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tree vs. ground
kindofsudden
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Okay, here is my situation. I need to put up a blind or stand to hunt from Oct. 1. Dad left me four tree stands but they are in Michigan and I won't have them by opening day. The big factor here is that I am hunting public land and don't want my stuff stolen. Another factor is that I have scouted the land and have a pretty good spot that will accommodate either an outhouse/doghouse-style blind (I have the smaller of the two and it is too small for archery or a tree stand, BUT due to certain circumstances I will need to put the stand/blind up before dark opening morning. So now I have to decide whether to buy a blind or a stand.
Blind pros/cons: Quick & easy set up, lighter to carry through dark woods, a bit of scent protection, only have one tiny blind so I would be adding some flexibility to my future blind/stand collection; I will have to practice shooting while sitting down (weird for me!), easy to steal.
Stand pros/cons: Less thievable, better view of the woods; probably a pain in the * to set up in the dark, already have four that I will possess in the next couple months.
Let me know what you all think of my predicament. I would also like input on :
- I think I want a spring steel blind as opposed to a framed blind due to portability and easy setup.
- Do I really have to sit and shoot out of a blind???
- Is there a tree stand that is really easy to set up in this situation?
Thanks in advance.
Blind pros/cons: Quick & easy set up, lighter to carry through dark woods, a bit of scent protection, only have one tiny blind so I would be adding some flexibility to my future blind/stand collection; I will have to practice shooting while sitting down (weird for me!), easy to steal.
Stand pros/cons: Less thievable, better view of the woods; probably a pain in the * to set up in the dark, already have four that I will possess in the next couple months.
Let me know what you all think of my predicament. I would also like input on :
- I think I want a spring steel blind as opposed to a framed blind due to portability and easy setup.
- Do I really have to sit and shoot out of a blind???
- Is there a tree stand that is really easy to set up in this situation?
Thanks in advance.
Comments
Shoot on your knees..and sitting down. You never know what will happen.
Buy a climber... even a cheap one. Walmart has them for less than $100. They are not light but it is easy to rig a backpack strap and walk it in.
its all about pucks and bucks
I could probably practice some shooting from the knees and sitting down, but I am pretty deadly from the standing position right now, feeling good about my accuracy after a 20 year layoff in bowhunting, and I don't feel great about having to practice something new 3 days prior to opening morning. Am I over-dramatizing this?
Describe the climber. Just a straight-up pole with rungs shooting off the sides? I think I have seen those.
Get a climber, and within 10 hunts, you'll be able to set it up more quickly and quietly than a ground blind.
Ben
Until Next Year!!!
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So far I have lots of feedback on purchasing a stand and none on getting a blind. Is that the concensus?
My other thoughts on this are that I don't like to hunt from the ground especially with a bow. I would use my climber. It's exactly for this type of purpose.
Good luck and let me know where you hunt if you leave your blind in the woods. I'll keep an eye on it while you nap![:D]
When in doubt, unload the clip, Semper Fi
What kind of climber do you have? Does it look like this?
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Like someone mentioned the Lone wolfs are nice, maybe check into summit too. I think all climbers come with backpack straps to carry in and out and most come with a harness also.
If huntin' is a sport, then your lookin at an athlete- T-shirt
Gun bans have never accomplished anything, other than to create a safe working environment for criminals.
Just glad to have someone on here from Indiana. But the big question is "what kind of bow do you shoot?"[:D] It's not one of those "m-a-t-h-e-w-s" is it? I can't even bring myself to say it![:D]
When in doubt, unload the clip, Semper Fi
If huntin' is a sport, then your lookin at an athlete- T-shirt
Gun bans have never accomplished anything, other than to create a safe working environment for criminals.
Yes, I am working in Indianapolis and hunting wherever I can. This year it is bow season in state parks out west in the state and gun hunting in the Hoosier National Forest. I have to admit that I am a Michigan transplant and am just getting acclamated to the hunting and fishing possibilities down here.
After 20 years of not shooting bow, Dad passed away and left me his Browning Nitro 2. Not a "high end" bow, but I must say I am suprising myself with it at the range. I might be in the market for one of those high end rigs in the future, but for right now I will be honoring Dad by putting his old bow to use.
Again, the concensus seems to be to go with a stand. Okay, what stand is light (I have quite a haul in front of me) and, most importantly, EASY to set up quietly in the dark?
I hear that I should use a stand, but that the best part of using a blind is I can take it with me in and out of the woods when I leave, thereby eliminating thieving.
Which is it???
I think all climbers come with backpack straps to carry in and out and most come with a harness also.
NO !!!! they dont!!!!!! and it SUCKS when they dont let me tell you....
its all about pucks and bucks
I think all climbers come with backpack straps to carry in and out and most come with a harness also.
NO !!!! they dont!!!!!! and it SUCKS when they dont let me tell you....
its all about pucks and bucks
Glad to hear about you using your Dad's bow. I used my late Brothers for two years before I retired it. Good luck with it this year because I was never able to take one with his bow.
When in doubt, unload the clip, Semper Fi
The reason I bought the summit. I like it so far but I have only climbed power poles I don't have any trees yet, well not big enough to climb. A good thought buckey I didn't think about shooting lanes he may get in the tree only to find at daylight there is no good shot area.
quote:NO !!!! they dont!!!!!! and it SUCKS when they dont let me tell you....
Wow that would suck, the two I have both came with them, straps and safety harness.
If huntin' is a sport, then your lookin at an athlete- T-shirt
Gun bans have never accomplished anything, other than to create a safe working environment for criminals.
U have no idea
Messenger Boy: The Thesselonian you're fighting... he's the biggest man i've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him.
Achilles: Thats why no-one will remember your name.
I have scouted, but haven't set up a stand and/or shooting lanes. The area isn't all that cluttered up high, though.
I hear that I should use a stand, but that the best part of using a blind is I can take it with me in and out of the woods when I leave, thereby eliminating thieving.
Which is it???
I carry my clilmber in and out. try your blind this time order a climber use it when it gets here. Either way would you just go hunt and stick a deer please![;)]
If huntin' is a sport, then your lookin at an athlete- T-shirt
Gun bans have never accomplished anything, other than to create a safe working environment for criminals.
Been looking at the Roundhouse blind. Anyone have any experience with that one?
Anyone ever use the shoot-through mesh? I can't see how it could possibly NOT affect the travel of the arrow, so I will be opening the windows.
I have no use for any stand that is big and heavy. Big and heavy are for permanent stands.
Good luck on your decision and coming hunts.
It doesn't matter what you are sitting in if you get all set up, draw your bow for good measure, say to yourself "hey, why do my sights look funny?" then realize that one of the screws broke off and your sights are doing the hokey-pokey ("you put your green pin in, your put your green pin out....).
Streaming sweat, getting comfortable, practice pull, hunt is over. Damnit.