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A decoy mounting arrangement for a layout hunting blind that allows a decoy to be mounted on the hunting blind door and to move therewith.

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1. A layout hunting blind that can be folded into a compact transportable condition and that is easily assembled or deploy in the field, the layout hunting blind having a head end and a foot end wherein a hunter lays in a hunting direction with the hunter's head near the head end and the hunter's fe

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A layout hunting blind that can be folded into a compact transportable condition and that is easily assembled or deploy in the field, the layout hunting blind having a head end and a foot end wherein a hunter lays in a hunting direction with the hunter's head near the head end and the hunter's feet near the foot end, the hunting blind comprising an inner frame including a first outer frame structure and a second outer frame structure, the first outer frame structure include a first lower tube assembly and the second outer frame structures include a second lower tube assembly, the first and second lower tube assemblies being pivotable relative to one another between a folded condition and an unfolded condition generally about a central frame axis that is parallel to a hunting direction that is defined by the direction that an associated hunter lays within the hunting blind, the hunting blind further including a first blind door fixed relative to the first outer frame structure and pivotable about a first door axis and a second blind door fixed relative to the second outer frame structure and pivotable about a second door axis, the first and second blind doors moving between an opened condition and a closed position, the first and second blind doors helping to conceal the associated hunter when in the closed position and being selectively openable by the hunter to provide a clear shooting perspective when in the opened position, at least one of the first and second blind doors including a decoy mount to selectively secure an associated hunting decoy relative to the at least one blind door so that the decoy mount and the associated hunting decoy move with the at least one blind door when the at least one blind door is moved to the opened position thereby automatically moving the associated decoy out of the way to allow for a clear shooting perspective when the at least one blind door is in the opened position. 2. The layout blind of claim 1, wherein the first blind door includes a first formed door tube generally forming the edge shape of the first blind door and the second blind door includes a second formed door tube generally forming the edge shape of the second blind door, the decoy mount being configured to selectively engage one of the first and second formed door tubes. 3. The layout blind of claim 2, wherein the decoy mount is generally L-shaped having a first end that includes a generally C-shaped mount and a second end configured to selectively engage the associated hunting decoy, the C-shaped mount being configured to engage a side edge of one of the first and second formed door tubes. 4. The layout blind of claim 1, wherein the decoy mount is shaped to position at least a portion of the associated hunting decoy over a section of a perimeter edge of the at least one blind door to partially conceal the perimeter edge when the at least one blind door is in the closed position. 5. The layout blind of claim 1, further including a decoy, the decoy having a three dimensional and lifelike configuration, the decoy mount including an end shaped to at least selectively interengage with the decoy. 6. A decoy arrangement for a layout hunting blind, the layout hunting blind being configured to be folded into a compact transportable condition that is easily assembled or deploy in the field, the layout hunting blind having a head end and a foot end wherein a hunter lays in a hunting direction with the hunter's head near the head end and the hunter's feet near the foot end, the hunting blind further having an inner frame structure including a blind door fixed relative to the inner frame structure, the blind door having an inner edge that is pivotable generally about a door axis and an outer edge spaced from the inner edge, the decoy arrangement comprising a decoy and a decoy mount, the decoy having a three dimensional and lifelike configuration, the decoy mount including an end shaped to at least selectively interengage with the decoy, the decoy mount further including a clip configured to selectively interengage with an edge of an associated blind door so that the decoy is supported in a generally upright and realistic orientation when the associated blind door is closed, the decoy and the decoy mount moving with the associated blind door when the associated blind door is opened thereby automatically moving the associated decoy out of the way to allow for a clear shooting perspective when the associated blind door is opened. 