Why is this the best way to heat your deer blind? NO MORE FOGGY WINDOWS!
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- I finally figured out how to keep the windows from fogging up in my deer blinds, PLUS this will help your scent control as an added bonus. To get woodstove info, contact Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com. He makes them on the side in his home shop, so doesn't have inventory, but can make them to order.
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I love it. The best thing about it is the idea of taking your scent and getting it up and away. Also the anti-fog effect
Thanks. Maybe we should call them "scent-burners" instead of "wood burners"??? All the best to you!
I've also heard stories that deer are curious of wood burning smells they tend to come in to inspect what's going on,all animals as a matter of fact,plan on putting a wood stove in my stand for next year too thanks for the video. I made a wood stove to heat my house about 40 years ago same concept as yours with the baffle only I could pull it out about 8 inches when I start the stove up or crack it open or closed to get the fire going! Good content my friend!
Thanks Bradley! Wish I had welding skills like you. Hope you are having a great season.
That is awesome!!! Thank you for sharing that with me! I’m tired of freezing
Hard to believe it is almost that time of year! I just cut up a few buckets of wood for these stoves last night.
Great idea! That is just like the stoves we used to use in our ice fishing houses in Maine, back in the day. They work great! Once it got going, I'd be in my T-shirt.
Thanks Lee, one of the heaters I had originally in one of the deer blinds didn't work out well but was designed back in the 1920's to burn small chunks of coal for ice shanties.
One of the coolest ice shanty wood stove I ever saw was a milk bucket laying on its side with the lid on a hinge and a flat plate welded to the top to cook on ice fishing on Lake Champlain
@@stevegermain1222 That would be pretty cool to see.
Cozy warm setup. I gather there are deers that come by my 42 acre parcel. I look forward to build on your idea. Thanks. Good hinting!
Thanks Jose, all the best to you too.
Thanks for the helpful vid. I just put a woodstove in my Ice shack and I was trying to find a lightweight way to deflect the heat behind the stove . Your blinds look great!
Sure thing Josh. Ice fishing season is just around the corner already, man time fly's. All the best to you.
i think u are spot on, great video, i hunt in mid michigan myself, thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks Kevin!
Ok, I just happened upon your video again after 10 months. I re-read all of the responses. I’ve got to say that it’s easy to see that you are a kind helpful person with a ton of patience! I could use more friends like you. Anyway, I see in the comments the division of comments and I can understand. I lived my life in big cities for my work. I’d drive hours to go hunt. I enjoyed every minute of it. Even freezing or getting soaked in the rain. Then I retired and bought a small farm. Put in a wood stove and it’s my primary source of heat. Yes, I think 90% of all of the neighbors also heat with a wood burning stove. There is almost 4,000 acres of public hunting land across the road from me. The deer smell that wood smoke everywhere! My best time to hunt bucks is late season as my farm gets loaded with big bucks escaping the public land.
Anyway, my point is that until I experienced the move to live in remote country (44 sq miles & 9,000 people) in my county, I would have not believed you either. Now I can testify, wood stove in your elevated box blind is like the most enjoyable addition to my hunt other than the 170’s bucks.
Other guys can choose to believe or not. Every other one asks the same question, smoke scaring deer🦌. I also think your scent being drawn into the wood stove is burnt and eliminated. I’ve found that it’s like trying to convince people that God exists. I’m sorry that I’m rambling. My final thought; I think your video is not only valid but “on point” and could be so helpful to older hunters. Might you consider reshooting the video to edit out the mistaken size and just call the exhaust pipe a metal flue. Ask the welder guy to give you $20 on each stove you sell for him. Even if you don’t, I just wanted to say thank you for making the video about a fantastic idea.
Congrats on your retirement, what a great move you made! I'm certainly jealous of your having 170" bucks running around. And thank you for the kind words. Best of luck to you this season!
My dad built a awesome deer blind a few years ago in Ludington that is pretty spectacular. All reclaimed materials that he got from a carpenter buddy. I gave him a hand putting it together. When he mentioned putting in a wood stove I was concerned about it spooking the deer.
