Good ground blinds for traditional...
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Upstate NY
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Good ground blinds for traditional...
Can anyone recommend some good web sites or info on what makes the best ground blinds for whitetails?
I have always done my bowhunting from treestands and am not crazy about hunting from lofty heights.
My cuz that I taught to shoot instinctively shot a nice 6-pointer from a ground blind at a mere 10 yrd 2 yrs ago with his recurve and homemade cedar arrows and Magnus 125's. I'm envious.
I'd like to try more of the same but am concerned about being 'spotted' while drawaing my recurve, etc. Any suggestions for stools, set ups?
Thanks,
I have always done my bowhunting from treestands and am not crazy about hunting from lofty heights.
My cuz that I taught to shoot instinctively shot a nice 6-pointer from a ground blind at a mere 10 yrd 2 yrs ago with his recurve and homemade cedar arrows and Magnus 125's. I'm envious.
I'd like to try more of the same but am concerned about being 'spotted' while drawaing my recurve, etc. Any suggestions for stools, set ups?
Thanks,
#2
Join Date: Jun 2004
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RE: Good ground blinds for traditional...
Im not sure on a good set up but i was reading a book by fred asbell called Stalking and Still hunting. It had a section on ground blinds and one thing i can remember is that you can dig a pit so you are down lower and you dont have to build the blind around so height. Also he said make it look as natural as possible. For example if you are hunting a river bottom and it floods and tree trunks collect old branches and kinda make a wall. And than u can just add on to that.
If you are interested in stalking and still hunting get this book it will help you out a ton. It covers everything. Good luck and have fun
If you are interested in stalking and still hunting get this book it will help you out a ton. It covers everything. Good luck and have fun
#3
RE: Good ground blinds for traditional...
Double Bull Archery makes a blind for recurves it is tall I think 6'2" at center height and they are top notch. They are a bit pricey but heard nothing but good things from them in fact I believe I saw one on ebay last night. Its called the T5 import or something like that.
If you got the bucks its the way to go.
If you got the bucks its the way to go.
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RE: Good ground blinds for traditional...
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mississippi USA
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RE: Good ground blinds for traditional...
Ameristep Penthouse blind. Probably not the quailty a Double Bull is, but I have no complaints. I got mine shipped for well under $200, and it's big enough for me to shoot my 66" longbow (I'm 6-2 or 6-3, 300#+) with my 9 year old son in it with me (he 5' even). A bit heavy to pack in, but works very well. Has several windows, and shoot-through netting that is replaceable. I've shot through mine several times, and it will take a lot more shots before I worry about replacing it.
With deer, you need to get it out and leave it out so they get used to it. Turkeys don't seem to pay it any attention from what I've been told.
Chad
With deer, you need to get it out and leave it out so they get used to it. Turkeys don't seem to pay it any attention from what I've been told.
Chad
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Good ground blinds for traditional...
Go Stealth!
ASAT 3-D suit and pull when they aren't looking... I've had several deer within easy killing range on the ground with me standing straight up in the open (timber) and they look right through me if I don't move... I've got some pics in my camera that I hope to develop soon of a group of does and a little buck at about 12 yards or so that I took ground level, me on a logging road in ASAT. It was a hoot
ASAT 3-D suit and pull when they aren't looking... I've had several deer within easy killing range on the ground with me standing straight up in the open (timber) and they look right through me if I don't move... I've got some pics in my camera that I hope to develop soon of a group of does and a little buck at about 12 yards or so that I took ground level, me on a logging road in ASAT. It was a hoot
#9
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: South Bend IN
Posts: 296
RE: Good ground blinds for traditional...
If you get your blind, I use a very simple stool that is basically a bucket turned upside down with a padded seat and styrofoam inner lining for drinks, etc. It will also swivel silently. They cost like 11 bucks. Or you could get a 5 gallon bucket somewhere and do the same for nothing. Padding comes in handy after a while though.
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Good ground blinds for traditional...
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Rangeball,
Thanks - I'd love to see them. Where did you buy your suit from? Who is selling them?
Rangeball,
Thanks - I'd love to see them. Where did you buy your suit from? Who is selling them?