7. The decoy mount of claim 6, wherein the associated blind door includes a formed door tube generally forming the edge shape of the first blind door, the decoy mount having a generally C-shaped configuration that is configured to selectively engage the associated formed door tube. 8. The decoy mount of claim 7, wherein the decoy mount is generally L-shaped having a first end that includes the generally C-shaped mount and a second end configured to selectively engage the decoy, the C-shaped mount being configured to engage an associated side edge of the associated blind door. 9. The decoy mount of claim 6, wherein the decoy mount is shaped to position at least a portion of the decoy is over an associated edge of the associated blind door to partially conceal the associated edge when the associated blind door is in the closed position. 10. A layout hunting blind that can be folded into a compact transportable condition and that is easily assembled or deploy in the field, the layout hunting blind having a head end and a foot end wherein a hunter lays in a hunting direction with the hunter's head near the head end and the hunter's feet near the foot end, the hunting blind comprising an inner frame assembly that creates an enclosed area for an associated hunter, the hunting blind further including an outer covering substantially covering the inner frame assembly but having a door opening for shooting from the blind during hunting, the hunting blind further including at least one blind door fixed relative to the inner frame assembly and configured to pivot about a door axis between an opened position and a closed position wherein the at least one blind door generally covering the door opening when in the closed position to help conceal the associated hunter and allowing the associated hunter to shoot from the blind when in the opened position, the outer covering and the at least one blind door substantially hiding the associated hunter when the hunter is in the hunting blind and the at least one blind door is in the closed position, the at least one blind door being configured to allow the associated hunter to move the at least one blind door to the opened position to shoot toward the game being hunted, the blind further including a decoy mount, the decoy mount be selectively interengagable to the at least one blind door to selectively secure an associated hunting decoy relative to the at least one blind door, the associated decoy automatically moves with the at least one blind door when the at least one blind door is moved such that the associated decoy provides additional cover for the blind when the at least one blind door is in the closed position and the associated decoy unobstructs the shooting perspective when in the opened position. 11. The layout blind of claim 10, wherein the at least one blind door has a door frame having a perimeter edge with an inner edge that is pivotable generally about the door axis and an outer edge spaced from the inner edge, the decoy mount comprising a post shaped to interengage with the associated hunting decoy, the decoy mount further including a clip configured to selectively interengage with the perimeter edge of the blind door for, the decoy mount moving with the at least one blind door. 12. The layout blind of claim 11, wherein the decoy mount is generally L-shaped having a first end that includes a generally C-shaped mount and a second end configured to selectively engage the associated hunting decoy, the C-shaped mount being configured to engage a side edge of door frame. 13. The layout blind of claim 10, wherein the decoy mount is shaped to position at least a portion of the associated hunting decoy over a section of a perimeter edge of the at least one blind door to partially conceal the perimeter edge when the associated blind door is in the closed position. 14. The layout blind of claim 10, further including a decoy, the decoy having a three dimensional and lifelike configuration, the decoy mount including an end shaped to at least selectively interengage with the decoy. 15. A method of deploying a hunting decoy, and in particular a waterfowl decoy, the method including the steps of: providing a hunting blind that is foldable between a transportable condition and deployed condition for use in the field, the layout hunting blind having a head end and a foot end wherein a hunter lays in a hunting direction with the hunter's head near the head end and the hunter's feet near the foot end, the hunting blind further including an inner frame including an outer frame structure and at least one blind door pivotably fixed relative to the inner frame and pivotable about a door axis parallel to the hunting direction between an opened position and a closed position, the hunting blind further including an outer covering wherein the at least one blind door and the outer covering hiding a hunter when the hunter is in the hunting blind and the at least one blind door is in the closed position, the at least one door being configured to allow the hunter to move the at least one blind door to the opened position to shoot toward the game being hunted;providing a decoy mount that is fixable relative to the at least one blind door wherein the decoy mount moves with the at least one blind door as the at least one blind door moves between the opened and closed positions;providing a decoy being configured to interengage with the decoy mount to secure the decoy relative to decoy mount;securing the decoy to the decoy mount so that the decoy moves with the at least one blind door as the at least one blind door moves between the open and closed positions wherein opening the at least one blind door automatically moves the associated decoy out of the way to allow for a clear shooting perspective when the at least one blind door is in the opened position.