I found from personal experience that it’s just the opposite. I been in it numerous times and the deer tend to be less spoked than without the fire going. I’ve had a group of does with the wind blowing the smoke directly at them bed down and hang around for a few hours. That would never happen without the smoke hiding the human scent.
Not only does it keep you warm and able to stay out longer, it also helps you see more deer and is a great way to keep your scent down.
Hey Ken, thank you for the feedback, it is great to hear of someone with experience with this strategy, too. All the best to you guys.
Mark. Love it. Good luck getting me to go home with that setup
Hey Sean. Lol!!!!!! Same here. Good luck this season.
Oh wow, I never would have thought the smell of the wood stove wouldn’t spook deer! Cool idea.
Thanks. Around here there are lots of woodstoves heating homes, so the deer don't think twice about that smell, which works to our advantage. All the best to you.
@Sc 88 I believe it! A lot of areas, like yours, have smoke smell all winter long, so doesn't bother the deer a bit. Good luck to you!
What a great way to get the kids involved too I won't be shivering and complaining speaking of complaining I just read every comment why does it negative people even bother thank you for sharing
Thanks Steve. I don't get it either, but I'm not a negative type person so can't relate to what is in their head. All the best to you.
That's awesome. I'm going to look into switching
It's adds a little bit of work to your project list, but it is worth the effort in my opinion. All the best to you.
Great video! Thanks.
Thank you!
Twenty years ago i talked to a old timer and asked him what they used to us for scent control and he said wood smoke. he said they would hand there cloths by the fire place to make them smell like wood smoke with so many people burning wood the deer were used to the smell.
I have some friends that do the exact same thing. They'll light a small pile of leaves and stand in the smoke for a few minutes before going out. Thanks for the comment, all the best to you.
Great idea! Good heat source as long as doesn’t spook deer? Plus you can heat your coffee or soup! 👍 B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
Just have to watch: for CO2…..
Right Barry, around here deer are used to the smell of smoke, lots of homes heated with wood.
I'm impressed on what you do thanks
Hey Mike, thanks. All the best to you.
Great video...Thanks! Honest question.... I have a few box blinds... our plan is to put up three more. I concluded I wanted more than a buddy heater and was planning to go NuWay propane. I love this video... I love the idea of wood heat... I also 100% agree with your point on the wood stoves/scent. In fact... we burn wood in our bunk house and so do most of our neighbors. So any given day you smell wood smoke in the woods... from wood stove heating to campfires in the summer (and some even burn their garbage still in the boonies). With that said, I think the smoke scent HELPS us. It doesn't hurt us. My honest question.... Do you ever find the "hassle" factor resulting in sitting there cold? Starting a fire isn't that hard... BUT... i can just anticipate getting in the blind... being a 'little cold' and sitting there contemplating... do i want to start a fire? I use my propane heaters now with a lot of on and off... turn it on for 30 mins... warm up the blind and then turn it off...It is a turn of the tank and the push of a button and it is on.. Second question... I presume shutting the bottom vent is all you need to do to snuff it out? Do you do that 30 mins before you go in? I love the idea of wood (funny how the propane tank shows full until suddenly it is the coldest day of the year). But I do have a little fear of the hassle factor resulting in us not using them? Thoughts?
Great question, and it is probably a personal thing so will be different for everyone. For ME, I very much enjoy the process of building and tending a fire. I'm more the other way, if it is too warm, I have to ask myself if I should NOT build a fire because it will get way too warm in the blind. So no, I don't wrestle at all with the "hassle"' factor. And yes, I just shut the bottom vent when I leave the blind. I have figure out how to time feeding the fire to pretty much start dying out by the time I am leaving, too. Propane is very convenient for sure, but for me, I would take the inconvenience of the wood heat every time. But I can understand people who don't get the same joy wood heat provides ME, so propane is the answer for them. Wish it was an easier answer for you, maybe just try it in one blind for a season to see how it goes? All the best to you.
