; November 22, 2017 at 08:58 AM.

November 22, 2017, 04:03 PM	#3
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	I like it. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

November 22, 2017, 06:45 PM	#4
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	Where at in Western PA.....roughly? __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

November 22, 2017, 09:42 PM	#6
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Looks good! __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

November 22, 2017, 06:56 PM	#5
RAEIndustries Member Join Date: October 6, 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 25	theres only one thing worse than a bad cop its the Bambi Police, Im down in Florida right now and FWC guys make bad cops look like Boy Scouts Thank God theres till a few good judges left

November 22, 2017, 09:56 PM	#7
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	ROFL! Brilliant. We were taught to make a blind and to get critters used to it. When you occupy it, the critters won't notice. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

November 22, 2017, 11:22 PM	#8
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	I do know a fellow who deer hunts from a burned out car body not having any glass deliberately pulled out and left on the edge of a 80 acre hay field. He too has taken deer while seated & watching from his unusual blind. I don't think the local Game Warden would bother with or take a chance walking across a open field in full view of another having a legally loaded firearm pointed in their direction so to deliberately confront and perhaps write a ticket. Sounds like a rookie Warden or a temporary deputized LE individual who just mite chance such endeavors. Stupid & foolish > But still a bold as hell LE action.

November 24, 2017, 11:18 AM	#10
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	My uncle took the body of his mother's 1939 Mercury Club Coupe, set it on 3' pilings, and had reasonable success on Bambi for many years. (My father wanted the frame, power train and running gear for a complete rebuild of his 1941 Ford Army surplus staff car.)

November 24, 2017, 01:00 PM	#11
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...or take a chance..." There's something seriously wrong there if a CO has to take that into consideration. No real hunter would ever point his firearm at anybody. "...Where at in Western PA..." Somebody's front yard. snicker. "...officers are becoming..." Comes from their degree being more important than their ability to think. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

November 24, 2017, 06:10 PM	#12
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,303	tickets I would say that was a bad ticket......and the judge thought so too. Certainly PA has legal definition of a "motor vehicle", and I would hope that one component of that definition would be that it is capable of self propulsion/movement. The WCO should have known that. Unless the involved parties did not advise the WCO, just to humiliate him in court? Wildlife cases are hard to make, WCO's (like all jobs) are pressured to be productive from admin and one measure of that is cases. It usually takes maturity and experience to resist administration and excercise good judgement, those qualities take time to develop, and so we hear about instances like this. PA has a Deputy WCO program, (voluteers, unpaid) and they rely on it heavily. The Deputies do MUCH needed work. I've know several of those fellows, very dedcated, supply much if not all of their own gear, and the screening process is comprehensive. But, as a rule they suffer from being "weekend warriors". The rest of the week/year, they are on their other paying job too, and the deputies cannot get the level of experience/exposure that the full timers get on full salary and working day in/day out as a WCO. Consequently, it takes longer to "hone" a good deputy. Many of such episodes as this I hear about in PA are the result of contacts with a too eager deputy.

November 24, 2017, 10:59 PM	#13
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,165	There are a lot of bad tickets written.

November 25, 2017, 06:28 AM	#14
eastbank Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2008 Location: pa. Posts: 2,450	just remember in pa. they are sworn officers of the state with full arrest powers, if stopped just give what information is required by law and then shut up. no reason to be rude or argue with them after you explain your side of the events. if you think you are in the right, the time to fight it is in a court of law. eastbank.

November 25, 2017, 07:49 AM	#15
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	My buddies sort of brought this upon themselves. They like to brag about their hunting at the local VFW and other saloons. Bragging annoys some people and that's probably how the warden found out about this unique deer blind. But the warden should've let this one alone. So it goes. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

November 25, 2017, 09:39 AM	#16
jackstrawIII Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2016 Location: Upstate NY. Posts: 901	This is an awesome story, but the newspaper-filled dummies are the truly impressive part. Two big thumbs up for true inspiration. __________________ In God we trust.

November 25, 2017, 10:06 AM	#17
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	If you think about it a car body really does make a great deer blind. Sound absorption, comfy seats and waterproof, other than the crank windows that were already mentioned it should make a solid platform. Put it a few feet off the ground to give you a little advantage and you should be good to go. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are