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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: SpokaneSlayer on August 21, 2008, 08:32:06 PM

Title: Put up the blind today
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on August 21, 2008, 08:32:06 PM: My buddy and I went up and set out the blind in preparation of our archery opener on Sept. 1st. We're almost up to the field and do our usual "poke the head and see if anything is there". Well, there was. A moose! Unfortunately, her calf wasn't with her which made us nervous. But she moved on eventually. Anyway, here are some pics of the blind going up.

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My buddy packing up the camo netting and blind while I have the corn on my back

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Before the blind goes up

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Pic of one of the shoot through windows, pre-modification

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Pic of the window we made to increase the field of view. The small hole in the middle is where I had shot through it.

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Just the blind. You can barely see my buddy inside it

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With the camo netting

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Blind complete

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Rub?
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: Todd_ID on August 21, 2008, 09:34:34 PM: That looks pretty darn nice hidden in there! Good luck in the next few weeks!
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: wastickslinger on August 21, 2008, 11:46:54 PM: looks sneaky. Good luck
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: DeKuma on August 22, 2008, 05:59:36 AM: Wow. I have the same basic blind, that camo netting makes it much better!
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: GreenHunter on August 22, 2008, 01:15:02 PM: Quote from: SpokaneSlayer on August 21, 2008, 08:32:06 PM
while I have the corn on my back

What do you mean you had corn on your back? :dunno:
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on August 22, 2008, 01:34:15 PM: Sorry, I kinda just copied and pasted this post to a few forums. we take corn up there and put it out in front of our trail cam.
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: saylean on August 22, 2008, 01:38:24 PM: The netting does blend it in quite a bit huh...

Good work. Good luck with it.
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: GreenHunter on August 22, 2008, 01:41:14 PM: I just re-read the regulations and it only prohibits baiting for bears and turkeys. I don't know where I got the idea that you could not bait deer or elk. Now I can see why setting up a blind or stand would make some good sense.

Good luck with your setup.
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: rooselk on August 22, 2008, 03:19:06 PM: Sweet. That netting is a nice touch that really does make a nice difference.
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: PolarBear on August 22, 2008, 05:36:33 PM: You might want to put it a little more out in the open. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: bobcat on August 22, 2008, 08:33:29 PM: Nice. But I'm curious...why did you "shoot through it?"
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: Todd_ID on August 22, 2008, 08:49:15 PM: You've got to practice shooting through the windows because the arrow won't fly exactly the same as an open shot. Mine's got probably 3 dozen holes total in the windows from practice, turkeys, and bear. By the way, a Gobbler Guillotine will never make it through cleanly, but I had to try once! Now I just leave the windows open like everyone else for turkeys!
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on August 22, 2008, 09:35:48 PM: Todd is exactly right. The original window was designed for arrows to pass through but didn't give much of a field of view. So I bought some mosquito netting and velcro to make a bigger shoot-through window. The test was successful as I put an arrow dead center.
Title: Re: Put up the blind today
Post by: bobcat on August 22, 2008, 11:38:19 PM: That's interesting. I never would have thought they were made to be just shot through.