When hunting pronghorn from a blind do you use the shoot through screens or leave them out?
For me personally, I prefer them out as I worry about the arrow pardox going thru the screen at such a close range and affecting my shot. I think there is an issue when shooting trad bows, but some may argue differently!
I shot and practice thru the screen before without no apparent change, but ended up shooting about a foot in front of an antelope at 20yds and I am pretty sure I was not off my form, so I blamed it on the screw but I was shooting thru the corner of the window at a slight angle and that may have affected it since all my test shooting was thru the flat portion of the screen.
Mark from what I've seen, with it in you can get away with a lot more movement. Out as long as you're blacked out and movements are slow shouldn't be a problem. Good luck!!
I have killed four turkeys out of a double bull 360 with the shoot through netting up. I practice out of my blinds all the time and shoot through the netting some during practice. I have never noticed an issue with shooting through the netting with my woodies or carbon arrows. My cedar shafts have five inch raptor cut turkey feathers. I also practice out to 30 yards from the blind.
One problem I have noticed is that I tend to short draw in the blind for some reason. I think I am worried about my elbow hitting the back of the blind. I like the netting up for pressured birds.
That being said you dont need it for prong horn. They are not like whitetail as I have been told. I will tell you when I get back from my hunt in Sept. I am planning on leaving my netting up for my Pronghorn hunt.
I have never used a screen. Wear a dark shirt, and keep all the windows closed except the one your shooting out of. Good luck!
I definitely feel more comfortable shooting with the screen down. Blind is already up and season starts a week from Thursday.
I shoot through the screen.
I think the screen messes with peoples heads more than it does the arrow. I'd prefer to have it up, but will leave it down if I think I need it.
If you can keep the sun at your back it helps a lot in making the interior darker. If sunlight is shining in at all then I definitely want it down.
Whether you shoot with it up or down, practice out of your blind is critical. It isn't difficult, but does take a little getting used to.
Question for those who shoot with the screen down. Do you open up the front or shoot from a small opening. I like the field of view I get from the screen up. More shot options.