re: Pull in Boat Blind Marsh Hunting

I hunt out of a small flatboat. Not sure this would work for a 17 footer and it won't work for a boat that if not uniformly olive drab or camo or at least dark and not shiny. You have to be able to motor or push pole the boat to where you want to go. Step one, cut all the cane you can fit in the boat and still drive it and pole it, maybe a little more. Step two, motor to where you want to hunt and park the boat there securely, usually near a bank. Step three, stick the cane in the mud. Deep. all around he boat except the stern and extend the sides a couple of feet past the stern. Step four, break the tops back in over the boat but leave enough room to move and for all tide conditions. You probably won't get a marsh level blind but lower profile does help. Step five, on opening day after you put out the decoys run or pole the boat into the blind. Use a pole or paddle to stick behind the stern. Put decoy sacks or burlap over the motor. Every couple of trips cut some extra cane to freshen up holes in the blind. This is the only kind of blind I've used for nearly forty years in Louisiana and in the Mobile delta. If you stay still and dress right it works. I usually build one for north and east winds and one for south and west winds. No hammers, boards, wire needed. Used to cut cane with a machete but started using pruners years ago and it's easier and neater.