Pop Up Blinds

[marsh chicken]

Since I hunt alone and I'm not a young guy anymore I am thinking about hunting out of a pop up blind that I can leave in the woods. Does anyone have one that they can recommend that you can shoot a traditional bow from and that's affordable enough to buy several. I would love to hears some comments about hunting this way.

[Roadkill]

Consider gathering up discarded artificial Christmas trees and building blinds with them and natural material  .at least they probably won't be stolen. They will blend in and be natural year after year

[Slickhead]

I also want to get one for raining days
Im looking at a bigmike

[stagetek]

The Baronnette Big Mike is a better choice than the 250 and 350 Grounder models. The windows on the Big Mike are better suited to bow hunters. Not sure how long your bow is, but I love my Double Bull.

[Arctic Hunter]

i second the big mike.  I can sit on a stool with a 60'' recurve and shoot out of mine with no issues.

[TIM B]

For a cheap alternative I found a block style one at Walmart for 80'somethibg bucks.....it is made by stealth and has the zippered windows and mesh as well.  I think it's 58 58 64
It's very nice for the price

[John Scifres]

I have one of the Ameristep Doghouse blinds.  It is a hoop design.  It isn't bad to shoot from but it could stand to be bigger.  I see them on sale for $50 all the time.  It's 60"x60"x64".  Very light and easy to set up.  Has backpack straps on carry bag.

Since you plan on leaving it up, this might not be a big deal to you.  But the cheap ones are usually a bear to fold back up, especially if they are the hoop design.  The hub and spoke are better.  But if they are the less expensive hub design, they are usually made with cheap parts and break easily.

Cheap ones are usually pretty small too so you need to shoot sitting in a low chair.  Short recurves are good for these.

I see them on Craigslist often for a lot less than new.

[elk nailer]

Barronett big cat,90x90.

[jmar595]

I bought an Ameristep Enforcer. We hunted it for the first time last Sunday. Not bad. Make sure and set up in a place that is going to be in the shade and brush it in as best as you can.

[Bob Morrison]

Double Bull. I hate trying to shoot out a window. Make sure it is brushed in real good.

[marsh chicken]

Thanks for the comments. I'm going to check out all brands mentioned. One other thing I would like to know is the success rate in pop up blinds as good as from a tree stand. I really want to know if they smell you easily or do you set it up with wind direction in mind. Thanks again.

[Roger Norris]

Check out the Hidden Hunter blinds. Made right here in Michigan by traditional bowhunters. Best blind made.

[Roger Norris]

Hidden Hunter Blind

[WESTBROOK]

^^^ What Roger said ^^^

[Msbow]

I too like the big mike series of blinds mine is the " extra tough" I highly recommend them. You can usually get them for $200.00 on sale. Absolutely have the wind in mind before you set up your blinds if you actually want to kill a deer. The success rate I'm not sure about, lots of variables between them and stands. You can get away with a lot of movement in a blind and don't have to worry about falling out of a stand, but the deer have to get used to it.

[johnnyk71]

Ameristep Brotherhood blind. plenty big, and good window configuration for trad bows.

[oldbohntr]

I just bought a Bone Collector Man Cave. It is definitely going to replace my Big Mike and Grounder 350.... both of which replaced an early model Double Bull.  I don't like to be squeezed into a small space(or be concerned about striking the blind)and the BM didn't have enough width for my shooting style and the Grounder didn't have enough height.  The man cave has both height and width and shooting windows I love.  Also the windows are low enough to shoot from my knees or a low stool....many blinds don't have that.  I have no interest in screwing around trying to move around in there w/o brushing the walls, ceiling,etc.  And, the more dome-shaped the roof is, the more likely your bow is to brush it! Flat roof, vertical walls, big windows that open quietly....a tall order!

I don't know if this one is perfect either, but it's looking pretty good at this point.

[jkm97]

I've had good luck with the Primos XL. You can get them for about $120, and so far it is holding up well after three years.

[maxwell]

Take a look at lucky's hunting blinds built in Michigan I believe.  I have two made of 600 denier cloth very tough and  extremely well made,  easy to put up.