Looking for suggestions on a ground blind.
Get a tall one. I would recommend one well over 70" tall. Mine is 69" and I struggle to shoot my 58" Kanati LB from inside it. In fact, I hardly ever even use it for bowhunting anymore because it's just not tall enough. I borrowed a Penthouse from a buddy one time and it had plenty of room.
I got a Barronett Big Mike and like it so far. Did some turkey hunting with it. This will be the first fall with it. No too heavy, easy to setup, 80" tall, and nice tall shooting windows.
I went into Cabelas and barrowed one of their 60in bows & seats. I sat in several different blinds/drawing the bow till I found one that fit my style of shooting.(I cant my bow 45%)
The Primos® Vision™
77"W x 70"H).
I like the Hidden Hunter blind....6'x6'....Ron LaClair sells them.
big mike is the best value for the money and size
you could always make a brush blind and save some $$
I kind of like the standard Double Bull. Recurve model is 6 inches taller.
I have always had trouble with most blinds due to the length of my bows, so I just build a brush blind.
Building a brush blind is not an option for most of NY season this because I'm hinting several different public land areas. That's why im looking for a ground blind.
We have used portable ground blinds as part of our hog and turkey hunting program for years and this is what we have found.
The tall blinds are nice for the longer bows and for guys who don't shoot with much of a cant...(Barronett, Brickhouse, Primos recurve etc.
The trouble with those blinds is the fabric...it is too thin, tears from brush, and doesn't last long if you leave it up in the weather. The UV just eats them alive. (We have way too much sun in FL to leave them out) Ask me how I know this.
If you want a really good quality pop-up blind that is a bit shorter, but that will last a lot longer and will not flap in the wind, then the only choice I know is the Primos/Double Bull Dark Horse type or the original older models with the smaller windows and Predator camo. I can shoot my 60" recurve just fine with minimum cant. Anything much longer without much of a canted shooting style might be a problem.
One way to help with the longer bows is to dig yourself a hole inside the blind. A bit of work I will admit.
Another blind that we haven't tried yet, but want to, is the Hidden Hunter. I think it might be taller and it might have the good strong material.
The only complaint I have heard with these is the cables or rods??(not sure which)going across the floor. I think these are necessary to stretch out the other frame and keep the fabric tight.
We are also going to build some "concrete mesh" blinds as seen on another post here, whereby you take a roll of 6"x6" wire concrete reinforcing mesh and form it around four steel fence posts, then cover it with a camo material. Roof optional, but can be made from bent and fastened PVC conduit or plumbing pipe.
Of course these are not as portable, but the author of the post here says he can build them for around $85 complete.
Just some thoughts that might help.
Good Luck
Irv Eichorst
www.truesouthadventures.com (http://www.truesouthadventures.com)
We have used portable ground blinds as part of our hog and turkey hunting program for years and this is what we have found.
The tall blinds are nice for the longer bows and for guys who don't shoot with much of a cant...(Barronett, Brickhouse, Primos recurve etc.
The trouble with those blinds is the fabric...it is too thin, tears from brush, and doesn't last long if you leave it up in the weather. The UV just eats them alive. (We have way too much sun in FL to leave them out) Ask me how I know this.
If you want a really good quality pop-up blind that is a bit shorter, but that will last a lot longer and will not flap in the wind, then the only choice I know is the Primos/Double Bull Dark Horse type or the original older models with the smaller windows and Predator camo. I can shoot my 60" recurve just fine with minimum cant. Anything much longer without much of a canted shooting style might be a problem.
One way to help with the longer bows is to dig yourself a hole inside the blind. A bit of work I will admit.
Another blind that we haven't tried yet, but want to, is the Hidden Hunter. I think it might be taller and it might have the good strong material.
The only complaint I have heard with these is the cables or rods??(not sure which)going across the floor. I think these are necessary to stretch out the other frame and keep the fabric tight.
We are also going to build some "concrete mesh" blinds as seen on another post here, whereby you take a roll of 6"x6" wire concrete reinforcing mesh and form it around four steel fence posts, then cover it with a camo material. Roof optional, but can be made from bent and fastened PVC conduit or plumbing pipe.
Of course these are not as portable, but the author of the post here says he can build them for around $85 complete.
Just some thoughts that might help.
Good Luck
Irv Eichorst
www.truesouthadventures.com (http://www.truesouthadventures.com)
I bought a Barronette Big Mike this past spring. It's a good stand. Tall enough. My only issue are the windows seem too high off the ground.
Hidden Hunter is a great choice. Easy up and down and it clasps shut so no zipper problems. A lot of room in the bigger 6x6 one. I shoot a 66" longbow out of it with no problems.