RE: Ground Blinds, which one???
 

I am a big ol boy and I have the Ameristrip doghouse
this ia the best you can buy for what you will pay! Cabelas has them on sale for 89 dollars for the break up camo.

RE: Ground Blinds, which one???
 

Thanks everyone,

I ordered the doghouse in Mossy-Oak last night from Cabelas for $89. Wish me luck with my new hunting tactic. If anyone has any advice they can give regarding the blind and or any tricks or tips that may be useful in setting or dismantling the blind, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks and good hunting!!
jt

RE: Ground Blinds, which one???
 

jt,

Most of my advice on using the blind is just common sense. Do not stick it in the middle of a field or open area and expect it to go unnoticed by the critters you are pursuing. Try to get it to blend in with the surroundings...a field edge or under a tree with some overhanging branches are both good bets.

I was somewhat skeptical about their affectiveness but that was dispelled this past season. Here in PA we have an " early Muzzleloader season" targeted specifically at reducing the doe herd. It overlaps with the third week of our regular archery season. Well, this past year I went out, with my bow, and took my buddy and his muzzleloader with me. We both sat in the blind on a field edge...and although I did not really think it was the best setup, it did provide us with the best view of most of the field.

At 5:30 pm a lone doe walks out about 125 yards away. My friend is a little new with the muzzleloader and did not feel confident in taking the shot. Eventually the deer meandered closer and my friend took a shot. He missed and the doe stopped feeding and looked around to figure out where the noise was coming from. Do not ask me how but she did not take notice of the strange bush with smoke billowing out of it 90 yards away. ;)

So, my friend reloads and takes aim a second time....pooofffff...he shoots. This time I thought he might have hit her because she laid down shortly after the shot was taken. Only later did I find out that she decided to bed down! She seemed to be curious as to where the noise was coming from but did, at no time, pick us out in the blind.

So, again my friend reloads and takes his third shot and misses again. By this time the doe figures something is going on so she gets up and meanders back into the treeline. Ofcourse we checked for blood and found none. It turns out later that my buddy' s muzzleloader' rear sight was folded down and he did not notice it...:)

The point of my entire story being that a blind can do some really wonderful things for concealment when utilized properly.....regardless of brand, style, etc....

RE: Ground Blinds, which one???
 

PaBowhunter said it all been like that for three
years now not the missing,the joy of a blind!:)

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