turkey hunting question series - 6

[birddogdad]

So lets talk cloths. Again, i get inside a blind, you can get away with pajamas, slippers and a recliner and breakfast buffet~

i see many hunters, head to toe camo, then i stuble across those with basic drab cloths, no gloves ect, very minimal camo.... what are your thoughts? Do you worry about UV as turkeys sight can detect?   Permethrin for ticks? Gaiters for snakes (if you hunt were rattlers are around!) include your go too vest if you have one!

[Billy74]

I like covering my big white bald head.  It stands out like a spotlight.  I might try a ghillie this year but i think breaking up the outline and limiting movement are my biggest concerns.  I try and match the terrain as much as possible.  Really that just means i wear more faded camo in the first half of the season and where more green camo later when it greens up.  I like a vest with a good seat but may switch back to a pack and a big belly bag.  Having a pack is nice for an all day hunt.  Good boots and gators for when its rainy and muck boots too.  I like gloves for warmth but not sure they help conceal.  Face mask if i remember it.  Usually just a bandana


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[brokentrail]

I'm full camo, gloves and face covering.  I haven't specifically worried about UV but maybe I should look into that more...  I use permethrin for ticks and I wear gaiters although not necessarily for snakes.  I have an old H.S Strut vest that I have had for what feels like forever and I turkey hunt with it, as well as deer hunt with it. 

[Dan-o]

Full camo usually for me. 

I've hunted turkeys successfully with just drab or dark pants. 

Permithrin is a pain to do right.  I try.....

[mboyle0828]

Run and gun = full camo including facemask.
Sitting in a blind, I like to wear a black shirt/hoodie

[MtnMuley]

A turkey's eyesight is the best in the woods. A blink of the eye, the slightest rise of your gun, or the gentle moving of your striker over your slate can trigger a leary tom. With that said, I always have my camo top with built in face mask. Sometimes camo pants, but a lot of solid colors these days matching the conditions I'm hunting. Pretty irritating when you put on a few miles and hours on a hung up remote bird and you buddy blows the whole thing with a careless move. Happens to a ton of hunters who have no clue why the bird shut up or never came in, because the bird actually saw them and they weren't aware.

[Fourteen14]

Hunting inside a blind isn't a slam dunk for not wearing a face mask if you are close to the opening . I also put on a  black sweatshirt that blends into the black wall of the blind and camo gloves . A person can't be to careful when hunting these birds that have excellent vision .

[Pegasus]

Hunting inside a blind isn't a slam dunk for not wearing a face mask if you are close to the opening . I also put on a  black sweatshirt that blends into the black wall of the blind and camo gloves . A person can't be to careful when hunting these birds that have excellent vision .

Wearing black is a big no no. Unless you are locked in your blind. Turkey hunting produces the most accidental shootings of all hunting and dressing like a turkey can get you killed.