best deer blind windows

[Prelude8626]

Happy Thanksgiving All! Curious to see what most of you are using for windows in your deer blinds. I was leaning towards Deer view but seem their quality might be slipping according to some reviews online. So I'm curious to see if that's just an unhappy customer or what people have had the best luck with on here.

 

[DocHolladay]

We mostly have used plexiglass, but every so often we get some smaller windows out of demo houses or replacing windows.


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[swat1018]

Pole barn double slider windows with black curtains.

 

[FL Plotter]

I make my own wooden frames and use the simple Deer View hinged window to keep condos air tight. The only quality issue I had was that one set arrived broken (not their fault), but they sent me a new set right away. YMMV.

 

[Native Hunter]

Double hung Pella.

 

[Mennoniteman]

Homemade tinted plexiglass on vertical vinyl tracks with pull string and counterbalance bag

 

[bearcat]

I make my own wooden frames and use the simple Deer View hinged window to keep condos air tight. The only quality issue I had was that one set arrived broken (not their fault), but they sent me a new set right away. YMMV.

Another vote for deerview


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[buckdeer1]

I like the ones from The original deer blind window Co.

 

[BoneCrusher20]

not overly impressed w/ deerview......i built octagon 2-3 years ago so have 8 windows of the deluxe hinge windows, so they are the framed ones, i would say 7 out 8 don't close "flush" and some of them super tight to frame and when mounted vertical, the rain hits the window and actually follows the window on the bottom as they all have a gap between frame and window and drip line is on the inside of the blind inside of either dripping on outside or dripping in the window channel and out the weep holes, my window sills all have water marks on the inside and likely going to be rotten.

also would say if intend to run heater go w/ double pane and don't even bother w/ single pane.....and if i have learned anything after 3-4 builds of my own is i will only buy pre-fabbed stands anymore, so much happier. I prefer 360 hunting blinds, IMO nothing better out there and quite honestly after add up all the wood, hardware, time, etc. have price of one you buy.

 

[DocHolladay]

not overly impressed w/ deerview......i built octagon 2-3 years ago so have 8 windows of the deluxe hinge windows, so they are the framed ones, i would say 7 out 8 don't close "flush" and some of them super tight to frame and when mounted vertical, the rain hits the window and actually follows the window on the bottom as they all have a gap between frame and window and drip line is on the inside of the blind inside of either dripping on outside or dripping in the window channel and out the weep holes, my window sills all have water marks on the inside and likely going to be rotten.

also would say if intend to run heater go w/ double pane and don't even bother w/ single pane.....and if i have learned anything after 3-4 builds of my own is i will only buy pre-fabbed stands anymore, so much happier. I prefer 360 hunting blinds, IMO nothing better out there and quite honestly after add up all the wood, hardware, time, etc. have price of one you buy.

A lot of people don’t consider the time it takes to build one, even precovid, when prices were cheaper. It is nice building it yourself for the pride and getting it how you want. With todays manufacturers, you can get a blind in just about any shape or size you want. You just have to decide how much money you are willing to invest.


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[Viet Vet]

A lot of people don’t consider the time it takes to build one, even precovid, when prices were cheaper. It is nice building it yourself for the pride and getting it how you want. With todays manufacturers, you can get a blind in just about any shape or size you want. You just have to decide how much money you are willing to invest.


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You are right, DocHolladay. It just depends on how much you want to spend. It can be a good amount of work, but you have to figure in the pride aspect of building it yourself, as you had mentioned. I won't be building much anymore, but I don't like the high prices of prefab blinds either. I'm just going to improve on the box I have now. But that's just my thoughts and not worth much. My suggestion to my grandson is just to think it through and don't make rash decisions that you may regret later. Happy hunting to all! Keep the tradition alive!

 

[yoderjac]

It also depends on your location. Here in zone 7A, cooling is probably more important. I design my blinds with push-out to shade the sun making movement in the blind harder to see. My blinds are designed to ingest air from the bottom and expel it at the top as the blind heats up. The windows stay open all season.

Here is an example:

Requirements for windows are quite different up north.

 

[George]

Best windows? Air.

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[Mennoniteman]

Best commercially made hunting blind windows if someone has cash and gets tired of making their own=360 Hunting Blinds.
They have gun windows, vertical archery windows, and horizontal crossbow windows.
They even have a double pane with clear inside, tinted outside that can be opened as a unit or individually, keeps the frost off on a cold morning, tinted keeps the sun out on a hot afternoon.

 

[Drycreek]

I just bought some Deerview sliders to go into a new blind we’re gonna build this weekend. You can either slide each half or take them completely out. I hope I like them !

 

[Doe Shooter]

Happy Thanksgiving All! Curious to see what most of you are using for windows in your deer blinds. I was leaning towards Deer view but seem their quality might be slipping according to some reviews online. So I'm curious to see if that's just an unhappy customer or what people have had the best luck with on here.

Plexiglass,with "J channel " for tracks ,horizontal sliders. cheap,effective

 

[yoderjac]

Best windows? Air.

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I use my box blinds for archery, muzzleloader, and rifle. With deer at rifle distances, you can get away with opening a window. No so with archery. Air works best for me as well. The windows do close to reduce critter use outside the season, but my windows stay open all season and act as a shade to keep light off me.

 

[swat1018]

I use my box blinds for archery, muzzleloader, and rifle. With deer at rifle distances, you can get away with opening a window. No so with archery. Air works best for me as well. The windows do close to reduce critter use outside the season, but my windows stay open all season and act as a shade to keep light off me.

And you pitch the roof toward the porch and stairs? I can't wait to hear the logic behind that!

 

[yoderjac]

And you pitch the roof toward the porch and stairs? I can't wait to hear the logic behind that!

No real logic behind that. It was just the way I happened to build it. We don't get enough snow for it to matter much. Deck is treated and not covered.

 

[Drycreek]

If I pitch the roof, I normally pitch it toward the back too. I doesn’t matter, because I’m not gonna be hunting when it’s raining, and if I were it only takes seconds to get in the blind, but then I’d already be wet wouldn’t I ?