How to Build Box Deer Blinds

While deer hunters may purchase many types of portable and permanent blinds, you can save money and have a sturdier, better-constructed blind by building your own. A box deer blind is fairly simple to build with some planning and basic carpentry skills.

Things You'll Need

  • 8-foot-long 2-by-4 lumber
  • 1/2-inch 4-foot-by-8-foot plywood
  • 3-inch wood screws
  • Screw gun
  • Miter saw
  • Table saw
  • Tape measure
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Instructions

    • 1

      Build the floor frame by using two 8-foot-long 2-by-4s as the front and rear of the frame. Cut five 2-by-4s to a length of 45 inches and screw them between the front and rear frame pieces, using 3-inch wood screws starting at the end and placing them on 16-inch centers. The frame will be 4 feet by 8 feet. Screw a piece of 1/2-inch plywood to the top of the frame to serve as the floor.

    • 2

      Assemble the front wall frame by using 8-foot-long 2-by-4s as the top and bottom and 5-foot-tall 2-by-4s for the uprights. Use 6-foot-tall 2-by-4s for the uprights on the rear wall. Side walls will have a 45-inch-long bottom and one upright of 5 feet tall and one of 6 feet tall. The top piece will be determined by measuring from the front wall to the rear wall on the angle created by the different sized uprights.

    • 3

      Screw the bottom of each wall into place using the wood screws. Use screws to secure each wall to the adjacent wall. Uprights can be added to enforce the walls. These should be placed at 16-inch centers. Allow for window spacing when adding the uprights.

    • 4

      Build a small frame in the same fashion as the walls to serve as a window buck. The number and size of the bucks should be determined by your preference. The bucks can be installed between the wall uprights. Determine the height to place them by sitting in the frame of the blind and measuring from the floor to the height that best suits your shooting preference.

    • 5

      Use two pieces of 1/2-inch plywood, 8 feet long by 2 1/2 feet wide to cover the roof. The difference in the uprights for the front and rear walls will create a sloped roof to shed water. The size of the plywood will allow for approximately 6 inches of overhang on the front and back.

    • 6

      Use a tape measure to determine the sizes of 1/2-inch plywood needed to sheath the outside of the blind. Cut these pieces with the table saw.

    • 7

      Install batt insulation between the wall uprights. Cover the batt with plywood on the inside of the blind.