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crooketarrow:
  GET A GHILLIE I made one in 82 and never hunt without it. I don't like the confine felling of a pop-up. Just seams to out of place to me. With a ghillie if the wind changes so can I.

armymedic.2:
I have a ghillie.........never tried to bowhunt with it though.   May have to give a whirl

iowabow:
Scott this is my thin view I am hunting tonight. The other night a buck pasted at 40. Tonight might be the night.

H Rhodes:
I have a folding stool like some dove hunters carry that has a zippered bag underneath it - a little camo chair with a back to it.  In the little zippered bag, I carry a twelve foot roll of blind material.  I take some pruning sheers with me and can usually set up a pretty good brushed in type of blind in just a few minutes, and without a whole lot of noise.  If enough natural cover is present, I have just partially wrapped up in that blind material and taken deer.  I like to keep my equipment to a minimum and be able to stay mobile.  I hunt strips of land between an oxbow lake and a major river so the winds tend to change a lot.  Being able to move my set up quickly really helps.  I added a strap to that little folding stool so I can carry it over my shoulder opposite my quiver.  The whole set up is about a third the price of the cheapest pop-ups, but it sure won't help you with the rain.  Have hunted in ghillies too and that is a good way to go.  there's my two cents...  Good luck this season.   

Sidewinder:
I corresponded with Dr Ed Ashby a couple years back (super guy)  and he sent me a PDf with his article and design of his homemade ghille suit if any one wants to view it. Just send me a PM and I will email it to you. I have'nt made mine yet but I think that would be the ultimate and I will be doing one eventually.
   I am currently using a Primos ground max blind and for the most part I like it. I liked Georges better because it had the magnets for the screen attachment instead of velcro, but it works pretty well. If you were gun hunting there is room enough for 2 but with a long bow there is'nt room for two.  Mine sets up easy so mobility is good. I do like it hough cuz I get a little figity sometimes and it masks my movement.   Danny

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