18 Man Cave Hunting Room Ideas

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Man caves can take on many unique expressions, depending on what your hobbies and favorite pastimes are. If you’re an avid hunter and want to turn your man cave into an expression of this interest, you’ll find plenty of inspiration below.

Even better, many of the projects are DIY. This means that you can put your unique touches on your personal space so that it best suits you. By the end, you’ll be able to invite your buddies to come over to watch the Sunday football game and also plan your next hunting trip at the same time.

1. Hunting Storage Room

You’ll need a place to store all of your hunting gear while you’re at home. Oftentimes, hunters have various pairs of boots and camouflage jackets, so you’ll want to add in a closet area to keep these items.

Hunting storage room
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You can add a small bench with hooks on the wall to hang your clothing, as shown in this room. You can conveniently place your boots underneath the bench for easy storage.

This is another example that includes more shelving if you have a large amount of gear that you need to place somewhere. You can include a variety of bins and hanging storage shelves, to make organization a breeze.

Everything has a place and you’ll know exactly where to reach if you’re looking for your sleeping bag or your favorite hunting backpack.

2. Gun Wall

If you want to place your hunting rifles on the wall, you can construct a shelf such as this. Keep in mind, if you have small children who may have access to your man cave, it’s best to keep the guns locked securely in a safe.

However, if you have no children around you can store your guns in this way without having to worry. This is the perfect opportunity to show off your growing rifle collection. You can easily remove a gun for cleaning and then place it back into its designated spot.

3. Trophy Room

You may want to show off some of your favorite trophies and you can do so by mounting them on the wall. This is an example of how a room may look once you’ve mounted multiple bucks. There is additional seating, so you can comfortably hang out in this room as well.

Trophy man cave hunting room
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A trophy room is a way to remember your favorite hunting trips and to motivate yourself for the next one. Taxidermy isn’t for everybody but it can be a way to commemorate and honor the animals after death.

4. Comfortable Sitting Area With a TV

Every man cave needs an area where you can relax and prop your feet up. Depending on what type of space you’re working with, you may have room for a large couch or a couple of recliners. Either way, make sure they’re comfortable as you’ll likely be spending hours there over time.

You can add a TV (or two or three) to catch all of your games and any hunting videos you enjoy watching. This quickly becomes the center of the room and can keep you and your buddies entertained for hours.

If you like to game, you can add your favorite gaming console and play from the comfort of your man cave. No one will be there to interrupt or bother you!

5. Mini Home Sports Bar

Make sure you stock your bar with all of your favorite drinks and snacks, so they’re not far from reach while you’re in your room and relaxing. This is the perfect touch for when you’re watching a sports game and you don’t want to retreat to the kitchen to get something to drink or eat.

Mini home sports bar
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You can include mini-fridges and attach nozzles to your favorite drinks for easy access. This is a great example of a minibar with a rustic wooden countertop. This keeps the hunting theme front and center and doesn’t look too modernized.

6. Pool Table

Many men enjoy shooting some pool in their downtime. If this sounds like you, consider adding a pool table into your newly transformed hunting room. You can add a rustic-looking table so that the game blends in nicely with the other decor.

Pool table hunting room
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This is a perfect example of how well a pool table can suit the overall room. Also, it gives you a chance to practice next time you go out to the bar with your friends.

If you’re looking for more inspiration, this is a man cave with corrugated aluminum lining the high ceiling. The pool table pulls the entire room together nicely and everyone will naturally gather to the center of the room for a game.

7. Hidden Door

If you want to include a gun room in your man cave, consider making the entrance to the room a hidden door. These doors can double as fully functional shelves and help keep the hidden room private.

Hidden door cave hunting room
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In the interest of safety, this is a great way to protect your weapons and to keep unwanted hands off of them. This is an example of how you can disguise a door as a bookshelf.

8. Work Bench

Every man cave also needs a workbench area where you can store your tools. This is the perfect space to clean your guns as well. You can use the built-in shelves as storage for various hunting items, such as a rifle case or ammunition.

Work bench cave hunting room
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If you have a knack for woodworking, you could also use this table for your projects. No man cave is complete without a reloading bench.

You can also place a smaller gun safe under the desk if you don’t find yourself needing a larger one. This is a convenient area to store your guns and it’s less conspicuous than having a large eye-catching gun safe.

9. Whiskey Barrel Liquor Cabinet

Do you consider yourself a whiskey connoisseur? If so, you can give your liquor cabinet a rustic touch perfect for any hunting room. Now, you don’t want to drink and then operate your guns at the same time. However, if you want to hang out and watch the game — go ahead and pour yourself a drink.

