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[redeemed]

#2887

how many of you use ghillies?
Is there anything special I need to know about finding the “right” one?

I am a big guy 315lbs, mainly want to hunt white-tail and turkey from a “nifty seat”
is one better than another?

any suggestions would be great:?:

[Robin Conrads]

#14670

Hello Redeemed, welcome to the site. I’m sure someone else with more experience will chime in on this subject. We have had several threads that involve ghillie suits. You can find them by using the search function right below the words “Traditional Bowhunter® Magazine Forums”. You can search for certain authors or terms, so put ghillie into the terms and see what you can find. Good luck.

[mccaw69]

#24465

I’ve been considering a ghillie as well,the only concern I have is strands of the suit might accidently get caught up in my bow or string while attempting to make a shot.Anyone who has used one bowhunting I would really like a opinion.

[David Petersen]

#25003

My experience with Ghillie clothing is limited to hats: I had my wife sew big nests of “Ghillie camo material” atop two floppy-brimmed bush hats. It’s OK when I’m sitting still, but in the woods I can’t walk any distance without all those protruding strands of fabric catching on a limb and pulling the hat off my head. Having had great luck all these years with regular camo, and just as well with dark plaid tops and dark pants, I’m about to remove the Ghillie material. I don’t see how anyone with one of the really bushy suits can move about in the woods at all. Or snuggle back into the brush and still be able to move and shoot unrestricted. The concept of “a human blind” is attractive, but like so much extra hunting stuff we can buy these days, it strikes me as more hassle than it’s worth on balance. IMHO, dp

[Polar Bear]

#25010

Take the time to practice. Before I used mine for hunting I went to the range with it. I first held my bow in the shooting position and looked to see what might be in the way. I did some trimming. When satisfied with that part I would draw my bow and have my wife look to see what might cause problems. When I let down we did some more trimming. After being satisfied with the trimming I then shot the bow. You might or might not find any more to trim. If you do just keep trimming and shooting until satisfied. It will remove some of the strings but does not seem to affect the hiding ability of the ghillie.

[runamuck]

#25520

I hunt with one, and love it. I’m in a suite that covers me from head to toe, face to fingernails. Match a suite to your environment you can’t be seen if you know how to move. I hunt is some areas that are not nice (drug dealers), and so I like the concealment that it provides, and more importantly I like scaring my hunting partner with it. Stump shoot with one, see what is wrong and then fix it, I’ve found that a gillie suite is cheaper then modern camo but the best being the suite that you make yourself.

Erik

[bruc]

#25987

Sorry guys but I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing one !!

Bruce

[Polar Bear]

#26383

Bruce, some of these are so good if you died wearing one you might not be found. I have 3 and this way I can match the area I hunt. Like it was said earlier, you can scare the crap out of people.

[FUBAR]

#27066

I’ve thought about trying one. Polar, what type do you use?

[Pikeman]

#27286

I’ve been checking this out. Since it’s a vest, the frony of it would be clear for a bow shot. Google: Web-Tex Concealment Vest – Ghillie Style. You have to put in native vegetation, but it REALLY hides. Hope it helps.
PM

[Polar Bear]

#27385

Just Google Ghillie suit. Lots of places have them and there are a lot of different styles. Look them over and see if you can find one you like. Also, give http://www.ranchosafari.com a look see. Some come preassembled or do it yourself.

[Don Thomas]

#27664

I’ve had limited experience… with a reason. I found it cumbersome and awkward, and bowstring interference was a definite problem. I solved it, but by the time I cut away all the offending pieces of cloth I might as well have started out in a flannel shirt. As the turkeys have recently reminded me (not that I needed reminding), game sees you when you move to draw your bow, not when you’re sitting still (no matter what you’re wearing). The solution to that problem is a lot of experience watching animals at close range, and learning how to time your draw. Don

[strait-aero]

#28400

I think Don nailed it for alot of us, in that we have to learn when and how to go about drawing our bows with animals at close quarters. It’s especially hard with turkey as they have such great peripheral vision, and unless we draw when they are faced away and fanned out strutting it is nearly impossible to escape detection regardless of what we wear. Ghillies are fine, but have drawbacks like Dave pointed out; getting snagged on everything including your string.:( I’m trying it with my leafy camo this year…..Wayne

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#28439

I’ve got a leafy camo headnet that I think helps break up my upper profile when I’m mostly hidden behind something and spying/scouting. But other than, as has been said, I find ghillies pretty impractical for moving around in the kind of terrain I’m usually hunting in.

[Homer]

#28605

Welcome, Pikeman. It’s always nice to see new folks posting here and sharing their experiences and ideas. Homer

[rnorris]

#29724

I have one of the Bush in a Bag things 3 Rivers and Big Jim sells…..the jury is still out. It sure works as camo, but I don’t enjoy shooting a bow with it on

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