Hay Bale Blind

[ctburt0n]

Got to looking around the internet for some plans to build a hay bale blind. This started in 2018. My wife was wanting a blind to bow hunt out of. We live on a farm and I thought well heck I'll build a hay bale blind. I have a friend at church that is pretty handy with tools. He was the smart I was the laborer.

So we went and out and bought some materials.
Materials:
•​3 - sheets ½ plywood
•​4 – 2x4x8’ treated
•​9 – 2x4x8’
•​8 - 4in rough pine boards
•​8 mil black plastic
•​10 small hinges for windows
•​1 – 36” piano hinge for door
•​.5 inch fence staples
•​18 feet of 6-foot welded wire fencing
•​Paint
•​9/16” staples & staple gun
•​1.25 inch course drywall screws
•​1 inch course drywall screws
•​26 - 3.5 inch power lag screws
•​110’x8’ Straw, double woven blanket. Available from businesses that sell for reclamation work. We got to work.
First we marked the ends.


Then we built the frame 64” wide by 72” long with a 78” center height. I used treated 2x4 and screwed together with lag screws. I did put a floor in it. Added some weight to it and put the ends on and cut the door out. It takes 1.5 sheets of plywood per end.

Used 4” pine boards are used for the window framing. Windows made from remaining plywood. I cut the windows 9” wide x 16” tall. I used metal latches to keep the windows shut.
The door is 28” by 48”. Still need to put a latch on the inside. I painted the wood on the inside with black spray paint. I then attached the fence wire (extra I had) with 1/2 staples. I then cut out the windows.

After windows were cut out. I put the black plastic tarp on and started stapling it. Just enough to hold it in place.
I then cut the windows out and started putting on the straw. I got it from Lowe’s. It’s woven with plastic like they use in reclamation. I put 3 layers on and a bunch of staples. I cut the windows out. The door I covered up then stapled down the door seam both sides and cut out with a razor knife. If using where cows are I would lastly put chicken wire on it to keep cows from trying to eat it.



I put the blind 20 yards from the feeder. I also put some eye bolts in and used string to tie it down. I left a pallet under it so I can pick it up and move it with our tractor. Another plus we found persimmon trees close by.


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[FireNguns]

Looks good for sure. Nice work

[HeyMikey]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[texan16]

That is pretty dang cool !!!! Hope she hammers a good one out of it.

[ultrastealth]

That looks awesome. Great job.

[MedicineMan7]

Looks awesome sir! Really like the design of it and have wanting to build something like this for a while.

[Strummer]

Cool build

[EliteDriver]

Good job! That blind will kiiiiiil!

[Kmart49]

I think that will work!!

[eaglegolfj]

big enough to take a good nap in it looks like.

[3ChordTruth]

That’s a great job on this nice project. Good luck using it.

[mikemorvan]

Very nice work on a very cool project.

[Pistol]

That's cool! Thanks for sharing!

[Paycheck]

I like it. Thanks