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Author Topic: My homemade "on-the-bow" blind..(blind off the bow pics and costs added)  (Read 754 times)

Offline DannyBows

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Very cool Mudd! Good luck!
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Offline kennyb

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Mudd-
too cool! excellent work! thanks for the pics.

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Offline Over&Under

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Mudd

That is usin your nogin!  Well done!
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Offline Mudd

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I will give you a report after this last week of season.

I am proud of how I've hunted so far even without a bird to show for it. I can honestly say even when I had birds close enough to have killed them with a shotgun but no shot with the bow not once did the thought cross my mind wishing I had the shotgun in hand instead of the bow.

God bless,Mudd

PS Thanks for the kind words.
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Offline MarkE2006

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Mudd, you may be the only one who has ever done anything like that.  Cool!  Very Ingenius!
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Offline johnis

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cool idea and well executed!! please keep us inform of how well it performs. Thanks for sharing  :thumbsup:

Offline joekeith

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I've done something very similar before.  Worked good.  :thumbsup:  Attaboy Mud.....  :archer:

Offline KumaSan

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Dope your wife know you used her imitation plant from the porch? Pretty cool - keep us updated.

Offline kenn1320

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Super job on that Mudd, blends in extremely well. Ive seen others do similar things, but question how well they would work. While it hides your draw arm movement, ANY movement of your bow makes that blind move that much. So the bird does not see your hand going straight back, but he does see 5sq ft of something move a few inches. Please keep us posted on how well it works out though.
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Offline hayslope

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Mudd, you're a genius.............if it works you'll have to market it!

Now......let us know how it shoots with that contraption attached to it!

Like KumaSan said.......I hope you went to Walmart to get those fake plants and didn't find a more appropriate use for one of the wife's!!!!
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Offline Guru

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It'll work, no doubt Mudd    :thumbsup:

Couple questions....

You triple the weight of your bow when it's on, how does that "feel"?

How do you carry your bow when it's on?

How do you carry it when it's off?
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Offline Mudd

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I don't have any problem with the weight. I just carry it on the bow.

I carry my chair,my arrows and my back pack with straps over the shoulder and my bow in my hand.

I'll get my wife to get pictures of what it looks like when I head to the woods.

God bless,Mudd
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Offline NorthernCaliforniaHunter

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Looks like a money maker right there boss! I'd look into a patent lawyer and a "Made in America" sticker. Yee ha!
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Offline VTer

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How does looking thru that little hole at your target affect your shooting. Looks real good!
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Offline Mudd

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Your actually so close to the opening your view isn't a problem.
God bless,Mudd
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Offline Chuck Hoopes

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Clever - out of the box thinking- congrats.  Appears to be workable in alot of situations--- I love the simplicity of it.  Is there no attachment to the upper limb, say a strap to the upper part of the site window?  Does it rattle when you shoot?

Offline Mudd

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No strap and no noise. It actually made the bow quieter. I am very please with how it came out.

God bless,Mudd

PS: I decided to add to this post rather than a new one. It's 4:30 am and I'm off to chase turkeys again so I hope I can give you some proof it'll work.....lol

Have a blessed day!
Mudd
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Offline Dawnpatrol

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that is one sweet innovative bow blind. Truely a hunters mind at work here.

Offline Chris Surtees

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Very nice

Offline Onehair

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There was a guy in Tupelo Ms that sold a similar item for confound shooters in the late 90's. Not sure if he is still in business. his threaded into the stabiliser hole and folded like a tree umbrella. Good job

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