Whiskey barrel liquor cabinet
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This can be a great DIY project for a handy

an. You’ll need a barrel and the tools to carve out a shelf as the interior. Then, stock the barrel with your favorite liquors for your enjoyment.

For a different design, you can lay the barrel horizontally and turn it into an ice chest. This is great if you’re more of a beer drinker than a liquor guy. You can always have an ice-cold beer at the ready.

10. Hanging Crossbow Storage Shelf

If you prefer to hunt with a crossbow, you’ll want to find a unique way to store them. Similar to the guns, it’s smart to ensure small children don’t have access to your man cave if you’re going to store weapons in the open.

If you want to hang your crossbows while also paying homage to the American flag, this is the ideal combination of the two. You can construct the wooden frame yourself and paint the flag onto the inside.

11. Gun Room

Instead of opting for a gun safe, you may want to dedicate an entire room to your hunting rifles. You’ll need plenty of wall space and shelving, as well as a center island that doubles as a gun cleaning station.

Gun room full of rifles
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This room shows you how you can keep the rustic design while also being able to display your many guns. You can use the extra shelves and storage place to store ammunition and gun cleaning supplies.

12. Hat and Coat Rack

Having a convenient place to put your hats is a great smaller touch to your hunting room. This design doubles as a hanging coat rack as well.

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If you want to create a more creative and rustic rack, you can use bullets instead of the regular hooks. By placing them at an angle, you can hang your coat on them just as well.

You may find that you’re able to creatively angle antlers to hold your hats and coats as well. This can be a creative and fun DIY project for your weekend.

13. Mini Fridge

If you find yourself spending hours at a time in your man cave, you’ll probably want to add in a fridge of some sort. You can fully stock your mini-fridge with your favorite cold drinks and snacks.

Cave hunting room with mini fridge

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You can opt to decorate your fridge however you wish, whether with the Pepsi logo as shown in the photo or with a camouflage theme. The camo would suit your hunting theme best.

14. Skull and Antler Lamp

A unique finishing touch to your hunting room can be some additional lighting. You’ll likely need a lamp for when you’re working late into the night. Nothing is more manly than using a skull as a lamp.

Skull and antler lamp
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This lamp is constructed using the skull of a deer that you’ve previously hunted and it’s a unique way to show off the antlers. You may find that your guests keep asking you where you bought this piece from and you can brag that you made it yourself!

15. Gun Safe

If you wish to place your valuables and your guns into a locked safe, you can add a DIY gun safe into your hunting room. As you’re remodeling, it would be smart to carve out an area by the wall where you can place a large safe.

Hunting room with gun safe
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You can surround the safe with wood paneling, so it blends into the rest of the room. This safe also includes a shelf on the top, so you can place smaller trophies there for decor.

A similar design keeps the wood paneling but opts for larger buck trophies to be hung by the safe and for a photo from your favorite hunting trip over the safe. No matter how you choose to arrange your items, it’s important to keep the safe locked up when not in use.

16. Antler Coffee Table

If you have amassed a small collection of antlers, you can consider building a table with a glass top to show them off. This is a great DIY project and one that many men will jump at the chance to make.

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This table is functional for all purposes, such as propping your feet onto or placing your beers on while you watch the football game.

Another spin on a coffee table fit for a hunting room is this glass top table with a huge antler rack as the base. If you have a particularly large set of antlers and you’re not sure how to show them off, this could be the ideal project for you.

17. Antler Wine Rack

If beer and liquor aren’t your things and you find yourself opening a bottle of wine at the end of the evening, then this wine rack is perfect for your hunting room/man cave.

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To make this DIY wine rack, all you need are a set or two of antlers and a wooden board to mount them on. You can delicately place your wine bottles into the cradle of the antlers and you’ll have the perfect finishing touch for your room.

Use the leftover wine corks for a future DIY project.

18. Wooden Bullet Clock

It can be easy to lose track of time when you’re hanging out in your man cave. However, it’s important to keep track so that you know when it’s time to go back out and visit with your family.

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You don’t want a flashy modern-looking clock to interfere with the rustic hunting vibe you’ve created for your man cave. This hand-built wooden clock that uses bullets for the notches is a great alternative.

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Build Your Perfect Hunting Man Cave!

You’re the only one who knows how to make your ideal man cave. This should be the place where you can unwind after a long day and put your feet up to relax. Hunting is a popular hobby among many men and you can certainly add many hunting-related touches to your oasis.

If you want to get your hands dirty, you can even construct many of the above projects on your own. You can create them exactly as you wish, using antlers and hunting trophies that you’ve collected over the years.

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