Why 360 Hunting Blinds are some of our Favorite Turkey Hunting Tools
Good morning, and happy Easter weekend to all of our readers! This week’s blog was written by Chris from Team Radical. Check out Chris and Brandon’s latest 2026 Turkey Hunt! Be sure to subscribe to Team Radical YouTube page for more turkey and whitetail hunting videos. All photos and video credit goes to Team Radical.
We’ll let Chris take it from here:
Why 360 Hunting Blinds are some of our Favorite Turkey Hunting Tools
Turkey hunting purists will tell you it's not really turkey hunting if you're sitting in a blind. Respectfully, we disagree. When the season is open and you've got a tag in your pocket, turkey hunting is turkey hunting — period.
We have grown to love our 360 Hunting Blinds as a legitimate tool in our turkey hunting arsenal, and this spring we want to share exactly why.
We Always Have a Plan B
Don't get us wrong — there's nothing quite like slipping into the dark timber before first light and getting set up on a roosted tom. That morning adrenaline is hard to beat. But anyone who has chased spring gobblers long enough knows the hens have a way of pulling those toms in the wrong direction. When that happens, we don't pack it in. We have a plan B, and it almost always involves a 360 Hunting Blind.
We set our blinds on the edges of food plots — grain fields, alfalfa, clover, and open pastures. Turkeys love to work these areas throughout the day, and we've even installed Earth Ponds near several of our blinds. Let me tell you, turkeys cannot resist water. That combination creates consistent all day movement in front of the blind, and if you're patient, a longbeard will eventually show up on his own terms. Late morning, after the toms have broken away from the hens, is one of the most productive windows of the entire season and the perfect time to be sitting tight in a well placed blind.
Weather Proof and Bug Proof
Spring turkey season in Illinois means one thing — unpredictable weather. On one of our recent hunts, we dealt with overnight storms and 40 mph sustained wind gusts by morning. Sitting against a tree in those conditions isn't just uncomfortable, it can be dangerous. Inside our 360 blind, we were warm, dry, and completely out of the wind. It made what could have been a miserable morning into a great one.
And then there are the bugs. Ticks, mosquitoes, and buffalo gnats are a very real problem in southern Illinois during the spring season. When the buffalo gnats get bad in the later weeks of the season, they will run you out of the woods if you're not protected. We've found that being inside a 360 Hunting Blind is genuinely one of the best ways to keep hunting when everyone else has called it a day.
The Perfect Family Hunt
One of our favorite things about turkey hunting out of a 360 blind is that you can bring the whole family. The kids can move around, get comfortable, and just be kids without blowing the hunt. The blind muffles the noise, keeps them engaged, and turns a long morning sit into an adventure they actually want to repeat.
We have personally used our blinds to get young hunters into the field for the first time, and we've received photos and videos from customers who have done the same — kids smiling ear to ear over their first turkey, taken from a 360 Hunting Blind. Those messages never get old.
A Well Placed Blind Is a Dangerous Place to Be a Turkey
If you've been on the fence about incorporating a hunting blind into your spring turkey setup, we hope this changes your mind. A 360 Hunting Blind positioned on the right food source, near water, with a little patience — that's a recipe that works. We've seen it over and over again on our farms, and our customers have too.
If you have questions about our 360 Hunting Blinds or want to see available models, reach out to us at Dirt & Timber. We'd love to help you set one up before the season kicks off.”
Thank you Chris, for sharing your hunt with us on YouTube! We appreciate your partnership and support of our blinds, and the time and effort it took to write this blog. We’re grateful to partner alongside great people and companies like Chris, Dirt & Timber, and Team Radical. Want to get to know Chris and the team better? You can find them here: www.dirtandtimber.com and www.teamradical.com
From the team at 360 to all of our followers and readers, we hope you have a Blessed Easter weekend! This blog is a place to share the love of the outdoors and hunting, but we'll never miss an opportunity to share the message of the Gospel with our readers too. Jesus took the weight of our sin & shame, and we hope you experience that reality this Easter weekend. And if you don't know Jesus, reach out here - we're always up for telling folks more about him.
See you here, next week!
