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Title: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: Bruce M on October 07, 2020, 06:05:37 PM
Are there any available out there. I'm doing a search and all I find are bow holders more suited for ranges. If not I'm going to try and fabricate something.

Don't want anything that screws into a tree, just want to stick it in the ground and have it hold the bow with an arrow nocked at the ready.
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: Texoma on October 07, 2020, 06:45:33 PM
I use the HME Products Archer's Ground Stake. It has set screws in the bow holding part so you can adjust the angle needed to hold any bow.
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: Bruce M on October 07, 2020, 07:03:50 PM
Okay that looks like it fits the bill. The only ones I were seeing before were the fixed angle ground stakes that are more suited to compounds. But this one looks good for my purposes... thank you.
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: arrow30 on October 07, 2020, 07:24:23 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/0j8PmV7.jpg)
:goldtooth:
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: Bruce M on October 07, 2020, 07:46:21 PM
Yeah but what does that old coot know, he doesn't even have proper Camo

Actually I never have seen this rendition of Fred in the field but was thinking of a wye stick for this purpose while sitting in the blind last weekend.
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: degabe on October 07, 2020, 08:49:10 PM
I like Fred's idea. One less thing to carry and lose.
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: lt-m-grow on October 08, 2020, 09:59:49 AM
I have a big mikes blind and I use one of these:

https://www.menards.com/main/paint/painting-tools/master-finish-paint-can-hooks-2-pk/sku5616965/p-1444421478670.htm

Little end fits on fiber glass blind rods perfectly.  Works great.  Bow and arrow is always hanging right in front of me.
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: RedShaft on October 09, 2020, 07:47:16 AM
Check out third hand ground bow holder
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: dragonheart on October 09, 2020, 08:03:50 AM
I was watching a video of Mel Johnson talking about taking the world record whitetail out of a natural blind and he mentioned that he made a y stick to prop his bow.  Simplicity...
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: ozy clint on October 09, 2020, 05:24:25 PM
Here's one I made. It's just some steel rod with adjustable bracket at the top. I used a 2" U-bolt as the fork to hold the bow then covered the fork with black latex tubing to both protect the bow and offer grip on the limbs. The fork is adjustable for angle as it works by cantilever effect of the bows own weight.

I attached some lengths of black 1/2" irrigation piping via 1/8" shock cord. These act as guards for the spikes when transporting or packing to and from ground blind.

Works great and simple to make.
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: Bruce M on October 09, 2020, 07:11:47 PM
That's a great design Ozy, simple and effective.
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: beemann on October 09, 2020, 10:19:26 PM
I take a piece of parachute cord and make a loop on one end for the bow limb tip.  Tie the other end to the roof of the blind and adjust for bow length.  Works like a charm been using it for twenty years....  And its simple goes in your pocket.  I run a rubber tip protector on the bottom limb and it just sits on the ground...
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: beemann on October 09, 2020, 10:29:21 PM
Like so fashion :biglaugh:  When you set it up do it behind the bow  so that when you take it off it falls back behind for limb clearance during the shot.....  [attachment=1]
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: Pine on October 09, 2020, 10:55:53 PM
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Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: beemann on October 09, 2020, 11:03:31 PM
Great minds think alike eh Pine :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: Soonerlongbow on October 09, 2020, 11:08:48 PM
Not exactly a ground blind.

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And these are upside down?!?!    :banghead:
Title: Re: Ground blind bow holder for recurves
Post by: Bruce M on October 10, 2020, 07:45:27 AM
Quote from: beemann on October 09, 2020, 10:29:21 PM
Like so fashion :biglaugh:  When you set it up do it behind the bow  so that when you take it off it falls back behind for limb clearance during the shot.....  [attachment=1,msg2934015]

That's a fantastic idea, you can hang it from any limb also