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Bowhunting from Pop Up Blind

Posted on 7/20/11 at 11:15 pm
Posted by rlp
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2005
650 posts
Posted on 7/20/11 at 11:15 pm
Who's got experience? Do you shoot through the mesh? Can you shoot through with a mechanical?
Posted by WAR TIGER
Death Valley
Member since Oct 2005
4059 posts
Posted on 7/20/11 at 11:19 pm to
I do.

Shoot through the mesh??
I've never considered doing that, and NO.

Throw your arrow off track within the first two feet??

You want an open end to where you are hunting and you must close the flaps behind you. You cannot have light coming from behind you. You will be lit up like a christmas tree when you move.

Think dark, shadows and slow movement.

I've only killed one deer with a bow from a stand. The rest I have killed sitting at the base of a tree or from within/behind a blind.
Posted by mikeytig
NE of Tiger Stadium
Member since Nov 2007
7080 posts
Posted on 7/20/11 at 11:31 pm to
quote:

Do you shoot through the mesh?


no sir

Must be dark in the blind. Absolutely no light from behind. Facepaint also helps the cause. Movement must be slow and deliberate.
Posted by CamdenTiger
Member since Aug 2009
62455 posts
Posted on 7/20/11 at 11:31 pm to
Yes, you just shoot right through it, open or mechanical( never seen a difference). Deadly technique, and bigger kill zones.
Posted by WAR TIGER
Death Valley
Member since Oct 2005
4059 posts
Posted on 7/20/11 at 11:36 pm to
You've shot through mesh???

With perfect results? How many deer have you had to track due to this? Misses?

Serious questions....
Posted by TexasTiger
Katy TX
Member since Sep 2003
5324 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 6:51 am to
My ameristep ground blind says to only shoot fixed heads thru the mesh.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
37766 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 8:23 am to
I hate bowhunting out of those things. I've yet to find one that I come to full draw comfortably, my arms are too damn long..
Posted by dpark
Northeast LA
Member since Feb 2011
941 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 8:36 am to
I have the RedHead blackout blind and have had no problems. I shoot through the mesh without out any problems. I would recommend getting a good stool that will pivot 360 makes manuvering inside the blind a little easier.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97654 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 8:38 am to
I would think being on the ground would put you at a pretty big disadvantage when bow hunting
This post was edited on 7/21/11 at 9:27 am
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83597 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 8:39 am to
I've tried it. No success.

And it's hot as balls in the early season in those things.
Posted by hehatedrew
New Zealand
Member since Oct 2009
25504 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 8:53 am to
Get a double bull. Don't shoot through any mesh. If the inside of the tent is black, wear a black shirt or jacket. Hide the tent well...
Posted by LSU_Lou
The Landmass between N.O & Mobile
Member since Jul 2005
2094 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 9:01 am to
quote:

And it's hot as balls in the early season in those things.


This is what I was thinking.
Posted by rlp
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2005
650 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 9:02 am to
I go out to West Texas for a week every year and want to start bowhunting, but there really aren't suitable trees for a ladder or climber, so I'm considering options. This seems like the only portable choice.
Posted by TexasTiger
Katy TX
Member since Sep 2003
5324 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 9:17 am to
Make a natural blind...a POP up blind will work I just open 2 Windows for shooting and wear black as stated. A good seat is also a must.
Posted by lazcreek
Galvez
Member since Feb 2004
1105 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 9:28 am to
I use them with my kids. They are damn hot. Just dont leave them out long enough to attrack rats because snakes follow them. We ran (2) cottonmouths out of one last year. My youngest son said he is no longer hunting in a ground blind.
Posted by DieselTiger1
9 Dragon
Member since Oct 2008
13672 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 11:30 am to
I hunt from them but I don't shoot through the mesh.
Posted by clownbaby
beezwacks not yours
Member since Jan 2009
963 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 11:56 am to
quote:

A good seat is also a must.


This is the biggest problem I had last year. Used a camping chair with arms. It was very awkward. Do you have any suggestions for a good seat?
Posted by TexasTiger
Katy TX
Member since Sep 2003
5324 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 12:01 pm to
Have you looked into a small portable tri-pod....you can really hide them in a group of mesquite trees, and I hear the deer are tearing the mesquite up right now because everything else is dead.
This post was edited on 7/21/11 at 12:03 pm
Posted by BIGTIMETIGER
Franklin Parish
Member since Sep 2010
382 posts
Posted on 7/21/11 at 1:15 pm to
I have killed one deer shooting through the mesh but i took it off afterwards. I now hunt without the mesh on my shooting windows. Actually missed the deer first shot and he circled around me and got closer. Even though I killed him it wasnt the best shot and I have to believe the mesh had some effect on both shots
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