ghillie suits for deer hunting

[nighteye]

anyone ever use one? I have been researching them on line and tried on on at the ARMY surplus store. Are they worth the money or should I just stick with normal mossy oak stuff?

[skeeter1959]

I don't hunt deer with mine, but they work great when calling yotes.

[Clyde in CO]

I thought wearing camo while hunting deer was a bad idea....

[elo]

yes, buy a ghillie suit and sit in your deer stand

[PeterJasonMN]

I thought wearing camo while hunting deer was a bad idea....


You would think.

[Lowrangerider]

Blaze orange Ghillie suit, sweet!

[TylerDurden]

Why don't you wear a deer suit?

[nighteye]

why would it be a bad idea to wear camo? Its probably a good idea to wear a hunter orange har or vest....but i usually always wear some type of camo....

[Beware Owner]

why would it be a bad idea to wear camo? Its probably a good idea to wear a hunter orange har or vest....but i usually always wear some type of camo....

Deer can't see orange, but other hunters can. :50cal:

[nighteye]

correct....so are the suits easy to move around in?

[Beware Owner]

correct....so are the suits easy to move around in?

What terrain?

[mike253]

A ghillie suit is a GREAT idea for hunting (if you like the idea of other people shooting at you).

Hunter's safety, your daddy, and common sense ALL tell you that you shoot when you verify that a deer is in your cross hairs and there is nothing behind it for the bullet to hit when it passes through (a safe shot on a verified target). Unfortunately, real world experience tells you that just plain is NOT the way it works.

I wear a blaze orange vest. Not only do I sit high enough in the tree for the deer not to see me without looking up, I'm well aware that they already have an idea where I am (scent and all). The maybe 1% better chance I'd have of getting a dear if I wore a ghillie suit isn't worth the 50% better chance I have of getting shot by some idiot shooting at a noise.

A good example: It was about 5 a.m. on Thanksgiving day 5 years ago, I climbed into my stand that sat smack in the middle of by buddies 8 acres of land. He was out of town, I had the whole place to myself. My stand overlooked a gully with a large thicket in it where I knew some deer had been bedding down. I heard some noise from that direction just before the sun came up so I waited. Right after it got light enough to see, the brush started moving, I could already taste the tender loin and deer jerky.

I picked up my binocs and scanned.. saw a nice patch of brown about 2 feet from the edge of the thicket. Slowly picked up my rifle and placed the scope over the edge of the thicket so I could drop the deer as soon as it walked out. Guess what? It was some friggin moron who was belly crawling through the thicket wearing a light brown field jacket and a camo hat. Had I shot at what I was 99.9% sure was a deer (like most idiots around here do) I'd have killed him. Instead, I climbed down, busted down through the woods and had a "polite" discussion with him about trespassing and generally being a moron.

Yeah.. ghillie suits are NOT a good idea for deer hunting.

ETA: Unless, of course, you have me in your will and I get all your guns.

[djinco]

... Hey Bubba, watch THIS....

[TylerDurden]

This thread cracks me up...

[nighteye]

point made mike....i will be in redneck territory, so maybe they make an all orange jumpsuit??? lol

[Unlocked]

I don't even wear any camo at all when deer hunting. I guess every little bit helps, but the fact is deer can't see worth a ****. It's not visual cover you need as much as scent and sound. Cover your scent trail, don't fart, sit still, and be quite. It's just that easy! ;) :supergrin:

[GlocksForGoons]

I don't even wear any camo at all when deer hunting. I guess every little bit helps, but the fact is deer can't see worth a ****. It's not visual cover you need as much as scent and sound. Cover your scent trail, don't fart, sit still, and be quite. It's just that easy! ;) :supergrin:

How on god's green earth do you expect people to eat beef jerkey, drink beer, and not fart.

[RedTape]

It might be helpful with a bow if you're trying to get within 20 yards, although it's not necessary. Most states require that you wear a certain amount of hunter orange during the gun season. A bright orange vest over a ghille suit kind of defeats the purpose.

Watch the wind (keep it in your face) and don't make any sudden movements. Those are the two main issues. All you really need from clothing is something to break your solid figure up.

[Reyn]

I dont think a ghillie suit will give you any more of an advantage than wearing camo when it comes to deer.

Its their nose you have to worry about.

[hardballing]

What they said.

[jbutenhoff]

Umm, did anyone consider the OP might be BOW HUNTING? Different animal all together when you have to be that close to get the deer! I am not aware of any state that requires blaze orange while bow hunting. Often they are separate seasons as well.

As for the ghillie suit, it may be overkill. Stick with mossy oak stuff since it is designed to fool the intended prey, ghillie suits are intended to fool humans! Plus there is a great chance that the UV spectrum given off would make you look like a day glow object to deer (they see a wider spectrum than we do!)

[Bill Powell]

Deer are color blind. You can wear a hot pink tu-tu, stay down wind, and stay still, and they will eat from your had. The camo can help protect you from other hunters....................

[Fumble]

Umm, did anyone consider the OP might be BOW HUNTING?No because he said this;

Why would it be a bad idea to wear camo? Its probably a good idea to wear a hunter orange hat or vest but I usually always wear some type of camo.

and this;

I will be in redneck territory, so maybe they make an all orange jumpsuit? lol

[Larry_K]

I dont think a ghillie suit will give you any more of an advantage than wearing camo when it comes to deer.