Great blind. Very cool. I have to take issue with your opinion on Scent-Lok. I believe you implied that you didn't take all the necessary steps to get the most out of your Scent-Lok suit. That's the thing. Scent-Lok can't work miracles, but if properly used it does the job. Case in point, I just arrowed a 173 3/8" 12 pt at 17 yards that was directly downwind from me starting at 150 yards. I started wearing Scent-Lok back around 1990 and my success has been undeniable.
Hey Russell, thanks for the comment. If I implied I did NOT take all the necessary steps, I mis-spoke, because I have taken all the steps, plus more including showering, ozone, covering boots in carbon every outing etc... It just doesn't work for me, and maybe it is the scent on my camera gear and bow, which I just can't get rid of? But I will say that there are hunters way way way more successful than me that swear by it, including you, John Eberhart etc.. Their success is undeniable, and I respect their opinions. Congrats on your buck, and all the best to you!
@@theback40 Thank you for the courteous reply. For whatever reason, Scent-Lok has a way of dividing people and causing arguments. I wasn't trying to insult you. I probably just misinterpreted your initial comments. I'm sure you're a great hunter in your own right. As I said earlier, Scent-Lok can't work miracles, everything has to be perfect, and I'm sure there's always a little luck involved. Take care and good luck the rest of the season.
@@russelllangworthy994 Hey Russel, didin't take it as an insult at all, I appreciate anyone willing to share their experiences and opinions to help challenge my thoughts to keep pushing me to get better. But more than that, I appreciate someone that can have differeing opinions and not get offended or angry, and still respect the other persons perceptions and opinions. You are one of those people! THANK YOU!
My dog would find you in 10 seconds in a scent lock suit in a enclosed building and his nose dont compare to a deers
@@robertseither6834 Guess I'm lucky I don't hurt in an enclosed building.
got news for you galvinised pipe when real hot gives off toxic gas my friend
Thanks for your concern Scott. A few others have said the same thing. When I installed them, I cranked up a very hot fire and opened the windows to burn it off, but maybe that was not enough?
I wouldn’t chance it. It’s $20 bucks. Or less
Perfectly as described!
Hey Victor, thanks. All the best to you.
Woodstove in a blind. Man yall are living luxury. I'm sitting 17 feet in a tree for 5 hours.
Hey Josh, been there done that, but those are days gone by for me now! Enjoy your hunting time no matter the comfort level. Good luck up there!
@@theback40 hey, if it works, it works. Happy hunting to you.
@@joshcross2831 Thanks, you too.
Hey! I've used a woodstove in my blind for over 15 years. It's the best heat. The first stove I found at a yard sale for $2. I burned that one out and built one from scratch in a triangle shape to fit my 8x4 blind better. I can put a log in up to 16" long and it'll hold 3 to 4 pieces. I have to fill it about every 3 hours. I use a 3" chimney which I made a damper out of a soup can lid. I can shut the stove almost completely down. I live in manistee county. You said you are on the west side as well. Close to manistee county?
Thanks for the info. Did you make it a triangle to fit in a corner?
@@theback40 yes so it takes up less space.
@@mr7badass Hmmm, now you got me thinking about the next one......good idea.
S@seeeeessed
that looks cool!
Thanks Dick, it works really well for us. All the best to you!
*I love wood heat!* Wood and Sunshine warms the body 'to the core'....the way God intended. Keeps the kids busy and entertained. And it makes for better chat. Never let anyone convince you to be ashamed of being Hwite.....we are AWESOME! Praise Lord Jesus Christ my Everlasting Father in heaven! #ALLELUIA
Hey Thomas, thanks for the comment. Wood heat is THE BEST!!!
I built my own "copied the four dog stove " only in stainless steel wrather than titanium.
And with a baffle.
For safety, so that the wind doesn't shake it apart. All chimney joints need to be sheet metal screwed together. especially in tents!
The small round crock pot works great on top. If you can sit all day, you can have a nice afternoon meal.
Hey Cal, nice job! Wish I had the skills to make my own like you did! We like to wrap an egg sandwhich in tin foil and throw on top of the woodstove for a crispy warm meal. I like the small crock pot idea. All the best to you.
