How to Build a Wooden Deer Blind

Deer blinds are used for still hunting, which is sitting in an area frequented by deer, waiting for them to show up. A deer blind is useful to conceal your movements and your smell. They can also help muffle any noise. Wooden deer blinds can be built fairly easily with minimal investment in materials. Properly constructed, your wooden deer blind can be easy to maintain and to assemble and disassemble, as needed. This blind is not to be confused with a deer stand, which is used for sitting high in a tree.

Things You'll Need

• 15 8-foot long 2 x 4s
• 8 1/2, 4 x 8 plywood
• 100 3-inch wood screws
• Table saw
• Miter saw
• Jig saw
• Screw gun
• Tape measure

Instructions

1. Cut six 2 x 4s to lengths of 45-inches. Lay these pieces perpendicular between two eight-foot long 2 x 4s, at sixteen-inch spacing from each other. These pieces should be laying on their thinner edge. Use three-inch wood screws to screw through the longer pieces and into the ends of the shorter pieces. Screw a piece of 1/2-inch, 4 x 8 plywood over the assembly to complete the floor. This construction will keep the floor elevated off of the ground.

2. Build the front and rear wall frames in the same fashion. Use eight-foot-long 2 x 4s as the top and bottom of the wall frames. For the front wall uprights, cut four 2 x 4s to lengths of five feet. The back wall uprights should be six-feet tall. Assemble the wall frames in the same manner as the floor frame, but space the uprights to account for where you will want to cut window and door openings.

3. Mount the front and side wall frames to the floor assembly by screwing through the bottom of the wall frames and into the floor frame. Temporarily attach a 2 x 4 screwed at an angle from the wall to the floor to help keep the frames upright.

4. Use a tape to measure between the wall frames at the bottom to size the 2 x 4 needed for the bottom of the side wall frame. Take a measurement on the angle from the top of the front wall to the top of the rear wall for the top frame piece. Screw the bottom frame piece to the floor and the top piece to the top corners of the front and rear wall. Measure for the side wall uprights, cut and screw into place. Be mindful of spacing if you want to put in window openings on the side.

5. Cut sheets of 4 x 8, 1/2-inch plywood to sheath the outside of the blind. Screw the plywood to the wall frames. Use a jig saw to cut window and door openings as desired.

6. Use two pieces of 1/2-inch plywood, eight feet long and two and 1/2-feet wide to cover the roof. This will allow for an overhang at the front and back, as well as an angle to shed snow and water.

Tips & Warnings

• Shingling the roof will help make the blind last longer and keep out leaks.

• Caulking any cracks and seams will help keep mice out of the blind.

• Construction can be completed with nails but this will make it harder to disassemble and replace material as the blind weathers and ages.

Resources

• Home Depot - Lumber