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Title: advice on blinds
Post by: fujimo on July 04, 2009, 08:32:00 AM
hi,
does anybody have any advice on blinds.
the ones i have seen are all a little small for me, or end up being really expensive.
i am 6'2" and shoot a 70" bow, and also not much selection up here.
thanks
wayne
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: doug77 on July 04, 2009, 08:38:00 AM
Double Bull. Expensive but worth the money.


doug77
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: waiting4fall on July 04, 2009, 12:49:00 PM
Double Bulls are excellent, no doubt. This is the one I've used successfully for the last few years.

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Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: Follower on July 04, 2009, 03:32:00 PM
I've been very pleased with Yukon Tracks Enforcer Elite  - I think its 80" tall.  Google it and you'll find it.
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: Coonbait on July 04, 2009, 04:01:00 PM
I love my yukon enforcer elite. Plenty of room and I can set it up and take it down with ease. And the price is very affordable compared to the double bull.
  GLENN
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: trapperDave on July 04, 2009, 06:05:00 PM
Love my Yukon Enforcer Elite as well... and it only cost me 150 TMD
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: jojotater on July 04, 2009, 07:14:00 PM
I bought the new Yukon Tracks Enforcer Elite with the Adrenaline camo. That camo has a lot of depth. I really like it, really blends in with hard woods. I also checked it with a black light--no UV shine. I've not hunted from it, yet.
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: pete p on July 04, 2009, 07:18:00 PM
wayne, check out cabelas website.  look at the "predator den" blind, it is made by primos who make the double bull blinds now. i was in one at the store and the quality is awesome.  looks very similar to the expensive dark horse and i actually like the preadator camo better.  the best part is its half the $, i think it goes for 150$
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: ishoot4thrills on July 04, 2009, 09:20:00 PM
What about the Penthouse blind from, I believe, Ameristep? I borrowed one from a friend a few years back and had all three of my kids in it with me! You could shoot standing up in one, also. Less than 200 bucks too.
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: Covey on July 04, 2009, 09:28:00 PM
How is the material in the Yukon, comparable to say... doublebull or the other brands? Jason
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: horatio1226 on July 04, 2009, 11:04:00 PM
The Yukon Enforcer is a heavy nylon material. I have 3 and love them, Easy up and down and plenty of room. Shoot through screen on all 4 sides.

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Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: Gary Logsdon on July 05, 2009, 12:27:00 AM
I'm 6'4" and use nothing but Double Bull Matrix "Recurve" models when blind hunting with longbow or recurve.  The additional vertical space is crucial.
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: GingivitisKahn on July 05, 2009, 10:20:00 AM
I'm a fan of Tree, biggish.  Sit next to said tree and don't move around.  They tend to be somewhat heavy, but I find them all over the place and rarely ever try to pack one in or out (though sometimes my pack feels like that's exactly what I'm doing).

:-D
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: VTer on July 05, 2009, 10:47:00 AM
I reccomend this one:  escape deluxe (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/pod-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat21424-cat540014&rid=&indexId=cat540014&navAction=push&masterpathid=&navCount=1&parentType=index&parentId=cat540014&id=0057270)
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: Covey on July 05, 2009, 11:53:00 AM
On the Yukon can you unzip the mesh or do you have to shoot through it? Jason
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: Don Stokes on July 05, 2009, 06:25:00 PM
Jason, you can do either.
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: moose eye levi on July 05, 2009, 09:17:00 PM
Yea im with gingivitiskahn use a tree with some surrounding brush.
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: Stone Knife on July 05, 2009, 09:25:00 PM
I have owned a few blinds, the only one that didn't scare deer is my DB Matrix 360. DB is worth the extra bucks IMHO.
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: Ssamac on July 06, 2009, 05:31:00 PM
Ameristep Penthouse is a nice easy set blind. Good for one person
Or
Lose weight and get a shorter bow!!!   ;)    ;)    :D    :D    :D  

Sam
Title: Re: advice on blinds
Post by: jojotater on July 06, 2009, 08:06:00 PM
The new Yukon Tracks Adrenaline has long buttons to hold the mesh and curtains. It also has strong magnets to configure the curtains in a lot of configurations. It is really sweet. However, it doesn't have the camera ports any longer, if that is a concern. I'm certainly not going to say this is the best blind out there, but I was not able to find one that I liked better. One of the better things about it is the low windows so you can easily shoot while sitting. And as I said before, I really like the Adrenaline camo.