turkey blinds

[glenn57]

anYOne with an opinion on using those camo outhouse or penthouse blinds for hunting gobblers.we hunted the firstseason and they did not show there tailfeathers.hunted the lacresent ridgeway area,heardem no see none.first time using the blinds. need otherhunters opinions.

[kb1965]

Glen, used a doghouse blind for the first time this season, went out the first season. Got my bird on the 3rd morning, 35 yard shot. Left it sitting out in an open field and hunting partner used it the next, shot his bird out of it also at 20 yards. Had rain one day using it, just a little drop or two inside. I loved it, sat out there in the weather nice and dry.

Kevin

[mnmuzzleloader]

I am taking the 5 year old along next week and going to use the bow so I just ordered the outhouse so I am looking forward to using that. I think it should work great. More bird action the last couple of morning that I have been scouting.

[CornPirateKiller]

I bought a DouibleBull blind three years ago and I wouldn't hunt turkeys without it. I have now taken six birds out of the blind in all conditions and terrain. This year I had it set up in the middle of a field and had birds come to my decoy with no problem. Have had turkeys actually brush the side as they walked past.

You can't hardly beat it for comfort. I've stayed dry while hunting in the rain. It holds heat and stops wind on cold mornings. And I can sit in a comfortable chair off the ground and not worry about bugs or tree roots or no backrest. I've never had the birds shy away from it and I can't ever imagine turkey hunting without it again. If I ever lost it, I'd replace it in a heartbeat.

[30 inch eyes]

I'll second the double bull, I just got one this year and it worked great. I probably won't hunt much without it

[Guest]

Two words DOUBLE BULL nough said

[BLACKJACK]

You guys that use that use the Double Bull blinds, how do you like them for deer hunting? Will deer ignore them like the turkeys do? How does it work to shoot thru the mesh with a bow? Been lusting after a Double Bull blind for a couple of years...

[Hotspotter]

Blackjack:

I have no personal experience with them for deer, but a have an outfitter friend in Kansas that uses them all the time. He says the deer are leery for the 1st week or so, and the blinds need to be brushed-in. He'll only hunt in a well-brushed blind, after it's been out there for at least 3 days. However, when it comes to deer, he's "not right" in the head, like I'm "not-right" in the head with turkeys.

Joel

[TomBow]

I have been in a Double Bull during the Spring Turkey and Fall Turkey seasons when deer have been seen. In both cases, fall or spring, the deer quickly recognized the unbrushed blind as something to be suspicious of and went the other way. Spring--approx. 8 does and yearlings came out of the woodline and spotted the blind in the middle of the field and went immediately on the alert. Fall--a nice buck saw the blind, tucked into a woodline but not fully brushed in, from 200 yards or so away and immediately went the other direction. In both cases, the deer never got into bow range. The spring-does and yearlings were very curious, would spook, then stop and stare at the blind, spook again and head out of sight of the blind, then pop up over the hill to stare at the blind some more. So I agree with the need to brush in a blind when hunting deer from them. Deer notice the blind, turkeys seem to ignore it.

[Guest]

I use my Double Bull blind in spots where a tree wont work or I want to be on the ground.I have used this blind for approx. 6 years.I always try to put the blind up a week in advance for the deer to get use to it and they will walk within feet.I also put some tree branches up along the sides to help blend it in and a few on top to do the same.When I have put the blind up the day im going to hunt,I have had mixed results.The arrows shoot thru the mesh windows very well,and have used expandables without any problems.

[bgfish00]

First morning of Turkey Hunting I spent it in my Outhouse Blind. Did not see any Turkey that morning, but the Deer came within 30 yards. It was nice to be out of the Wind that morning as an open blind would have been quite chilly.