Coffin Blind

Charles,
I think you could start with the Burlap cammo rolls that they sell at Cabelas. Two let you cover each side and pop out to shoot. After that you would be looking at making doors od a hoop dodger like a Sanford box.
 
Fasten some 1/4" bungee cord with cable clamps (TV cable) about every 16", along the deck, tuck your vegetation of choice under it and go hunting.
 
bungees for grass rails for vegitation... put twice as many bungees as you think you need, cause thru time they break, rot, whatever. Get a ghille suit (no kidding) to wear in it... makes a lot of difference. Any camo pattern, paint or burlap, isn't close to natural vegatation, so grass it in good. always wear a face mask, and DO NOT MOVE. you have a limited range of vision not being able to turn your head, set up right and it wont matter. Be aware of your shillioute, and your shadow... your shadow is your #1 enemy it will give you away (it doubles the size of what your hiding). if possible set up so ducks wont be looking down on top of you, if you can be to the side when they are coming into your deeks, your so much better off. remember you can only swing one way laying down (left or right depending on how you shoot) and set up for it. Hard physical hunting sometimes, but its as close as you can get to a duck. Ive got fiberglass duck coffins similar to your pictures but closed in on top, and I cant tell you how many ducks Ive dropped that bounced off the nose of it.... i cant say it enough, DON'T move. most of the time fiberglass is shiny in places that have rubbed some, touch up with black spray paint (welfare camo stripes) for any of the shiny spots... mud is great to add when you get it where ya going. travis
 
Toward the end of last season, I bought something very similar. It is a Beavertail Predator. For "camo", I took my older Power Hunter and cut out the seat and glued it into the Predator backrest, "sectioned" the cover to fit my Predator and rigged up the "hood" loosely with clamps. Raffia was "zip tied" in short sections. It folds up and is easy to put in place. I usually "cut" and add some cover material from the area hunted to make it blend in better.

It's comfortable, very low, dry, warm and easy to use. I have it all loaded and tied onto my big boat for transport and just slide it off when I "arrive" to the "spot of the day".

It is usually pre-loaded before transporting with decoys, a dog hide, gun and ammo. Everything is "packed in" by floating the load along a shoreline and sometimes pulling it over land or mud as much as 300 yards from the boat. I really like it.

Find an old layout blind with a cover that will fit it (when trimmed out).

Predator (frontal view)
PredatorCW.jpg


Predator (side view)
PredatorSideCW.jpg


Power Hunter “cut section" (underside view)
PowerHunterCutCW.jpg


Predator - “camo” lid open
PredadtorCamoOpenCW.jpg


Predator - “camo” lid closed
PreedatorCamoClosedCW.jpg


Predator - side view
PredatorSideViewClosedCW.jpg

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no chit the birds decoy right into that pine board with the red tile floor LOL bye the way nice job on that, now you have the best of both worlds
 
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A lot of guys around here use coffins for hunting on the Great Salt Lake, in shallow water with no cover. They hide their blind in a large sillouhette decoy spread and shoot lots of birds that way, or just in the middle of a large floater spread. They can be deadly if you hide them right, lots of great ideas on this thread!
 
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