shoot through windows?

[shortstroke 91]

I have never tried to shoot through them with trad. equipment, is it the same as a wheelie bow or are there some differences?
Can it be done without loosing accuracy?
Do you aim @ exactly the same spot or do you have to compensate?

Sorry for all the questions, just wondering.
thanks,

[LBR]

I've shot through them with broadheads and Ace Hex-Head blunts--didn't seem to affect anything.  It's different shooting from inside a blind, but not due to the window mesh--messes with your depth perception a bit.

Chad

[Leland]

I personally had bad luck shooting through the mesh.I agree with what Chad says about depth perception,just practice and I'm sure you'll work out any problems.  Leland

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Are you guys talking about windows in blinds???as in duck blinds? When we talk about shooting through window in Oregon, it's finding a 6" hole through the vine maple to try and slip your  arrow through....shoot through openings in the brush would definately be different with a trad bow....you are shooting heavier arrows at a much slower speed....i have a method for atually measuring the exact trajectory for your arrows at different yardages.....anyone curious?

Kirk

[LBR]

Pop-up blinds.  Guess they would work for ducks, but these are designed for deer/turkey/etc.  The mesh is designed to be shot through with archery equipment.  I'd like to hear more about your method though.

Chad

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LOL  You guys don't have enough brush back east or something? so you go hunting "B.Y.O.B." bring your own brush....    

Sorry...i couldn't resist that one.....

as far as measuring your trajectory goes, i used a number of techniques that all worked in measurable degrees....i am fortunate enough to have a lot of room at my place and have a range i can shoot up to 80 yards before utilizing the back pasture. so using temporay metal fence posts worked the best for me. but there are a number of other ways to accomplish the same thing.

What i did was take butcher paper, or painters masking paper is a lot cheaper. i taped the paper accross my shooting lane at half the distance i would be shooting at a height i could still see the lower half of my target. at twenty yards i'd set my paper at ten yards. i place a florecent dot on my target so it's exactly center of the bottom edge of the paper from the position i'm shooting at.....after each shot you you hit your dot....you can measure from the bottom of the paper up to the hole it makes and know exactly how flat your arrows are shooting....now this may not seem important to folks that have to "BYOB", But hunting seriously brushy areas, or vine maple, or areas with lots of trees, shooting through....over....or under hanging branches become an art form rather than a hindrence....once you have a good feel of your exact arrow trajectory at different yardages it's really good to practice it on 3D courses or with trad gear, stump shooting.... it's a bit different when shooting instinctive than using sight pins....its a mental challange to focus on something THROUGH the brush, and not involintarily focus on the branch you are trying to shoot over.....

We constantly do this kind of practice while shooting 3D....a lot of folks think we are nuts trying to shoot though brush and tree limbs....but all you need to do is find a "Window" to shoot through.....That's what came to mind when i saw this post.....

Chad.....i would spend more time window shooting than long distance shooting that rubber elk of yours....you are about to experience what vine maple is REALLY like here in Oregon..... find some branches to prop up between you and your elk, and shoot though it at different angles....

you increase your shot opportunities by 200% being a good window shooter.....Kirk

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PS: Some of the other ways that some of the guys use is shooting though a cardboard box on saw horses. open the bottom of the box and leave one flap down.....another way is using clear plastic....the trick is in having a reference point from your straight line of sight to the target to measure from.....

[Onehair]

My experience has been good. Great arrow flite and my aim is the same once I practiced enough so that I was not thinking about the screen. If you can ignore it... it ain't there

[LBR]

I hunt from natural blinds also--but the pop-ups let you get away with a lot more movement (really nice when I have my son with me).

I love tight shots--most of the tournaments I shoot have more "thread the needle" shots than open.  I do appreciate the warning though!

Chad

[BUFF]

I hunt out of tent blinds alot. I have started cutting a 3" hole in the net to shoot through. you will be suprised by how big an area you can cover by changing your angle of attack. My arrows flew ok through the net but it really messed with my head trying to pick a spot to aim at.