Screen in or out for antelope?

[kadbow]

When hunting pronghorn from a blind do you use the shoot through screens or leave them out?

[mark land]

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.

[steadman]

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!!

[Mike Gerardi]

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.

[Shedrock]

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!

[kadbow]

I definitely feel more comfortable shooting with the screen down.  Blind is already up and season starts a week from Thursday.

[trad_bowhunter1965]

I shoot through the screen.

[Whip]

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.

[Mike Gerardi]

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.