Post by: steelyonfly on March 21, 2010, 09:54:46 AM
Post by: jackelope on March 26, 2010, 11:54:25 AM
Post by: lokidog on March 28, 2010, 10:44:46 AM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on March 28, 2010, 11:00:47 AM
Make sure you try and draw a bow in one before you buy it. There's not a lot of room in them if you're a big guy at all unless you spend the big bucks.
:yeah: I hate the small ones, you have to have half of the arrow sticking out the window to be able to draw.
Post by: jnevs23 on March 29, 2010, 09:30:48 PM
Post by: robb92 on March 30, 2010, 10:51:26 AM
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on March 30, 2010, 11:07:14 AM
i say make your own. I shot a white tail doe from 14 yards out of one i made in 15 minutes witha down fallen tree and a saw this year. I personally think that the pop up ones stand out too much for archery. I could be wrong tho
I beg to differ. I've had deer at 15-20 yards from my blind and they barely even noticed. I was sitting in it one morning and a spike stepped out at 21 yards, looked right at me, and went back to feeding.
Post by: KimberRich on March 30, 2010, 11:23:01 AM
i say make your own. I shot a white tail doe from 14 yards out of one i made in 15 minutes witha down fallen tree and a saw this year. I personally think that the pop up ones stand out too much for archery. I could be wrong tho
I beg to differ. I've had deer at 15-20 yards from my blind and they barely even noticed. I was sitting in it one morning and a spike stepped out at 21 yards, looked right at me, and went back to feeding.
I've had the same things happen when I was sitting in a ground blind I built out of down limbs and logs. I don't think it's as much about the blind as being still. But the full blind definitely helps mask the movement of drawing a bow or the wiggling of youngsters.
Post by: bow4elk on March 30, 2010, 11:43:22 AM
Post by: tazz on March 30, 2010, 12:20:05 PM
Post by: bowhunterforever on March 30, 2010, 04:19:57 PM
i have the double bull dark horse and the 360 love them both i got an aswome deall at the bargain cave at cabelas but primos also makes the matrix which i believe is alot cheaper but dont skimp it is well worth the extra money. my :twocents: good luckI have been thinking about getting a dark horse or a 360. Which one do you like better and how do you like the shoot though mesh?(does it mess with arrow flight at all)Thanks
Post by: steelyonfly on March 31, 2010, 10:21:41 PM
That's a good question about the shoot through mesh - how much does it effect arrow flight?
Post by: robb92 on April 07, 2010, 04:20:36 AM
Post by: croix on April 07, 2010, 06:33:10 AM
-it's under $100 (i've seen it for as little as $65).
-reasonably lite - and includes shoulder straps
-REALLY easy to set up - pop up design so you just basically throw it
-Can be a pain in the a$$ to take down and stow - it's like some oragami torture puzzle
-completely waterproof - i've been in torrential downpours and i've had 4" of snow on top of it - always dry inside.
-Floor zips out, can be a handy feature. i've set mine up over a stump and sat on the stump
-Shoot through mesh attaches with velcro which is CRAZY noisy to undo or move. Also, since it is scent control the mesh is backed with a thin plastic which is crinkly and noisy - I've never shot through it an normally don't install them. I only use them when there is a lot of wind and rain to keep the inside dry and the wind/rain masks the noise. Otherwise, if you are pretty good about scent control and don't give up the wind then there is no need for the shoot through crap.
-I don't think I would recommend it for use with a bow although you might be able to get away with it. I just don't think the windows allow much verticle movement because they are kind of high on the blind and not very tall.
Bottom line for me - great price, keeps me dry on the wet side, forget the shoot through windows
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