Although I love the mobility of spot and stalk hunting and the elevated perspective of hunting from a treestand, sometimes it’s hard to beat a good ol’ ground blind.

Obviously one of the biggest benefits is the concealment of movement. Being shielded behind the walls of a blind allow you to make small movements that you may not otherwise be able to get away with under the prying eyes of wildlife. Ground blinds also provide a weather barrier helping you stay dry in wet conditions, act as somewhat of a wind break on blustery days, provide shade in the intense sun and more. They accommodate hunters of any age or physical ability. Ground blinds are great for kids that you don’t want climbing up 20 feet above the ground, for those that may not physically be able to spot and stalk or scale a tree and for those who just like to keep their feet firmly planted on the ground. They offer a level of comfort that may not be available in a tree stand. You can bring along the chair of your choice that is comfortable for long sits, a cooler for snacks, a space heater for cold days, a gun or bow rest, as well as other gear. Plus, if you are hunting on private property and trust the security of your blind you can leave all you gear behind instead of carrying it in and out every time you hunt. Furthermore, using a pop-up ground blind gives you great mobility, you aren’t tied to just one location. They allow you to move your blind to the most productive locations quickly and with ease. There is a lot to love about ground blinds. Let’s set one up!

Gordon Whittington is the Editor in Chief of North American Whitetail magazine and charter team member and regular contributor to “North American Whitetail TV”, Wednesdays at 8:00 pm ET on Sportsman Channel. This week he joins The Revolution to talk EHD in whitetails and balanced food sources for healthy deer.

In many places across the country it has been a wet spring. Heavy rainfall and flooding have the ground saturated and hunters biding their time to get food plots in. Lee Lakosky, co-host of “Crush with Lee & Tiffany” on Outdoor Channel, Sundays at 7:30 pm ET, says they are getting a bit of a delayed start as well as they wait for the right conditions to get corn and beans in the ground. Tune in to The Revolution this week as Lee Lakosky stops by to offer his expertise on food plots, improving natural forage, habitat management, timber management and more.

The once 10-man team is down to 9, and the journey keeps getting more difficult. The newness has worn off and the reality has fully set in. The Brigade team has been through a lot in a short amount of time.

If you haven’t been watching “The Brigade: Race to the Hudson”, let’s play a quick game of catch up. Ten strangers meet, come together and embark on an incredible journey across the York Factory Express. They have 28 days to travel 750 miles by foot and boat, without the help of GPS or fuel – it’s pure man power. If they make it to the end in the allotted time, they’ll share a $500,000 grand prize. They have worked together to paddle and portage hundreds of miles in a voyageur-style canoe and packrafts. They’ve hiked through grueling terrain with heavy packs. They have faced injuries and setbacks. And this week, they stare down a whitewater challenge.