Thanks I'll have to try this
Hey Brian, it works great! All the best to you.
Would work for me too in north east where we hunt. Cold weather here too. Not as bad as it was but it’s my way to hunt. 👍🦌
Me too Mark. Thanks for the comment, all the best to you.
Thanks for the very helpful vid! My name’s Marco, from Virginia. I’m actually putting a stove in my blind this year similar to this. Everything I read said pile elbows (even a 90 into another 90) were a no-no for wood stoves and that they “had to be straight or no larger of a bend than 30 degrees”. Am I just reading hogwash? I’m assuming thats probably for traditional home heat wood stoves and doesn’t necessary apply to something like this. Thoughts? Thanks again for the great video!
Hey Marco, my opinion is that the info you are reading is for home heating set ups. I have a wood stove in my house and a sauna, so did follow those recommendations for the installations. But, for my deer blind woodstoves, nah, I think for your blind you are fine with multiple elbows as long as your stack is high enough to create a draft. The higher the stack, the better. You're going to really enjoy the wood stove! All the best to you.
Have you seen the little griz stoves? Might be a factor design for your next blind
I have, they look pretty nice. We have a lot of skilled welders in west Michigan due to the manufacturing base feeding Detroit car plants, so it's easy to find someone to weld up these simple heaters for much less. But I do like the idea of the window in the Griz. Hmmmm, might be worth trying one. Hope you are having a great season Andy.
Good video.
Thank you!
Great video. I just turn on my propane heater the night before season. 100lb tank and it runs all season. Hunting from the east side of Michigan.
Thanks Richard. I would guess that leaving the heater running all season keeps the windows warm enough to not fog up? Hope you are having a great season!
@@theback40 I did. Thank you.
I'm in the UP and my windows fog up with my propane blue flame heater. Takes 30 mins to clear the windows and I have to use a battery operated fan to keep them clear. Pain in the butt. I am just a bit concerned about putting wood smoke into the air and alerting deer. Many people say wood smoke doesn't bother them though. Good video
Thanks Cregg. I know the smoke doesn’t bother the deer around here, probably because many people heat their houses here and they are used to it.
I've used a wood stove in my blind for over 15 years. It has never once spooked a deer.
Has a deer reacted to it or been able to pattern your hunts great stuff buddy I would never leave 😂super cool
Not to my knowledge. I have a buddy that is also heating one of his blinds with a wood stove now, too, and he has had multiple instances where they were directly down wind and have not been spooked. The more we use this, the more confident we are that it is working. All the best to you.
@@theback40 thanks buddy
My lil buddy propane will get you busted by a smart ole doe and then she has to get the hammer .
@@deerhunter7482 Agreed! You must get those smart old does out of the herd, they can ruin everything for generations once they bust you. All the best to you.
is the crackling/popping of the burning wood a noise factor outside the blind?
Hey Robert, good question, but I would say no. I have not seen any instance of this. It is a pretty small fire so the little bit of cracking/popping is not very noticeable even inside the blind. All the best to you!
That bigger stove I wouldn't wanna go home lol
Hey Willie, there may or may not be some napping when that thing really gets cookin'. I agree with you, it is a great place to be. All the best to you.
Nice stoves. I use a similar system around my portable heaters but I attached the metal to small spacers so the metals about a half inch away from the wall, I leave about an inch gap at the bottom and air circulates up behind the panel keeping it cool. You can feel the warm air rising behind the panel
Hey Doc, that's a good idea, having the stove lower would be better for heat distribution.
Lol. Here in SE Nebraska it is common to drive your truck to a vantage point in a field and sit in it drinking coffee(?). Typical distances are 100 - 600 yards.
THAT sounds like fun to me!
Have you ever come across any non electric pellet stoves for this use ?
Hey Mike, I have not, but what a great idea! There is your millions to be made... All the best to you.
Ammo can wood stoves are what I use make my own .
Hey Gary, great idea. Those ammo cans can be used for so many things, they are great. All the best to you.
