A hunting in general question

Winelover

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
I use a couple of these portable tent blinds. Made in Michigan by Lucky's hunting blinds. They can be set up in less than a minute.

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Made out of a Cordura type fabric. I leave them out, here in Arkansas, for six months out of the year.

They have shoot through screens in the windows but I never tested them for altering a bow shot.

The chairs, I prefer have self leveling feet, with a wide foot print, plus they swivel. I bought mine from Bass Pro/Cabelas. They have two models, one with arms and one with out. I don't want arms, on chairs, for bow hunting. Where I set them up, isn't flat, the soil is rocky and sandy. Works for me.............
 
Winelover

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
Shooting through the screen is meant for broadheads. They will cut a perfect pattern, depending on how many blades the head has. Just like shooting though paper/cardboard target. So perfect that they will practically close up, making them pretty unnoticeable. Wouldn't want to shoot a firearm, the muzzle flash will probably set the fabric screen on fire.:eek: Guess that would depend on how bad you want that trophy deer. If the screens are two pieces, meeting in the middle, you can poke the muzzle through, before firing.

The upper tent blind is his old discontinued model. Has removable one piece screens. The lower tent, is just a couple of years old, has the two piece screens. It's called the two man bow/crossbow blind. Have a third tent blind (not pictured) that has three windows on each of the six panels. The middle window screens are removable and the two on the sides are fixed. I have modified them so I can open partially open (roll up from the bottom) and adjust the height with safety pins, depending on the shooting lane situation. BTW, that tent was called the Texas Special...............no longer offered.

Not all tent blinds are created equal.............I can honestly recommend Lucky's. He is not stagnant and always trying to create the best portable blind there is to offer. They ain't cheap but give years of service, with a little common sense, in the usage department.
 
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popper

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re the support rods pretty good? Looked like the were not the 1/4 steel the ad says. Saw his ladder stand, no way I'd be able to get in that. Now if one had a supply of used fiberglass outhouses, cut the bottom off. New to this stuff and so is she, get some ideas. Thanks.
 
fiver

fiver

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there's a lot of different ground blinds out there now, and most of them are real light now.
 
Winelover

Winelover

North Central Arkansas
Support rods are indeed 1/4 inch. Nothing flimsy about Lucky's blinds. They are far from light weight. They are one piece. One man can carry it. I fashioned a sling with loops on both ends, to carry it over one shoulder. The first picture has a 2004 date. I purchased that blind, at least ten years before that. Cindy hunted out of that, when we lived in Michigan. Has survived though heavy snow, ice and high winds. It's like a Timex................takes a licking but keeps on ticking.

You can use just about anything to construct a ground blind. However, it most likely won't be portable. Unless you have some thing like a stationary food plot, or very well traveled deer trails Portability, might be necessary. BTW, outhouses are windowless and cramped, unless it's a two seater.;)
 
Missionary

Missionary

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Smell as bad as you want....... But apples are very top of corn cruncher like list. Why not smell good to your intended victim ?
Even Wurst .... rub your gear with skunk PEW !!
 
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popper

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As a kid, in the acreage across from the folks house was and old tall wooden outhouse. Made a great 2 story 'fort'. Could see the 'indians' come a long way off. Cutting holes in plastic is easy. Those plastic stands look so similar to a porta potty. Just paint light brown. Her trail cam should get here soon, got a blue tooth connected/solar charging. one. Not just for hunting but finding the 'trails' so they don't get too disturbed if they do excavating/burning. She's supposed to come get the queen mattress for the house this weekend.
 
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popper

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OK, hunting question. Can you successfully shoot gophers? Kid has ~30 acres bahia grass and gopher holes. Another forum guy asked for a 350 L cast load for gophers (silly to me, 22lr should do). I thought they were underground creatures.
Unrelated, who makes an inexpensive automatic clay bird thrower?
 
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JustJim

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popper said:
OK, hunting question. Can you successfully shoot gophers? Kid has ~30 acres bahia grass and gopher holes. Another forum guy asked for a 350 L cast load for gophers (silly to me, 22lr should do). I thought they were underground creatures.
Unrelated, who makes an inexpensive automatic clay bird thrower?
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Dirt is a fairly effective barrier to penetration of bullets (as shown in the documentary Tremors). For this reason, you shoot gophers when they come out of their holes.
 
RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
Nobody makes an inexpensive powered remote tripped thrower .
I did have one that was an inertial partial reset , ok for singles but forget doubles . After 3-4 traps and 2-3 versions of assorted platforms for each I found a piece of 1-1/2 pipe welded hand rail that had been I think a corner step down . Slipped in the slide in hitch receiver it puts the trap at 36-38" off the ground 4 ish feet from the bumper and throws about 20° right and up from the center line of the truck . It's just about belt loops high so it's pretty easy to set and launch for a pair or trio of shooters . Not much good for a solo shooter .
 
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