Author: darinblog

This guy was on the main road in the middle of the afternoon on Saturday.



This little guy was having fun rooting around the hilltop feeder and then came over behind the Cliffhanger blind. It honestly sounded like a heard of deer walking in the trees behind the blind.



Grilling steaks seasoned with Cavenders Greek Seasoning.



Grilled potatoes and onions with salt and pepper.



James, Scott and Darin waiting for the steaks to cook.



The dinner of kings: medium-rare steaks, Dr. Pepper baked beans, potatoes and onions and some salad. Present but not pictured, BEER!

Friday arrival and setup. Not exactly camping in tents anymore.



James, Darin and Scott working on dinner. Sausage wraps with hash browns.



Darin splitting the sausage so that they cook faster.



Closeup shot of the grill while waiting for everything to cook.

We had a productive day at the lease this weekend. All blinds were fully cleaned and swept out, we lowered the bottom window ledge so that blind chairs do not have to be set on the highest level, stair repair was done where needed and weed eater cleanup was done to make getting to the blinds easy. Feeders have corn, blinds have chairs and the fire pit in camp was cleaned up and is ready to use.

It was time to move Top Side into a new position so that people hunting in the blind don't get an eye full of sun in the evenings. Putting the stand and feeder into a new spot, albeit not far from the original, allows for a wider field of view without being blinded.

To make moving the blind easier, we first grabbed some tin from the remains of Pier1 to make skids to slide it:



Once we had the tin in place, we attached the tow straps:



After swinging the stand to be aligned with the road, we rig to slide down the road to it's final position:



And the final move to it's new spot: