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I want to buy some ground blindes to crossbow hunt from this fall! Anyone have input on what they use?? I have been looking at the doghouse.Are they big enough to crossbow hunt out of?? I like there price? Any and all input will be a big help thankes
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I find the Doghouse is fine for me. I've shot several deer from it and never had a problem. I would suggest practicing from it some, though.
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Another vote for the Doghouse - big enough and the price is right.
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I have an Eastman doghouse style and find plenty of room for the crossbow but I would prefer rectangular windows to the triangular ones
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I have a Doghouse and three Brickhouse blinds. The doghouse is plenty big for use with a crossbow, but when it comes to shooting a compound, the Brickhouse offers more room up top.

I bought three Brickhouses when they were on sale for $99.99 at Canadian Tire a couple months ago. Couldn't beat that deal!
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I too hunt from a Doghouse Style blind and find it works fine for me.

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I used this Eastman Undertaker Ground Blind to take my first CB deer just this season.

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For a full pop up type blind I'm thinking about this blind ($99.00) from KILLZONE...

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I can also recommend this 2D Deer Decoy (http://www.tidecoys.com) for attracting attention away from your blind...

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Take care...
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My vote is for the Double Bull; more money but good quality; cableas has their own line of blinds that worked extremely well for me this year; their prices run along the same as the doghouse blinds.
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I use the doghouse's just fine :D
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i have cabela's 4 season lighting set blind, over 6 foot head clearence in there...............bob

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I have a Rhino Labs blind and love it.
Better than DB, imo, with a better price.
http://rhino-labs.com/
The Cut & Run might be better for those who like less weight.
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:D :D I use the Doghouse as well....I purchased a new Bone Collector blind and used it once....didn't like the window setup in it and felt it was cheaply put together compared to my Doghouse so I sold it and continued using my Doghouse....I plan on getting a couple more Doghouses to have set up during the shotgun hunt! Brampton Mike :mrgreen:
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any blind that uses the hub system is better then the other style.
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One of the members mentioned the KillZone blind. Sold my Ameristep Doghouse and ordered and received two, and had the opportunity to hunt out of them with the muzzleloader in December.
For the money they are very nice, imo. Hub style with easy setup, nice material/camo pattern and roomy. Not the hub style quality of my DoubleBull T5 for sure, but for the price, I didn't expect it to be. I paid $99.00 shipped for each. I thought it was a good deal and much easier to set up/takedown and pack out than my Doghouse was.
Here's a link where I ordered:
http://www.killzonehunting.com/hunting-ground-blinds
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