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| Krusty:
There is a commercially made ghillie suit that is pretty nice. But I don't know the brand name. It's made like a hooded bathrobe, and it rolls up and carries like a backpack. Lots of predator callers use them, they aren't so bulky they impede shooting, and are used by riflemen and archers alike (for archers artificial "bark panels" can be used to flatten the torso, after trimming the ghillie off). There's a guy named Bruce Clements (sic?) that teaches coyote seminars at the Puyallup Sportsmen's Show, he sells them. Bearmanric might know how to contact him, and you could also try reposting a topic on ghillies in the predator forum, someone might know the brand name. I like to use Sneaky Leaves, but I ain't payin' that kinda money! A trip to a crafts store will get you the same thing (only you have to pull the leaves off the plastic stems yourself), for 1/4 the price. A trip to Wal*Mart, right after Thanksgiving, and you can get fall leaves for 10 cents a bundle. Krusty |
| rackattack:
I have a friend who bought a new ghillie shirt for archery elk hunting on the westside. On the very first day of the season we tried hunting some elk in some jack-fir with dead limbs on the lower 5 feet of the trees. Needless to say when we came out he was wearing a mesh shirt, as all the leaves had be pulled off. :chuckle:. So, if your going to hunt the west side of the state, the ghillie suit may not be the best choice. |
| Krusty:
Ghillie suits for hunting are not intended for walking/stalking in. They are camo for sitting still. I use mine on the west side, more than the other side of the hill. It's the very nature of "the thickness", where you might not see your prey until you are within spittin' distance, that the advantage of camoflage is the biggest benefit. I don't need (ghillie type) camo if I can see hundreds of yards. Rackattack, Any of that 3-D stuff, based on clothing patterns (shirts, pants, etc) aren't true ghillie suits. The whole point of a ghillie suit is to change the outline of a human being. Anything with arms, that look like arms when you hold them out, with a head on top, defeats the purpose. My sneaky leaves are pinned to a large replacement salmon net, made from soft black cord, with no arm holes. Think "cousin It" in leaves, no arms, no head, not even any legs if I sit down. I put it on when I go to sit down, and I turn it inside-out, and stuff it in a stuffsack when I get up to move. The hardest animal to fool, with camo, is a human being. Ghillie suits were developed by miltary snipers, there's way too much good sense there for me to dismiss casually. Anything, used improperly, will produce poor results. Krusty |
| Ray:
I think ghillie suits could be very useful for sneaking up on elk herds. |
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