Ground blind at water hole with cattle

[Retterath]

i was out hanging camera this last weekend for some mules and found a couple good antelope bucks that have to be drinking in a water hole i found but there is cattle in the same area and want to put a ground blind up but I'm sure the cattle will love to wreck the blind. So what is everybody doing when setting up a blind at a water hole around cattle? There really is no cover at all to hide in around the water. Is my best bet to put up 4 fence posts and put barb wire around the blind? It just sucks cause its a 1.5 miles in and can only access by foot.

 

[ivorytip]

ive had a tent trampled by cattle before. one of those electric bear fences would be easier than a barbed fence,

 

[nv-hunter]

Just go for it blind only. I've set lots of blinds with cows and wild horses in the area only had one young bull decide I was in the wrong spot. Just make sure that you don't stake ropes out for them to get hung up in . I stake almost straight down with concrete stakes.

 

[Retterath]

hauling in post pounder,barb wire, posts would really suck. Bear fence would work probably pretty good.

 

[Manualman]

3 posts and a battery powered fence should do the job

 

[Hilltop]

We have never had issues as long as we drive stakes/lines straight down with the tent style. Usually only put them out 1-2 weeks before we plan to sit them. We have had success sitting them the same day we put them up but the antelope are very jumpy.

 

[HiMtnHnter]

Often they will leave it alone but sometimes they won't. I was on a windmill last year and I rigged some wood planks and pipe around the blind and they didn't bother it.

 

[Retterath]

I talked to the rancher that puts his land into walk in and he says the cattle are curious and will probally wreck it and wouldn't recommend it. So I think im gonna start off by carrying the blind in and see how bad it sucks carrying it in a 1.5 miles every time.
Thanks for the reply's. If it wasn't such a long walk in I would probally set one up and just keep a good eye on it but just wont be able to get out there every day.

 

[xtreme]

Sounds like a small solar energizer would work for your fence

 

[Manualman]

2 years ago some cattle decided to checkout my truck. I came back to mud rubbed on the drivers door and mirror