What size is your hunting blind with wood stoves? I have a 6x6 that I'm going to put a stove in. Hoping it's not going to just cook me out
Hey Jeremy, the wood blinds I built are 8'x4', and the Redneck blind is 5'x6'. They don't cook me out, although I have taken all coats and sweaters off before to hunt in just a t-shirt a few times. Good luck this year!
@@theback40 Thank u for the feedback!
@@jeremycollins1758 Anytime. Let me know how it goes...
My blind is 8x4x6h. I made a damper in my 3" chimney using the lid of soup can. I can shut the stove off to just a smolder and it keeps my blind at 60 degrees. I fill my stove about every 3 hours.
I’ve been thinking about doing this myself but don’t you ever get cooked out with too much heat?
Layers! I've been down to a t-shirt often. Just crank down the draft to slow it down and can usually find a happy temp. Good luck.
Get yourself a NUWay propane vented heater! Once warm no window fogging! Use Rain-x once you will not have any fogging! Another thing is single wall pipe is a lot of your heat put the damper just before goes out roof or wall.
Thanks Robert.
I found a couple online, but they say they're for outdoor use only. Do you have any sources for where you found yours or are you venting sufficiently that you're not worried about carbon monoxide poisoning?
Oh nvm, should have read the entire description, it says using flue pipe allows use in shelters.
@@Therapy72 Hey Matt, if you end up getting one, let us know how it works after you have had a chance to use it a few times. All the best to you.
Now I’m trying to put one in my blind. That’s not really a 2 inch pipe. It looks more like a 3 inch or a 4 inch pipe. You said it might be a dryer vent, dryer vents are 4 inches. Do you know the real size? Thank you
Yeah, I messed that up in the video but you can't go back and change it once it's published. It's 3" pipe, galvanized stuff I just found at Home Depot. Sorry about the confusion, hope it works out. All the best to you.
Uses exalts pipe from a muffler shop. And add a damper . Better than the galvanized
Good idea Stephen!
Burning a fire in the middle of the woods doesn't put your deer on edge? Have you shot many big bucks downwind of your smoke stack?
Where we live there are home heating woodstoves burning all around the area all the time, including ours, once the cold hits so the deer are used to the smell. Go to the channel and watch "Mark's 2020 Buck Harvest" video to see the buck I shot during bow season when he was downwind with the stove running.
If you had the propane heater in a flue system, like your wood stoves, it would reduce or eliminate the condensation. The byproducts of combustion are H2O and CO2. The BEST thing about your wood stoves is you don't have to buy the fuel for it. You should have ample deadfall around the back 40, to run all the stoves.
Hey William, so true, we have plenty of deadfall around here with the Emerald Ash borers and Dutch Elm disease. All the best to you.
Be nice to find someone who builds these stoves. : )
I found the guy that made these stoves for me! If interested in a deer blind woodstove, contact Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com. He makes them on the side in his home shop, so doesn't have inventory, but can make them to order. Good luck.
What is the backer you used called
Just went and looked, it has "ThermOpan" printed all over it. "Ultra Fire Resistant ThermOpan".
Grand Rapids here
Welcome! Hope you get something useful from the channel. All the best to you.
I'm also in west Michigan, well, Northwest Michigan. Wondering if I can get contact information for the man who built your small wood stoves. I am very interested.
Hey Blake. I had a buddy try to contact him a few months ago an he never responded, so I'm not sure he is still doing them? I'll check again and let you know if he responds.
I found him! Contact Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com for woodstoves. He makes them on the side in his home shop, so doesn't have inventory, but can make them to order. Good luck.
@@theback40 Awesome! Thank you.
@@blakesherburne9608 Sure thing Blake, all the best to you.
I’d be interested in contact info for the person who made your stove if they’re selling them to the public.
Hey Josh, here you go: Contact Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com for woodstoves. He makes them on the side in his home shop, so doesn't have inventory, but can make them to order. Good luck.
@@theback40 How much does he charge for the sizes you have?
