Blind concealment

[ironjeff00]

I have an Avery Finisher blind and I'm looking for something to help with concealment. I currently have the avery grass on the blind but it can be a pain. I know there is nothing like fresh stubble or using whats around you. But, I was wondering if anyone has used the Final Approach stubble skinz to conceal their blinds. Just looking for some feedback or possibly another product to look into that will be permenant on the blind then throw a little fresh stubble each time to conpliment it. Thanks and hope everyone has a great and happy new year!

[Jon McGrath]

You can buy rafia and dye it to match the terrain you hunt.

[DSM16428]

You can buy rafia and dye it to match the terrain you hunt.

Sure can! I dyed some up for this past early season because I wasn't able to use he farmer's clover...not without losing permission to hunt anyways... Here's a pic of the blind almost completely covered. I can completely cover if it matches any one particu?ar field, or I can use it as a great base and then add local stuff for a perfect match. Enough to cover 2 complete layouts didn't take long at all...maybey a day with the longest portion of time used up actually forming the bundles from larger hanks of the raffia. Then you just mix up your dye, soak the bunches, rinse with the hose and then hang to dry. I also have brown, corn and of course natural tan.

[imaduckin up north]

You can buy rafia and dye it to match the terrain you hunt.

Sure can! I dyed some up for this past early season because I wasn't able to use he farmer's clover...not without losing permission to hunt anyways... Here's a pic of the blind almost completely covered. I can completely cover if it matches any one particu?ar field, or I can use it as a great base and then add local stuff for a perfect match. Enough to cover 529 complete layouts didn't take long at all...maybey a day with the longest portion of time used up actually forming the bundles from larger hanks of the raffia. Then you just mix up your dye, soak the bunches, rinse with the hose and then hang to dry. I also have brown, corn and of course natural tan.

walmart, 2.00 a bag, and i dye mine and also paint it

[hail/goose chaser]

whats in the hell is rafia where do u get it

[Jon McGrath]

whats in the hell is rafia where do u get it

Walmart, Jo Anns Fabrics or Hobby Lobby have it. It just looks like fake grass/hay that you can dye/paint to match your terrain, pretty slick stuff. I use it for hiding in winter wheat.

[DSM16428]

Hobby Lobby has probably the best deal out there if you aren't willing or able to buy in bulk. You can get it for $4/pound and it is really high quality and easilly dyed to match your suroundings. It comes in 8 ounce hanks in bags. I clear the shelves almost every time I'm near our local store.

[redlab1]

DSM what color did you use for the green ? It looks really close to grass in a pasture or hay field.

Thanks!
Barry

[DSM16428]

All of the recipes require Rit dye, two gallons of hot water, plus the detergent and salt called for on the Rit package/bottle. I suggest
doing a small batch of whatever color you choose so that you can match the final recipe to your area. These are just starting mixes but should cover the general color for each.


Winter Wheat
1 Tbsp Rit Golden Yellow (powder). It comes in liquid now, but you'll have to fiddle with the ratio to get it right with liquid.
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp Rit Yellow (liquid)
1 Tbsp + ½ tsp Rit Dark Green (liquid) Green

Pasture Grass 2 Tbsp Rit Yellow (liquid)
1 ½ tsp Rit Kelly Green (liquid)
¾ tsp Rit Black (liquid)
1/2-3/4 tsp or so of Dark Green liquid can be added to make clover green as it is darker than pasture grass.


Corn Stubble
2 Tbsp Rit Yellow (liquid)
2 tsp Rit Tan (liquid)
I will also use Golden Yellow to make different shades of corn yellow. (1Tbsp yellow, 1 Tbsp Golden Yellow)

[redlab1]

Thanks for the mix! This is all mixed with the water mentioned above correct. Thanks again!

[North]

Great work fellas! This stuff looks great, looks like I'll be mixing some up soon. Early in the season we hunt mostly cut oat fields, would the yellow corn stubble mix match this cover? This stuff will certainly make brushing in the blinds much easier, and much more effective!

[DSM16428]

Actually the bare, natural color of the raffia from Hobby Lobby would prob match pretty well. It's a fairly light, neutral tan/yellow like cut oats. Never have to wory about hiding in it up here as the farmers around my area only plant it in strips between the clover, trefoil or corn.

[North]

If they ran strips up here, it would be great, but they plant full fields where I'm at in Northern WI, so there isn't much good cover after they cut it. This stuff as a base and then fill in with some of the stuff in the field should be like fishing with dynamite!