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lowell:
I didn't practice out the window much.. didn't seem to give me trouble. I sit on an extra pad or 2 to get me a little higher so I can shoot out more easily out the window. I do open it all the way so I have room to shoot through it. I don't shoot through the screen. 

 I wear dark or black closes and the turkeys don't seem to every get spooked by my movements.  And I only have the front window open and just "peak holes " out the other windows.

Cacatch:
Right on. How long in anticipation did you have it up? I know you need to have it out a while so the turkeys get used to it.

sailordad:
man i cant believe it took me this long to find this thread  ;D
i would post pics of my turkey gear
however the server probably doesnt have enough memory
i have thousands of $$ worth of gear
i take my buzzard chasing very very serious
i have been known to take two weeks of vacation to chase them for the 2 week bow season
blinds are awesome,99% of my hunting is done from a blind,i have 2 i set(double bull matrix, and the double bull dark horse) up and leave sit and a portable net blind
one i want to get rid of so i can get a new one

dont let the window mesh worry you any
shoot thru mesh is very nice,not to mention it keeps ya hid and allows for alot of movement on your part
i got busted this last spring in my blind with tthe mesh up,tom was looking dead in on me(im in all black)
had my bow in hand and didnt dare try and draw
but i do recomend praciticing your shot from in the blind,both window mesh up and down
plus put your gear in there like you would if your hunting,it will show how much romm you have to work with in a hunting situation
ive tried many differant blinds,and trust me.you get what you pay for
what might work for hunting deer with a gun may not work as well for turkeys,especially with a bow
not to mention turkeys realy dont care for blinds that flap or reflect light
a dark interior is a must and always dress to match the interior of the blind
you wear camo in the woods,black in the blind  ;)
heck im working on another black bow for me to hunt with from mine this year

pat as far a decoys go
put them where you want to shoot the tom
if ypu want to shoot him at 20 yds,put them there
if you want to shoot him at 5 yds,put them there
i like to face the hen away from,as ol tom is gonna wanna climb up her from behind and give a nice spine shot
the jake,if i am using one, i either face towards me or 90* to the side
tom is gonna want to come face to face with the jake,so this way you either get a broadside shot(not my fav) or another spine shot
i too like the movement on decoys.last year i kept one staked right next to the blind
i would reach out under the blind and move it
the wife thought it was cool as owl poop to see the tom react like he did
dont over call when turkey hunting,you got to call like a turkey(not that you have to sound exactly like one but it does help)

well enough of my ramblings,but you started it when you talked turkey  ;D
if i was helpfull,im glad
if you have had enough of my ramblings just say so
i could talk turkeys hunting with anyone for days on end  ;D

lowell:
I usually put the blind out for a couple weeks in advance but have also put the blind out the morning of the hunt and killed a turkey.  I don't want the blind in the farmers field if I think there is a chance he is going to start working the ground!!

 I'm with you sailordad....I like them turkeys!!!

Pat B:
Thanks for the decoy info Lowel and Tim.  I'll be setting my blind out soon and it is at least a month before our season.

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