Turkey hunting is starting soon here in Iowa and although I love the toughness of hunting them without a blind I would like to hear what blinds you all feel could work best for you and our fellow trad hunters. For example I shoot a long bow which is 68 inches long and a good blind with alot of room is hard to find (price and size in mind) that it wont touch the ground and cealing but I also like taking my younger cousin with me and videotape hunts which then makes it big enough for two. So I guess I just need the almighty blind for trad. hunters. Thanks for your input!
Ameristep penthouse
Yukon enforcer
That would be a question for someone and only someone that has used them all.
ameristep doghouse
Ghillie then you can go to the gobblers.In stead of waiting on them to come to you.Then blind size won't matter.
The dog house was really too small for me with a 60" Bear. The penthouse was adequate though. Have to admit I'm curious about a ghost blind. Might work...might be the worst.
Double horse dark horse
Sorry meant double bull dark horse
You owe it to yourself to check out the Yukpn Enforcer...for the money...you will not find a better trad friendly blind.
I'd suggest the DB traditional, it's high with plenty of room. The hidden Hunter is 6' tall by 6' wide it's also a great blind. I have both and any one of the two would do the job. It all depends on which set up you like.
The doghouse?Unless you have a 32" longbow there's no way way that one will be big enough for you.It barely fit my wheel bow in it.Look at all of them in a catalog,pick the tallest one,go with that.I wouldn't use one less than 70" for a trad bow. :thumbsup:
The double bull matrix recurve model is the only model i have any experience with. It has plenty of room for a 64 inch longbow. Keep in mind also that if you hunt where it's ok to do this, dig the floor out some if you need more room with any of the models. :)
I've been looking at buying a Primos Ground Max Vision. It measures 77x77x70and is alot like the DB. I think Primos bought double bull but I;m not sure.
I'm getting one in predator deception.
After all the research I've done on blinds it looks like it would be the best IMO anyway. The yukon looked good to I just don't like the windows.
I definetly second the ghillie suit, I'm building one of those to.
Kris
Primos did buy Doublebull!
Doublebull blinds are the BEST. Besides where else are you going to get a hunting DVD, that will make you LYAO.
Jim
Any body use the hidden hunter blinds? How are they?
I have a couple of the Primos Ground Max blinds and they work great. They have held up to some pretty strong winds and heavy snow.
Just got a Double Bull Dark Horse recurve. Holy wah is that thing big. It is easily tall enough for any bow I shoot. I am wondering if it may be TOO big and stand out. That new camo pattern is pretty decent too, really breaks it up.
I will use it once the snow melts. I have been practicing opening it up in the living room and although the wife is not thrilled, the young daughter of my son's friend loves it as a play house.
I think it may have been worth the extra cost factor. It is well designed, well built and from what I have been hearing from others, is backed up by a good company.
ChuckC
Yukon enforcer,primos grond max and ameristep penthouse have all worked for me. Enforcer and ground max hold up too the wind better because of the hub design.
I use a brickhouse and put a pine cone or something under each corner when I set it up. Adds a few more inches.RC
Glad to hear you guys like the primos, I ordered one yesterday.
I have owned a Yukon and a Double Bull Dark Horse.
Facts:
-Yukon ($150)lasted for 5 years without any problems.
-DB ($400)had to be sent back to repair rod pockets after only 9 Months!!! Had to pay shipping.
DB recurve blind with the lightweight rods is hard to beat in terms of setup and walking long distances. But they don't last long. In the future I'll prbably buy two yukons. Plus, if you leave your blinds out in the woods, who would steal a Yukon? A Double Bull would be gone in an hour!!!
Thanks for all your input so far and good luck hunting this spring!!
I have a double bull t2 and would stick to under 60". I went to 56" and It was a better combo. I bought the blind first and then a bow later to fit the blind. Buying gear is an expensive lesson.
We've used the Primos Escape Deluxe and like it very much.
The Hidden Hunter blind which is made in the USA is the quickest set up and take down blind that you will find. Portability is also easy. These are important factors for turkey hunting for those times when you want to "quickly" pick up and move your location to where the birds are.
You can easily shoot a 64" bow from the blind and I've heard of one that shot his 66" bow from the Hidden Hunter.
When you see the video demo, the first blind used in the film is the smaller 5X5 gun blind. The Bow blind shown with the hunter and his bow is 6X6 and it sets up and carries just as easily.
http://www.shrewbows.com/hiddenhunterblinds/index.html
I also have had good results with the dark horse. It reminds me of trad archery eq. lots of different kinds out there too many to choose from. Thats how the help on here comes in.
I'm planning on building a "shield" of mirror-finished plexi-glass. I've seen something like it on the internet and it seems you can walk right up to all kinds of game. When you get close they see their own reflection.
I'll let you know if it works or not.
Have about 6 grounds blind, 3 of the Yukon's..can't beat them for the SIZE, PRICE AND LOVE THOSE LARGE WINDOWS! Good luck
Besides the HIDDEN HUNTER are there any others made in the USA? :readit: Where can I see this Yukon on line? Thanks
There is a free shipping special for the month of March on the Hidden Hunter blinds.
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=086118
i bought a killzone turret xl from **** new for $99.00 and it works great easy set up and is the same size as a double bull also free shipping also