Blind Question

[Blue Tick]

Guys, I am about to build 2 new bow blinds for this year and was wondering. I am thinking of either putting in windows with shoot thru mesh or drop down windows. Any suggestions or better ideas?

[leebtattoos]

ding, ding ding. let the battle begin! just kidding. i prefer drop down windows but thats just because the whole mesh things bothers me when i look out. if it does not bother you i would go that route

[jerp]

Here's what I'm thinking about doing on my next one. Mount a little aluminum channel above and below the window and custom frame a screen that will slide back and forth. You can buy the screen frame materials and spline tool cheap at HD or Lowe's. I don't see well enough through mesh to shoot, so I'd use gray window screen and camo paint the outside of the screen to match the blind. I'm planning on making the windows about 18" wide and when hunting, slide the screen to give me a gap of 8" or so to shoot through - or you could mount mesh in the frame instead of window screen and just shoot through it.

[Encinal]

Mesh works pretty well... but you don't need it if you are careful...

[TX_Kevin]

I have still never seen shoot through mesh on a roll.

[Mike D]

If you're going to do the window route, then paint or tint the window so it is black when it is closed. That way when you open it, there is no transition from camo to a black hole.

[Blue Tick]

jerp,

I like your idea of the sliding screen....I haven't thought about that but will give it a good look.

[dwright8]

It dosent really matter to me so what ever you want to do. Sorry no suggestions

[Green Arrow]

I've never liked shoot thru mesh,i would go with the a drop down window.IMO

[tuthdoc]

For my carpet blinds, the blinds that stay out all the time, I just cut rectangles in the panels for my shooting holes and leave them open. At one time when the black hole thing concerned me, I made netting windows with the screen door stuff and hinges. I could open and close them as needed. Since then, I see no reason to worry about it and just leave them open.

On my pop-ups, I cut slits and tie them back to make triangles and just leave the open. I kill most of my deer at about 12 yards, so it seems to work.

Carpet blind.





Couple pop ups.