@@ministrydrummer I think they were around $70 each a few years ago.
So I am a big stickler on scent control and do use propane heaters knowing full well that you probably smell like a bottle of propane when you leave that blind does no good to wash your clothes and then use propane is heat this makes 100% sense that the negative pressure pulse your sent into the stove burners your sense since it up with a wood smoke smell the deer around here anyways are used to watch it makes a lot of sense
Hey Timothy, thank! Seems to be working this way, so far. All the best to you.
Nice video, but I am concerned about the galvanize burning off while you're in it. Honestly just concerned....not trying to call you out. Best of luck on your hunts!
Said the same thing to myself…. Black pipe isn’t really that much more.
Agreed Rick. I burned them pretty hot when installed and opened the windows and door to let it burn off most of the chemicals for a few hours while I cleaned up the shooting lanes. Guess I was thinking that burned all the harmful stuff away?
@@theback40 Just be safe sir! Have a great day! Thanks!
Who is the guy that built the wood stoves for you
Hey Dennis, it was Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com. He makes them on the side in his home shop, so doesn't have inventory, but can make them to order. Good luck.
Do you find that the smell from the fire scares the deer away?
No, not at all around our area. There are many houses, including ours, that heat with wood so they are very used to smelling smoke.
No
@@theback40 im not sure if that would work in my area.. we are the only camp for 10 miles in any direction so the deer are not really used to smelling smoke.
@@GYPSY400 You are probably right then, if they're not used to the smell, it will probably put them on alert.
@@GYPSY400 my blind is the only thing in a 3 mile radius that burns wood and the deer dont care. I have videos on my phone of deer 10 feet to one foot off my blind while its smoking.
Several points in the video you say 2 inch pipe. Are you sure it's 2 inch? Looks like 4 to me. I ask cause I'm interested in building one.
NO, it's not 2"! Not sure why I kept saying that, it is 3" pipe. Sorry for the confusion.
@@theback40 thanks for the update. I subbed. Good video.
@@bucksgarage1 Thanks. Happy holidays to the family and you.
The deer don't spook from the smoke?
Nope. Around our area of west Michigan, there are woodstoves being used everywhere, so it is a very common smell and they are not alarmed at all.
I live in SW Michigan and plan on erecting a blind such as you have built. I like your stove. Could you provide the name and address of the person who built your stove?
Hey Jim, here ya go: Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com. He only does this as a hobby out of his barn, so if he's busy with life, he might not get back to you for a while. All the best to you.
Hello Mark,
Thanks for the info u are providing in the videos.
My name is Ed. I own some land in Plainwell, Michigan to hunt.
Maybe u are near. Please share the contact info of the guy that built
the wood burning stove.
Ed
Hey Ed, thanks for the feedback. I tried conacting him again a few months ago but he did not respond. Last I knew, he was taking a new job and moving, but I thought he was staying in the area. I'll try him again and if he responds I'll forward his number to you.
FYI Ed, I did not get a reply from him, so I don't know where to direct you. I have ZERO experience with this brand, but wanted to give you something, so maybe nuwaystove.com/product-category/wood-stove/
I took a look at that stove you shared pretty impressive
I found him! Contact Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com for woodstoves. He makes them on the side in his home shop, so doesn't have inventory, but can make them to order. Good luck.
Not to mention the fuel is free
Right on Big Hoss! All the best to you.
It's not that there is a lot of moisture IN propane that causes the windows to fog, it's that 99.9% of the byproduct of burning propane (or any other hydrocarbon) IS water vapor.
Ah, thank you for the clarification Fred. That makes sense to me now, gotta remember chemistry class. All the best to you.
Google the chemical reaction of adding O2 to propane. It gives off CO2+H2O(VAPORS)+heat.
@@mikeries8549 Thanks Mike. Now it makes sense why so much water vapor gets in the blind.
I would suggest a fire extinguisher in each blind. Know a guy that lost his ice fishing shack to a wood stove. Great idea though.
Thank you for your concern. I should have showed that in this video, I didn't even think about it. I do have a small one in each blind, even the ones with propane heaters still in them.
