ghostblind, anyone have any experience with this portable blind?

[greg]

#3845

Looking at hunting from the ground with my longbow. Have had good success from climbing stand for years, though age is becoming a limiting factor in climbing trees. Saw this blind advertised in a trad archery catalog and though it looked interesting. Anyone have any real world experience with this?

[Clay Hayes]

#26507

I have no experience with those things. They look like they’d work just fine, but I couldn’t bring myself to drag one around. One of the great things about shooting a trad bow is the freedom it gives you. That’s why I gave away my climbing stand so long ago. A little brush and some shade is all you really need.:wink:

[Fallguy]

#26888

The concept looks great, until you have to poke your head and bow over the top to shoot. Then it looks like you would be a “Jack in the box”. I also would be little hesitant be sitting in it with a rutting bull seeing a equal sized rival. It could turn into rodeo time.:lol:

[archer38]

#28371

They actually are tapered panels so that when it is set up, it is angled toward the ground in front of it. To see yourself in it, you’d have to be sitting on the ground within arms reach.

I totally agree with the Jack in the box though !!

Looks like it would definitely conceal you well

[Fallguy]

#28428

The hiding part is easy it is the shooting part that gets difficult with blinds.

[lyagooshka]

#29310

Fallguy wrote: The hiding part is easy it is the shooting part that gets difficult with blinds.

No experience, but have thought about getting one for quite a while. Problem is, as has already been said here, all the pictures I see on their website are of the blind. Very few are of someone at full draw sitting behind the blind.

I think the biggest advantage this blind offers is that you can sit in the middle of a wide-open field and still have some degree of concealment (like I always imagined hunting antelope would be, but I have never hunted them, so I don’t have a clue). I tried the “natural” blind thing, and I am just no good at it. Besides, it’s illegal at times here in PA. So, for now, I am sticking to the tree stands. The added benefit of them is that with my ADD, I tend to get up every 5 minutes. At least in a tree I am forced to sit for at least 10 minutes before I climb down to re-adjust, clear some brush, check my shooting lane, oh look, a rabbit… 😆

Be well,

Alex

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[JamesG]

#34844

This is an old idea re-hashed. I forget the originals name but it was tried in the late 70’s or early 80’s era. I guess there were fewer ‘suckers’ then. Look it’s a good idea I’ll give it that, but often ‘good ideas’ translate poorly in the field under real hunting conditions. A friend of mine sells these at his shop. I could, if I had wanted to, got one at cost plus frieght. I still have not bought one yet if that tells you anything. Money would be better spent on a ghillie suit. Easier to use, better concealment, easier to carry/transport. Ghillies have NEVER gone out of style. That speaks volumes on their effectiveness. So much of todays hunting ‘stuff’ is marketing at it’s finest/worst depending on your point of view.

[Col Mike]

#35338

Just to reinforce Clay’s comment–shadow’s and a bit of brush, some black camo paint on the face–wool plaid clothes.

Save your money, no blinds, no ghilly suits (unless your hunting people). The number one best camo is —don’t move.

Just my humble opinion.:D

Mike

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