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<blockquote data-quote="Droberts" data-source="post: 1950902" data-attributes="member: 13839"><p>this is the first year i've tried bow hunting. sawed up my left thumb and impaled my right hand last year so i missed the season. </p><p></p><p>but.. i've been out 4 times now so far this month and here are my observations: deer can hear really good. moving around in thick brush is pointless. the deer will hear you, bleat their alert call a couple times then jump into warp 9. if you're in an area where you can move freely (large semi-clear area under a thick shadowy tree canopy, well established game trail, w/e) you CAN move quietly enough and slow enough to walk right up to deer. i've done it in the past several times over the years while <em>not</em> bow hunting with lower quality ghillies, and sadly did it once on my 2nd outing this month but didnt realize it till my scent cone reached her (was about 6pm & im sure i was a bit stanky). i was creeping up a game tail nice n slow following something making a ruckus ahead of me when about 50 feet directly behind me i hear an alert bleat. i immediately thought to myself 'you've got to be kidding me' i waited to see what direction it was going to bolt toward then double backed a wide flanking arc toward where it went to see if i could get a look. turned out to be a doe that was bedded about 10 feet off to my right along the trail and i had just missed it in the grass. </p><p></p><p>i would advise making use of the ghillie in stationary ground positions, and in open areas where sound isnt an issue. visually it seems to be a superb advantage, just move very slowly. sound though it doesnt matter if you're naked or wearing a santa clause suit, dont go tramping around the woods in a ghillie thinking your some woodland ninja cuz it just wont work. a ghillie is a great tool but really has to be used correctly to be of any benefit. one of the primary uses if you're comfortable shooting from a sitting position is that it basically completely replaces a ground blind. you could essentially stand in one spot 10 feet from a game trail and if your feet can handle it wait long enough to get a rear quartering shot after a deer passed you by. i had a grey squirrel come up about 2 feet from me and look at me very intently for a few minutes this last sunday.</p><p></p><p>the last two times i've been out i doused the raffia with buck urine cover scent, haven't had an instance to confirm/deny its effectiveness yet. </p><p></p><p>also on a side note, put it in a plastic trash sack and into the deep freeze after a hunt to kill all the bugs. i've had scorpions crawl out of my suits over a week after use. makes the wife real cranky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Droberts, post: 1950902, member: 13839"] this is the first year i've tried bow hunting. sawed up my left thumb and impaled my right hand last year so i missed the season. but.. i've been out 4 times now so far this month and here are my observations: deer can hear really good. moving around in thick brush is pointless. the deer will hear you, bleat their alert call a couple times then jump into warp 9. if you're in an area where you can move freely (large semi-clear area under a thick shadowy tree canopy, well established game trail, w/e) you CAN move quietly enough and slow enough to walk right up to deer. i've done it in the past several times over the years while [I]not[/I] bow hunting with lower quality ghillies, and sadly did it once on my 2nd outing this month but didnt realize it till my scent cone reached her (was about 6pm & im sure i was a bit stanky). i was creeping up a game tail nice n slow following something making a ruckus ahead of me when about 50 feet directly behind me i hear an alert bleat. i immediately thought to myself 'you've got to be kidding me' i waited to see what direction it was going to bolt toward then double backed a wide flanking arc toward where it went to see if i could get a look. turned out to be a doe that was bedded about 10 feet off to my right along the trail and i had just missed it in the grass. i would advise making use of the ghillie in stationary ground positions, and in open areas where sound isnt an issue. visually it seems to be a superb advantage, just move very slowly. sound though it doesnt matter if you're naked or wearing a santa clause suit, dont go tramping around the woods in a ghillie thinking your some woodland ninja cuz it just wont work. a ghillie is a great tool but really has to be used correctly to be of any benefit. one of the primary uses if you're comfortable shooting from a sitting position is that it basically completely replaces a ground blind. you could essentially stand in one spot 10 feet from a game trail and if your feet can handle it wait long enough to get a rear quartering shot after a deer passed you by. i had a grey squirrel come up about 2 feet from me and look at me very intently for a few minutes this last sunday. the last two times i've been out i doused the raffia with buck urine cover scent, haven't had an instance to confirm/deny its effectiveness yet. also on a side note, put it in a plastic trash sack and into the deep freeze after a hunt to kill all the bugs. i've had scorpions crawl out of my suits over a week after use. makes the wife real cranky. [/QUOTE]
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