Hunting blind?

[Buckkillr]

We used them before during gun hunting but not bow. When screens up they blend pretty well but screen down and it's a big black hole, maybe it don't bother them

I know they work but my question is have any of you ever shot thru the mesh screens? How does the arrow act, how much slower is it etc.

Alot of good deals starting to pop up and I'm thinking of buying my son one

 

[Quantum673]

I have shot through the mesh several times with a fixed blade Broadhead. Never noticed a change in arrow speed or path. I did practice a couple shots at the target to test before I took the blind out in the field.

 

[Chass]

I take the screens out myself. I position them so I dont need the back windows open, that way they cant see the silhouette of heads/bodies inside. I've killed out of blinds the same day they were put up without brushing them in. Mesh will also ice up in the winter which will not be good to shoot through.

 

[Dannmann801]

You can shoot thru the mesh. 2 things...make sure the mesh is tight, and use fixed blade only, NOT mechanical broadheads. And wear black inside the blind.

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

It's my experience when I'm in the blind that the deer really don't see you or smell you for the most part. As long as you blend in with the darkness & don't have all the windows completely open, you should be good. My blind is up all year long, so the deer are use to it. I have them feeding & walking by just a few feet away. Even when I used my Mr Buddy last winter, it was no issue.

 

[Strizzi]

I’ve shot a few deer with a bow through mesh windows and they dropped just as well as from my stand. I actually shot one through the plastic siding too haha. When I hunted from a blind I used fixed broadheads shot from of a fred bear dicks sporting goods bow so it wasn’t any high end equipment. I was worried when I first bought the blind that shooting through would mess with the arrow flight. I never noticed a differences.. for the record my longest shot was 25 yards, I don’t know if it would effect the arrow at longer distances.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I was never comfortable with it after practicing, I also do like Chass does. All my blinds are set so only one side is open, the rest are closed. I wear dark colors and sit as far back as I can. Never really had issues getting picked off. This was my daughter's view and we had a mature doe feed facing us for 5 minutes before we shot. I used a downed red oak to brush it in, so it looks like a deadfall top, with this one little hole.

 

[Hedgelj]

I've never bowhunted out of a blind yet but gun hunted out of them a few times with the kids. I feel the deer do react to them, especially if they are running away from someone slowly walking through the woods (or a drive). However after a week or two then they don't seem to care as much.

We'd try to put them up 2 weeks prior to gun season and haven't had issues. Sooner than that and mixed results. However by the bonus weekend the deer never seemed to care.

 

[giles]

Blinds are great for kids to conceal movement. I strictly only hunt the ground and prefer to do it without a blind. I love being able to see and hear everything nature has to offer. Completely different feel sitting in a blind.

 

[Joel]

They are great with fixed blade heads. I’ve killed 6 or so deer shooting through the screens. Do not shoot a muzzleloader through the screens. There was a guy here that did that a few years ago and it blew a big hole in the blind. I was that guy haha.

 

[Hedgelj]

Blinds are great for kids to conceal movement. I strictly only hunt the ground and prefer to do it without a blind. I love being able to see and hear everything nature has to offer. Completely different feel sitting in a blind.

I'll have to let you borrow my ghost blind sometime, it's awesome. Quick and easy set up and blocks some movement. I love it for

turkeys and deer with firearms.

 

[Chass]

I'll also second the ghost blind for portable hunting. My 2nd largest deer came from behind a ghost blind.

Another thing I do with a permanent pop up blind is leave 1 or even 2 corners not tied down so I can just lift it or tilt it over and just step under it. Those zippers can be a pain and extremely loud and you make as much noise going through the door as you would lifting it or flipping it on its side quick. I never use the stakes either. Just tie it down to something that won't move like a tree or something. In northern flat hunting areas this really isnt an option with the wind but this works wonders in the hills.

 

[giles]

I'll have to let you borrow my ghost blind sometime, it's awesome. Quick and easy set up and blocks some movement. I love it forView attachment 89971 turkeys and deer with firearms.

I’ve wanted one since they came out.

 

[GoetsTalon]

I shot and killed a deer shooting through the screen but it was a close shot. Also Being in the blind with the screens up takes away from shooting time in the morning and evening.

 

[Joel]

That’s a good point about the light. I’ve stepped out because it was too dark to see with a good 10-15 minutes left.

 

[Buckkillr]

I take the screens out myself. I position them so I dont need the back windows open, that way they cant see the silhouette of heads/bodies inside. I've killed out of blinds the same day they were put up without brushing them in. Mesh will also ice up in the winter which will not be good to shoot through.

That never crossed my mind

 

[Buckkillr]

They are great with fixed blade heads. I’ve killed 6 or so deer shooting through the screens. Do not shoot a muzzleloader through the screens. There was a guy here that did that a few years ago and it blew a big hole in the blind. I was that guy haha.

Yeah we learned that years ago with a 410 at close range to screen

 

[Hedgelj]

Another photo of how great the ghost blinds are, love them for turkey hunting.

 

[Left field]

Another photo of how great the ghost blinds are, love them for turkey hunting.
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Surprised wind didn’t blow it away today

 

[Hedgelj]

Surprised wind didn’t blow it away today

that was Saturday of youth turkey