Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: stan v on November 25, 2022, 08:08:20 AM
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With trad bows? My 64" is just too long to shoot out of my Baronett (80") tall at peak.
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Baronet big mike tall and wide allows for canting to clear roof.
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Well, I'm helping myself by going to a 58" bow. Picked up a Red Wing Hunter couple of weeks ago. I think 80" tall is about the max height on any pop up.
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Look at this one.
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After several seasons my Big Mike's is on its last one. I'm looking at replacement blinds as well. That said I'm good with 80". I'm short and so are my bows :biglaugh:
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Ha! TY for the blind referral!
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You're welcome!
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Hidden Hunter.
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I have some older Double Bulls that work well for me. Not 80 inches tall. Closer to 70 inches. I now shoot a 56-inch recurve out of them, but have shot a 64-inch longbow out of them. Have to be more selective on the shots with the latter. Need to cant the bow and can't shoot at every angle out of all the windows. I always shoot from a sitting position, regardless.
Keep window height in mind as you make your selection. A tall blind, if the windows are placed too high, won't allow you to shoot a longer bow out of them.
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My Barronett grounder 350 works perfect for me…I shoot my 62” Whip with no problem out of this blind. Will buy another one when I wear this one out.
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69" asl works from my big mike
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I use a Big Mike's blind 80" roof plenty of room I shoot a 64" Longbow.
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Rhino 600XL
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Hidden Hunter for me as well.
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Hidden Hunter
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Big Mike's here too.
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I don't sit while shooting. I jumped on the 84" tall Rusk. I appreciate all the input. Who knows what'll be on sale between now and next season? :jumper:
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Barronet Prowler is 80" I use it as a leave out in the woods for deer, mainly I use a muddy that's 70" and shoot my 62" Whip with no problem. Also a covert 70" that works well. For mentoring turkey hunters it's an old Yukon that is the same as a big mike but heavier material. I have an old Primos Ground max that I shoot my 58" recurves from. I always am sitting or kneeling when shooting.
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GCook, Thank You for the Rusk Blind info above, just ordered it on Amazon Prime and the reviews, price etc. seems like a no brainer.
Do you shoot through the screen? I assume yes but have never done it and wondered what you guys experience...
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Big Mike has worked well for me
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I don't like to but it has to do with my vision not it bothering arrow flight. I can though. It's gotten easier since I went to a gap system but, still messes with me.
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Hope this helps. I shoot a 64" longbow (with minimal cant) out of a Xenek blind that is 73" tall. I have found that chair height has a big impact upon whether or not my bow hits the top of the blind at release. I use a Millenial swivel chair with the adjustable legs. I have them set at the shortest setting and I have yet to have my bow limb hit the blind when shooting at an animal. Nothing special about the chair brand, it's just what I happen to have.
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I'm not much of a pop-up blind hunter but in 2007 I blew out an ACL while running, supposedly for my health, a week before bow season. I bought a Primos Double Bull Darkhorse recurve model blind and that was where I spent my season that year. I still have it and have hunted with a 66" longbow out of it, so for a pop-up it has been money well spent. I don't know what Primos is turning out these days but this one has never had a problem, visibility is good and once you get the hang of it, set up is quick and easy.
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I think y'all missed where he prefers to stand to shoot.
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I definitely missed the part where he prefers to stand to shoot. That complicates things a lot when it comes to blind height.
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Yea, standing cause I'm new to trad and getting it right means standing for me at this time. Maybe next season will see me sitting, I can see the benefit.
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Even my 80" tall Big Mike isn't tall enough for to shoot my 62" recurve bow while standing. Maybe if you shoot with enough of a cant?
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Stan, try shooting from a kneeling position. Upper torso maintains same orientation as standing.
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Yea, standing cause I'm new to trad and getting it right means standing for me at this time. Maybe next season will see me sitting, I can see the benefit.
The benefits are not falling down when I doze off.
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All good feedback. Actually, I've never tried sitting and shooting. I need to get with the program.
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WINDOW HEIGHT is the problem that can be cured with vertical windows. Only blind I'm aware of that has them is Double bull. The horizonal windows are too high to shoot out of with a recurve. With my DB I can shoot a 64" recurve (sitting).
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Stan, I have a big mike blind but I much prefer the Flare XT from sportsman’s guide. It is 80” tall and it is really roomy. I use a swivel hunting chair and shoot sitting. The windows I shoot thru are the corner windows. I position the blind so a corner is pointing in the direction I want to shoot, my chair is then positioned in the diagonal width of the blind. I can swivel my position as needed and have lots of room to maneuver my bow and shoot.
I practice shooting sitting and kneeling..for me there was very little difference from position to position..
Z
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Awesome stuff!! Thank y'all
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One of those times when being vertically challenged pays off. I do love a good swivel chair in a blind though.
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Original double bull multivisions
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Apache Pyramid Blind...
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Stan I shoot out of a blind standing on both knees. I wear knee pads. This is exactly the same form as shooting standing on your feet.
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Muddy executioner 350.
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old man old stuff. In years past I went down to my local walmart. Bought bolt camo by the yard and ( whatever box size you want) say 20 ft long gives ya a 5ft side box. Get some heavy cork board pins like the ones with plastic ends. You can find your spot pin up on on trees and make a quick blind. Deer that find ya will walk around down wind and wind or see ya. Thats when you use short blind with opening. Ive had then a 5 yards in the past. I shoot 66 in rec and longsticks. No top to cause a problem. You will get caught with head and shoulder above the line. To help with this I started putting another round of camo above the first run. Leave space between for shooting opening ( whatever you like) The double is great for taking kids just buy a longer run of camo to to box size yu would like. If you sit back to back and put them down wind most of the time they see deer first which lights up there little hearts. Get to brag in camp they spotted deer first. Ie better hunter than dad. You can throw the whole thing in a back pack and weight nothing and goes anywhere. I like to use a painted 5 gal bucket with a swivel seat lid. Sit on the bucket with space to shot all around. If you cut them to size you can set up to shoot sitting or stand up and shoot over. yet head and shoulders covered till you stand up.
anyway something to think about.
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I really like my Hidden Hunter, especially for keeping heavy snow off the roof.
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Lots going on here with this thread. I have a Redneck chair for comfort and I'm looking at season ending sales to pick up another blind or two. I like being dried in (with overhead) and I also think it helps with scent control.
Great responses!