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Anybody ever use a ghillie suit for hunting? I just ordered one online. I think it would work good for geese. Not sure about wearing it bowhunting though, it might get caught in the string. Should be good for muzzleloader season and calling coyotes though.
 
ghillie suits are great for alot of applications. I could see you using it for coyote, why not? Make sure you store it outside for a few days before you go hunting, to get the scent smelling natural and also that lets the elements at it for a bit, tends to weather it a bit, so it doesn't look all shiny and clean!

Military snipers suggest taking it out on a dirt road and dragging it around a bit to get it nice and dirty too! While ghillie suits seem a little excessive for hunting, they are fun to use, and amazingly effective vs any eyes whether human or animal. I've built two of them myself.
 
I've had one for years. Had a boss hen 12" from my shotgun muzzle and a tom 10' from me. Amazing stuff. One thing about using a ghillie suit for coyotes is being hyper-aware of the wind. Think REALLY BIG scent wick... Never tried it for archery but the suit getting stuck in the string does come to mind.

-Jason
 
I do, won't leave home without it.
But, more than likely scent controll (unless your hunting turkey) is way more important.
Long arm has it right.

longarm21 said:
ghillie suits are great for alot of applications. I could see you using it for coyote, why not? Make sure you store it outside for a few days before you go hunting, to get the scent smelling natural and also that lets the elements at it for a bit, tends to weather it a bit, so it doesn't look all shiny and clean!

Military snipers suggest taking it out on a dirt road and dragging it around a bit to get it nice and dirty too! While ghillie suits seem a little excessive for hunting, they are fun to use, and amazingly effective vs any eyes whether human or animal. I've built two of them myself.
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Made one this winter from local shrubery and a couple sheets and shirts, works great, kept wind off, was kinda warm.

Left it on the ground and walked a bit away from it and i honestly had a hard time finding it...

Total cost maybe <$20

Totaly useless now that the seasons changed, but i dont mind another $20 for a spring suit and another $20 for the summer

I seen a pre made base suit for well over $100 and you still have to decorate it

Salvation army or value village is a great resource. lots of stuff for 2-10 dollars
 
i have made a full burlap one its the only way to go you make it to match your area different plants and seasons call for different colors and patterns

of corse the pranks you can do with one lol
 
Two caveats about the Ghillie suit. They are very hot, and if you get too close to a campfire or some other open flame with a burlap ghillie suit you may burn to death. There are confirmed reports of military snipers being killed when their ghillie suits lit up.
 
I use mine a lot. Where I'm at they aren't legal for muzzle load in deer but for archery and any other hunting they're amazing. I prefer the pullover over the 2piece set. The burlap ones do not go thru thorns. Raspberry vines will stop you. Start a campfire and burn evergreens and leaves let the smoke roll over it. The smoke lasts weeks and it covers your smell completely. I've had deer come downwind to almost spearing range
 
xenasdad said:
Two caveats about the Ghillie suit. They are very hot, and if you get too close to a campfire or some other open flame with a burlap ghillie suit you may burn to death. There are confirmed reports of military snipers being killed when their ghillie suits lit up.
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thats why you use a pull over take it from me flintlocks and burlap ghillie suits dont mix lol
 
xenasdad said:
Two caveats about the Ghillie suit. They are very hot, and if you get too close to a campfire or some other open flame with a burlap ghillie suit you may burn to death. There are confirmed reports of military snipers being killed when their ghillie suits lit up.
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If I recall a lot of manufacturers make fire retardant ghillies now.
 
Makes sense for birds, given their visual acuity and ability to see full colour (tetrachromatic), but its probably overkill for most everything else.

That said, if you want to wear a ghillie suit, or enjoy sneaking up on your prey so you can poke it with a sharp stick, go for it. Whatever floats your boat.
 
Soak it in a Borax solution, or get some "No-Char" fire retardant. Let air and dry, and then hang in the smoke of a campfire. Covers scent, and won't burn, period.
Of course, if you're dancing around a campfire in a Ghillie suit I think some othe kind of "retardant" may be in effect. ;-)
 
I obtained some dollar store "fall decorations" artificial leaves and applied them via black BBQ painted safety pins over top of an old real tree coat and pants.
Blends in good. And as the seasons change I swap out the greens and olives for more orange and browns then remove the oranges and ad tan and pine (Christmas decorations)
Winter cammo is tan and browns applied to a snow cammo suit, spring is olive,green and pine up top and brown and tan down low....the forest floor always seems to have dead leaves covering it.
 
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