Hello my friend!
Hello my friend! In my 46 year of hunting for deer , most of my old time deer hunting buddy’s have told me of the days and the importance
Sorry wrong button! Part 2
Of the days when they would all start a smudge fire to # 1 cover their human sent & # 2 to peak the interest of deer ,to satisfy their own
Curiosity! I always thought this was a crazy idea however some old time pictures have proven me wrong!
Keep up with the wood smoke & and nothing better than the heating too !
Hopefully you don’t fall asleep!
Lol ! Thanks for sharing & happy hunting.
@@brucemitchell4581 Thanks for the feedback Bruce! All the best to you.
Does that bother the deer
Nope. Lots of houses around our area that heat with wood, so the smell of smoke from October to April is always in the air.
You didn't answer the obvious question... Does the warm stand Kill Deer??? :-)
LOL! The answer is.....YES!
Why do you use a wood stove?
Hey Joe, 1. Dry heat to keep the windows clear, 2. Create a draft to pull my scent in, burn it, and put it out high through the smoke stack, 3. It just feels good. All the best to you.
Won't the deer smell the smoke?
Hey Mike. Yes, they for sure smell the smoke, but around here they are used to it and it doesn't bother them at all. We heat our house with wood, and many others out here do, too.
Info for the wood stoves
Hey Dan, I just had a local guy with a shop weld them up. I have seen a few small ones online that might do the trick, too. I think the "tiny house" movement birthed a few small stove businesses.
I found him! Contact Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com for woodstoves. He makes them on the side in his home shop, so doesn't have inventory, but can make them to order. Good luck.
@@theback40 thanks and have a Merry Xmas
Have you planted beans with your tar river yet ??
@@danthiesse5108 Nope, not yet Dan. Focusing on seed MIXES right now to build some organic matter in the sandy soil here so beans will grow in the future. I think the mix I am planting next year is going to have some beans in it, but lots of other stuff, too.
Won't fog at all if you put rain x on them
I haven't tried that yet. I did put something similar on and they still fogged, but not that exact brand. I'll give it a try, we still have a couple blinds without woodstoves. Thanks for the tip. All the best to you.
All I do is bundle up! I don't need no heater hunting deer!
Good job Frank! Hope you are having a great season.
Really over thinking this deer hunting there bruh😅
Hey Johnny, yup, I sure am, but it's deep in my DNA, can't help it, just wired from birth this way. And now I'm old enough to laugh at myself when someone like you points it out to me. So yeah, a little laugh at myself this morning, thank you. All the best to you.
the fires i have i would melt that place!
That's my kind of fire!!! Pyro's unite!
Your scent is less scary then the smell of fire.
Not here in Michigan. There are homes all over our are that heat with wood and we don't have forest fires in our area, so the deer are not concerned with the smell of smoke at all.
Someone obviously hasn't shot a deer while sitting by a fire. I've shot ducks, geese, and deer while sitting by a nice fire. You'd think they'd never go near fire.
They do..they do.
@@mikeries8549 Hey Mike, I can't say I've shot ducks or geese by a fire, so I'm going to have to give that one a try.
Northern Tool sells a micro woodstove under item number 58294
Thank you Mark!
They don’t make 2” pipe it’s 3” single wall galvanized pipe!
Hey Robert, yes, I mis-spoke, but can't go back and edit the video, ugh! Hope it didn't mess up your install. Hope you are having a great season.
I may be considered somewhat stupid at times, but I can't help but think about things I don't understand. You talk about eliminating your scent, but with a wood stove, you are putting out smoke. I don't understand why deer would not be somewhat suspicious of the smell of smoke.
Hey Reb, in our area, almost everyone has a wood stove to heat their house, including us. The deer constantly smell smoke around here and it doens't bother them at all, they are very used to it. Great question! All the best to you.
@theback40 wow how many times have you had to explain this? I am thinking seriously about building my own stoves and putting in a couple of blinds. Been burning propane for several years!