Its their nose you have to worry about.

Besides the already mentioned safety aspect I would think that noise might be an issue when you move your arms, especially if you move too fast.

Also, even if it's bow season I think it would be a bad idea, especially if it's a very secluded area that might be more prone to poachers.

Larry

[SixDemonBag]

Why don't you wear a deer suit?

:rofl::rofl:


This thread has the potential to turn into "Dumb redneck hunter shot hunting deer while wearing ghillie suit.

[Bill Powell]

the deer is not any less color blind if you are bow hunting............

[TheeBadOne]

I find ninja throwing darts to be extremely effective :thumbsup:

[4949shooter]

Wearing a ghillie suit while bow hunting may cause a problem when the bow string gets tied up in the burlap strips.

Incidentally, the advantage camo (including ghillie camo) gives to hunters is that it helps obscure the hunter's movement in addition to breaking up the hunter's overall shape.

Deer and predators (and most other game animals) have vision that is adept at discerning movement.

[4949shooter]

I find ninja throwing darts to be extremely effective :thumbsup:
I like poison blowdarts myself.

[larry_minn]

Reading the origional post only... IMO it is NOT a good idea AND against teh law in MN.... IIRC deer are color blind. I tend to wear (Blaze Orange CAMO) :) It is blaze orange/black camo. The "idea" is the deer see a broken pattern (like leaves/trees) it will not grab attention like solid colors.
In a deer stand I have been known to wrap a blaze orange shirt/vest around tree above me. (deer don't look up and I want to be dang sure other hunters (who shouldn't be there) know I am there.

[Razoreye]

A. Ghillie suits are large and bulky which means bow hunting will be tough
B. Ghillie suits are hot
C. They make for great camo if done right but as others have pointed out deer are color blind and some hunters like to shoot at anything without properly identifying the target

This is why any jeans and a shirt plus blazer orange is the ideal combo for deer hunting.

Turkey hunting may have the advantage but it still seems like serious overkill. YMMV.

[JohnJak]

Never had a problem wearing my Carharts and orange vest when harvesting deer.

[Natty]

I agree that the bowstring might hit the ghillie suit. I would not wear one bowhunting deer.

For rifle/shotgun deer hunting, ghillie suits are unnecessary.

I have had deer come up to within 10 yards of me many times while I was sitting on the ground wearing blaze orange.

Deer are certainly color blind. And up close they cant focus as good as they can far away. Ive been hunting many times and had deer right on top of me within 10-20 yards and they stare right at me, but if I dont move they cant figure out what I am.

What deer vision is good at is spotting movement. If you dont move they cannot see you as long as you block your human outline.

[dglockster]

point made mike....i will be in redneck territory, so maybe they make an all orange jumpsuit??? lol
Not a good idea either. Somebody's gonna think you've escaped from some local lockup and then the local/state PD will be all over you.
:cop:

[FastDraw McGraw]

Should we send flowers.............:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[GreenDrake]

that's probably a great way to get you shot around here. Wear orange, be safe, hunt...don't walk around.

[skeeter1959]

When I hunt my inlaws place in Ark, I always wear blaze orange. Either a hat or a vest. They have 1,000 acres and the "relatives" poach the place every year. There's no telling what these hicks would do if the saw a hunter in a ghillie suit.

[felix1985]

Deer are color blind. You can wear a hot pink tu-tu, stay down wind, and stay still, and they will eat from your had. The camo can help protect you from other hunters....................


Over the top sarcasm notwithstanding, this is a ridiculous statement. The ONLY time a deer in eating out of your hand is at one of those fenced-in establishments the rich guys frequent to feel like bigger men.

[felix1985]

the deer is not any less color blind if you are bow hunting............

Another winner. Have you ever bowhunted?

[PeterJasonMN]

why would it be a bad idea to wear camo? Its probably a good idea to wear a hunter orange har or vest....but i usually always wear some type of camo....


"Probably" a good idea???? Where the hell do you hunt?

In addition to being a damn good idea, it's the law up here.

[PeterJasonMN]

Over the top sarcasm notwithstanding, this is a ridiculous statement. The ONLY time a deer in eating out of your hand is at one of those fenced-in establishments the rich guys frequent to feel like bigger men.



Yes/No. We got them to eat out of our hands at Jay Cooke State Park back in the late 1980s. So it can be done, but usually you are correct.

[a_tack]

I thought wearing camo while hunting deer was a bad idea....

only in rifle/muzzleloader seasons. Not during bow season. However, I find it odd that you are at a danger to be shot in a treestand durign deer season. I mean personally, I have never seen deer climb trees, so why do some idiots shot tree limbs that move?

[PeterJasonMN]

only in rifle/muzzleloader seasons. Not during bow season. However, I find it odd that you are at a danger to be shot in a treestand durign deer season. I mean personally, I have never seen deer climb trees, so why do some idiots shot tree limbs that move?


Because you have to walk to and from the tree in the interim.

[a_tack]

Because you have to walk to and from the tree in the interim.

hmm.. didnt really think of that.... because my pack/s have blaze orange flags that pull out of the pockets for travelling through the woods. either way, ghillie suits are overkill for deer season. They would help during turkey season, but turkey hunting seems to be a very dangerous situation considering 7 out of 10 turkey hunter will shoot at movement.

[elsolo]

Just guessing that a surplus ghilie suit probubly has enough human stink soaked through it to negate any camo advantage.