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What do you use if you have one?

Waht do you like or dislike about it?

JW

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I love hunting out of a blind. I have the Cabela's brand blind that just came out last year. It sets up kinda like an umbrella.. I love it. It is has plenty of room and sets up easily. I will get you the exact model number and post it later today. It is fairly inexpensive too. Just $159 I believe

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I have several types ,
love 'em all for different reasons .

Ameristep Outhouse - for gun hunting only , all species .
Hunter Specialities turkey blind - for turkey hunting since I need a low open top blind for that .
Guide Gear - similar to Ameristep Blockhouse - for gun or bow hunting when accompanied by a bud and more room is needed .
Hunter Specialities tree stand blind - helps hide my movement when up a tree , combined with a Treebrella for weather protection .

All of them provide me with the portability I need for my type of hunting , I hate wasting time in an unproductive spot . Not having to worry about getting rained or snowed on is also a plus .

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I like the Double Bull blinds. They are more expensive but definitely worth it. If you are willing to pay the extra bucks get one.

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I recently picked up one of those H.S. Strut blinds, the one which is 27" tall and 6' long.
This will be the first season trying one of these out. I never hunted from a totaly enclosed blind before, for either deer or turkey. I have heard nothing but good things about the Double-Bull line of blinds.;)

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I made one relatively inexpensive....Here's what I did.....If you have an outdoors retailer that carries camo material in bulk on a roll purchase 1 yd of material. Then go to your local hardward store and get two 1" dowels about 36" long. Spread out the material and staple the edges to the 1" dowels with a heavy duty staple gun but ensure that you leave about 8-10" of the dowels exposed. This is imporant for sticking the dowels into the ground. After you have the material stapled to the dowels, take a knife and whittle one end of the two dowels into a point. This will make it easier to stick them into the ground. Sometimes you may need to pound them with a rock if the dirt is a little tough. I like to leave a little "droop" in the middle for a shooting lane. They roll-up nicely making it easy to carry them into the turkey woods too.

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Hey All,

What do you think of ameristep doghouse ??
I to have never used a blind I think I like to try one



ps the one thing I don't want is something heavy

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I have the doghouse blind and I have used it for deer hunting. The deer have to get used to it. It makes them uneasy for a couple of days. The shoot through windows only work for bow you are supposed to take them out to shoot through the window with a gun. I have not used it for turkey hunting because this is my first year hunting turkey. It comes with a pouch that it folds into and has straps for carying it on your back. It is fairly light weight and easy to carry. Hope this helps.

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Id say go with a Double Bul, if you want the Best. A Friend had a Ameristep Blind and did not like it, as the Stiching was coming out of it, after only a few uses. I see there is one for sale on the Hunting Classifieds, and it seems like a Good Price. Good Luck whatever way you go.

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Buy One Blind....Buy a Double Bull...If you are like me and some other hunters that I know. You will buy a cheaper blind and not be happy with it and end-up with a Double bull and kick yourself for not buying it in the first place. I have the Double Bull BS5 and absolutly Love it!!!!

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I Got An Outhouse One 1st Day I Used It Killed A Turkey And Saw About 20+ At Diff Times (Fall)

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You'll be :D 'n from ear to ear if you buy a double bull...
Maybe not right away that 400 bucks hurts for a while,but years from now.
You will have seen more wildlife & experienced the best hunting conditions you can ever imagin, and maybe sharred it with someone & that is a plus. There is plenty of room for two plus you can split the load...
The blind, 2 chairs, bow or gun I suppose, decoys...

I have been bowhunting turkeys for almost 10 years.
Without a blind at first, It was so new up hear most people thought you were "nuts"
I made my own from dome tents for a few years, I spray painted them camo in the fall and set em up thru the winter to air out.
Then I met two brothers here in Wisconsin who made the own, that got them old wheels goin' ... I could not justify the money.
After several prototype's, to much work PERIOD !
Then I found a sport shop that rented double bull blinds 35 bucks per week.
That was 5 years ago, they like me evolved and there new Matrix 360 is the best ever made! Black out interior, zip vent roof, shoot thru netting w/endless shooting ports. Waterproof/Windproof I have left mine set up thunderstorms w/40 mph winds near field edges. I spend 12 plus hours per day in the woods hunting turkeys w/arrows & video only. I can do almost anything I want inside that blind w/o detection from almost any animal.
I cook small meals; soup, coffee, ect. I use a heater, 4 am it's pretty cold in central Wisconsin. You are sitting in a comfortable chair, not walking around staying warm.
Sorry to ramble on about all the stuff I do, the new blind has come down in price also. Some blinds were 450/475 cause they were made here in the US. This new blind has the best fetures of all of there previous blinds, plus a lower price of 399.00 msrp

You would think I work there but not, I'm just a bike shop manager...

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thaks guys and gals


Double bull it is!

In Green.

JW

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Look under AMERISTEP on Ebay. They have good prices.