I finally replaced the Doghouse blind.
I had the entry "door" sewn across the top since the zipper fell apart and a velcro strap on the side to hold it closed.
I decided it was too much trouble to get in and out of this way, so I took the doghouse clone (can't remember the brand name, but it's the same construction and slightly larger) down to the food plot and set it up where the Doghouse had set for all these years. I did the same window paint job on the new blind last year inside my shop and let it "air out" for a few weeks. The windows are painted black on the outside so it looks similar with the windows open or closed.
I noticed a couple years ago that deer would often ignore the blind (watching from my tree stand) with the windows closed, but watch it closely as they approached the food plot if I left the windows open. I figured the big "black holes" was catching their attention, so I painted the exterior of the windows black so it looked the same with the windows open OR closed. It seemed to work fine last season. I had several deer walk into the food plot and never give it a second glance when I was inside with the windows open.
Couldn't bring myself to throw the old Doghouse in the trash, though. So I set it over the shooting bench to keep it dry.
