Building a hunting camp: Part III
April 4, 2013
Buying Land and Building a Hunting Camp Part III
The dream of owning one’s own hunting cabin is possible even for the non-handy with proper planning. My 16 x 20’ cabin was born with the help of a two-car garage set of blueprints and some DIY books. Gather your family and friends for a few weekends and you can frame it up yourself.
The Building Crew
The crew leader does the measuring and cutting, and the crew puts it all together. We salvaged our windows from a friend’s remodeling project, and we used steel roofing for no-maintenance durability. Use a safety arrest harness when roofing, it’s slippery walking on the pitch and you will fatigue easily.
Life in a Minnesota ruffed grouse hunting cabin
I love waking up to the neighborhood drumming grouse, and coffee warming by the wood stove. I awarded the landowner’s pardon to the grouse living nearby. After the day’s hunt in the neighboring state forests, it’s nice to come home to the cabin. A few sticks of wood on the fire, throw venison steaks on the grill, and light the gas lamps. Feed the dogs, wipe down the guns, and set the boots out to dry. Tomorrow get up and do it all again.
Joel Schnell is editor of ruffedgrouseminnesota.com
Posted by Joel Schnell. Posted In : Grouse hunting
Joel is a photographer and editor of ruffedgrouseminnesota.com. He has over 10 years editorial experience photographing the industry-leading Black and Decker Home DIY books on home improvement, dog training, lifestyles and green living; and dozens of other titles for Quayside Publishing. His commercial assignment work clients include many of Minnesota's largest corporations. He is director of photography on DSLR motion projects and has worked on several locally produced films. From his hunting camp about 40 miles from Duluth, he photographs, hunts, trains dogs, canoes, fishes, snowmobiles, and enjoys cabin life. His photographic travels have included the Rocky Mountain states, Pacific Northwest and Midwest. With his trusty Jeep and brittany Maggie beside him, his hunting and fishing travels include Minnesota, the Dakotas, Ontario, and Wisconsin. Visit his work at www.ruffedgrouseminnesota.com and www.schnellphoto.com. He can be reached at info@ruffedgrouseminnesota.com.