I wouldn't keep breathing that off gas from galvanized pipe
Thanks for your concern. A few others have mentioned the same. The pipes have all been burned off pretty hard, so I think we are ok but I am doing more research now. All the best to you.
You must have deer that have lost their sense of smell. This is just a spuff right?
Hey Dan, nope, it's all real. Around here there are lots of woodstoves heating homes, so the deer don't think twice about that smell, which works to our advantage. All the best to you.
And No: 4 cheap fuel, can burn any kind of wood
Hey Nathan, bring on the pyro! Hope you're having a great season.
open air is the best way...never hunting in box ever ...lol 😆 smoke animals are gonna come ...squirrels maybe
Hey CR, I certainly do like being out in the open air at times, too. All the best to you.
That is not 2" pipe.
Hey Mark, you are absolutely correct! Unfortunately I can't go back and edit this in the video once it is up on RUclips. Ugh. All the best to you.
Fogging windows is not a battle at all if you crack open the window on the downwind side of the blind. 😉
Hey Daniel, thanks for the idea. I'm just too paranoid about my scent sneaking out of the blind 🙂. Hope you're having a great season!
Shack hunters make me laugh, like someone going camping in a six figure rv
I use to think like that also. Trust me, being comfortable is awesome
@@brianclemons5375 I’m sure it is, excuse my comment I meant it as a joke. I’m for anyone getting out and enjoying the thrill of hunting. I hope someday I’m successful enough to build shacks on my own land. I’ve never hunted from one, never hunted with a gun even. Started bow hunting 27 years ago and it’s my favorite thing ever, I try every year to find a place to rifle hunt but state land around me is chaos and I’ve never had an opportunity, I would jump at the chance to hunt a shack
Thanks Ryan. Glad we could provide a laugh for you. I'll mark that as a win in my "entertaining" column, which I never thought I would be able to do! All the best to you.
@@brianclemons5375 Agreed!
We have never had that problem with out propane heaters... with fogging windows ... if your hunting why in the world would you not raise a window... sorry i just don't agree with your opinion and using small wood heaters...
I'm glad you don't have the problem with the propane heaters fogging your windows, makes it much more convenient! We keep the windows closed to control our scent as much as possible until it is time to shoot.
@@theback40 Get you can of Nose Jammer and you can open your window's and with that wood smoke you have plenty of scent going out anyway..
@@gmass7238 I've never used Nose Jammer, I'll have to look into this. Hope you're having a great season!
If you need heat in a blind quit
Hey Jon, thanks for the comment. I used to have the same attitude when I was younger, but as I aged, and also wanted to get more family and friends involved in hunting, I have changed to greatly enjoying a heated blind. Hope you are having a great season.
@@theback40 love how cordial you are, great response.
@@redneckoperations Thank you.
@@theback40 Agree... nicely handled... And your reply is spot on... I used to tough it out too. With age comes wisdom. (for some). Ha! I look back and wonder why I sat in a tree stand so miserable. Freezing... but i sure was tough. My toughness resulted in leaving the tree after 2-3 hours of hunting... maybe waiting 30-60 extra minutes before we went out in the afternoon... Now we use tree stands for archery but have a number of blinds for the rifle seasons. Most of us sit all day because of that "box" and heaters! Foil wrapped burriots... cans of soup... huge jugs of coffee.... I hunt for the enjoyment of it (and we are very successful)... I can't believe people suggest the spirt of it is to do it the hard way!
@@spartanhunter6269 100% agree with you!
you could make them wood stoves any size wood can be small that wood stove is a good idea.
Hey Kenneth, agreed, if you can weld (or hire someone that can) you can make them any size you want, and then cut/split the wood chunks accordingly. Hope you are having a great season.
Don’t use windows. I bet you shoot a 6.5.
Hey Ron, unfortunately we can't use 6.5 here, smooth wall cartridges only. All the best to you.
I found the guy that made these stoves for me! If interested in a deer blind woodstove, contact Kenn at kc734x4@gmail.com. He makes them on the side in his home shop, so doesn't have inventory, but can make them to order. Good luck.