bow holder for ground hunting...ideas?

[Mike Bolin]

Looking for some ideas for a bow holder for ground hunting. Will be wearing my leafy suit, using natural blinds and possibly an Apache Pyramid blind. I've used a screw-in bow holder in the past, but that requires too much movement when hunting turkeys. Looking for something that I can have the bow setting upright, in front of me so that my hands are free to operate a box call or slate. Something homemade or store bought, either one is fine! Thanks in advance!

[non-typical]

HME. Has an adjustable angle bracket that allows for different bow shapes. Really handy, I drop it into the carry bag for my ground chair/seat.

[Pine]

Here is an expensive one.

[Kelly]

Long forked stick.

[Michael Guran]

I really like this one-it may be the same that NonTypical mentioned but I can’t remember the brand or where I bought it.  It has an Allen set screw to adjust for different bow angles. Sometimes it works loose or the angle needs to be changed with the terrain, so I learned the hard way that I needed to have the wrench with me so I tape it to the base.

[achigan]

Mine in action

[achigan]

Wide shot

[ozy clint]

I made something similar to achigan's. works well and can be setup to minimize movement.

[shoes]

They are made by HME and work great.

[Stringwacker]

I like Pine's idea. I have always worried that anything sticking up from the floor of a blind has a chance of being hit by the lower limb upon the shot; especially if you have to take a shot from a position or angle that you didn't anticipate. Looks like with Pine's simple solution the string would just fall back against the blind.

The way I do it now is to just lay the bow up against the blind and keep a loose arrow nearby.

[Mike Bolin]

Appreciate the feedback gentlemen. I don't plan on using a pop-up blind, just my old Apache Pyramid and I plan to just use natural ground blinds. I'm ordering one of the HME bow holders today. Thanks again! Mike