Do you close up your camo pop up hunt tent when you leave it? If so, ever worry about the difference in the way it looks to the local deer when you're there vs when you're not there? To whatever degree you open the flaps when you hunt, I believe this can send a "black hole" signal to a wary buck or woods smart doe that something's wrong. Especially at close range, I think they notice when you re-arrange the "furniture" in their living room. They don't have to see you, just a glaring, out-of-place black hole.
So, I set my window flaps the way they need to be for the best vision and maximum concealment and leave 'em alone. Of course, I dress in black and use a face mask to keep from shining out of that black hole. This way, if you set up early enough, deer get used to a structure with a black hole.
But, If you want to close up your tent, I suggest you grab a spray can of flat black and spray the closed flaps to look "open" as they do when you're hunting.
This is something I do, too, because, sometimes when I'm hunting, I need to close up the flaps a bit to block a bad wind or rain. But, from the outside, with the flap painted the appropriate amount of black, the black hole will look the same size. No change is a good thing.
Anybody think this could make a difference?
So, I set my window flaps the way they need to be for the best vision and maximum concealment and leave 'em alone. Of course, I dress in black and use a face mask to keep from shining out of that black hole. This way, if you set up early enough, deer get used to a structure with a black hole.
But, If you want to close up your tent, I suggest you grab a spray can of flat black and spray the closed flaps to look "open" as they do when you're hunting.
This is something I do, too, because, sometimes when I'm hunting, I need to close up the flaps a bit to block a bad wind or rain. But, from the outside, with the flap painted the appropriate amount of black, the black hole will look the same size. No change is a good thing.
Anybody think this could make a difference?
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