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Old 09-27-2004 | 06:20 AM
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I guess I got lucky. After three years I have decided to TRY OUT anything I think about buying if it's over $25. I had a friend let me use his Ameristep Doghouse blind last night. I set it up. Got in and thought... "This is nice. But damn these mesh windows are small. Hmmmm how am I gonna draw back in here? I have a 29" draw and it doesn't seem this is gonna work." So I opened the "door" and tried to draw back just to test and found that I had to sit in the doorway to get a full draw. Then what's the use of the scent containment when your sittin' half in and half out of the thing? And what about if a deer comes up on your left or right.....[:@]Finally I gave up and took it down and just sat on my bucket in the brush like always watched THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SUNSET I have ever seen and went home. Glad I tried it before I bought it.
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Old 09-27-2004 | 06:24 AM
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And that my friend is the name of the game! Goes for everything you get.
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Old 09-27-2004 | 06:45 AM
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Is it the dog house or the outhouse ? Cause I waisted 60 bucks purchasing the out house, too small inside, cant draw back, well I can but my bow is pushing out on the blind and my draw arm is hitting the back of the blind, cant shoot out the sides either its just too small for a bow.
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Old 09-27-2004 | 07:07 AM
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It was a doghouse I was using. If I'm not mistaken the outhouse is even smaller. I can't imagine trying to use it for bowhunting.
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Old 09-27-2004 | 10:10 AM
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Stalker, not sure where the space problem was, I hunt out of a doghouse a far amount and have never had space problems drawing? I do have to put in the ceiling poles to raise the roof enough to not tap the top of the bow. I shoot a 40" bow with a 29" draw.
I even have had my young sun in there a few times, that makes it cramped but as long as he is in one corner I can still shoot. As for the small windows if you get the TSC model it has much larger window panels you can put in the openings. How big of a seat did you have in there? I use a very small swiveling stool.
You might want to give it another try. If still to small there is the penthouse model which is huge and has twice the window openings.
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Old 09-27-2004 | 10:15 AM
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Most low cost blinds are designed for gun hunting and don't tend to be bow friendly , I had the same problem with my Outhouse so I got something roomier for bow season . The Doghouse et al work much better with guns and crossbows .
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