it all depends on what you are hunting, if your hunting turkeys than don' t worry about the net, however, if you are hunting deer and it is not brushed in than you should put up your net, The big black holes stick out to a deer. keep in mind that you will lose about 15 min. of light in a blind. Also, you can shoot threw the net with mechanicals you just have to have the right ones. I shoot Rocket Steelheads threw mine, I just double up on the rubberband and it goes right threw the netting on my double bull blind. You should practice often first so you don' t second guess you self when the big ten point or the big Tom comes in.
GOOD LUCK!!!