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11-01-2002, 09:38 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oh USA
Posts: 1,584
RE: How can I avoid being seen?
Obviously wear camo that blends well with the cover you're in. Scent control is the highest priority when on the ground. Draw your bow when the deer isn't looking, or is screened off by trees or brush. Just be aware of other deer around you. You need to use a bow you can pull back easily and slowly, without alot of extra movement. That may mean turning it down, but todays bows are plenty effective at 60# or less. I love hunting from the ground. It's great when you are inside 5 or 10 yds, undetected.
Phil.
"Could you guys be quiet, my dad's trying to shoot."<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>
Phil.
"Could you guys be quiet, my dad's trying to shoot."<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>
11-02-2002, 12:15 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NW Montana / SW Alberta Rockies
Posts: 3,258
RE: How can I avoid being seen?
I would be more concerned with human scent and wind direction first if I were ground hunting. Maybe another option would be a ground blind from Cabelas. I have one.
11-02-2002, 09:16 AM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: How can I avoid being seen?
Wear ASAT Camo, it's surprising how much movement you can actually get away with wearing it.
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<font color=red>Rob</font id=red>
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11-02-2002, 09:59 AM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 108
RE: How can I avoid being seen?
I'm not sure what that Aset camo is but I'm going to check it out.
You can use a gilly suit. It has a lot of 3 dimensional stuff on it to break up your outline.
Move as little as possible and use a good blind as stated above, whether it be natural or otherwise.
Give yourself a dark background as opposed to a light one and as stated above try to match the camo to your particular surrounding.
When hunting snow you can break up your image with whit pants and boots and say a break up pattern on your jacket or coat and hat.
Wear a mask. I like the ones with the nose bridge that you can pull up from around your neck. They have no material that falls between your eyes which can be a problem when you're trying to look down the arrow shaft for a shot.
Masking scent is important. I like to make my own and as with camo make it to you surrouding habitat. If your hunting in pine and cedar forest start with those ingredients. Pine is hard to spray but will work just by splashing of sponging it on. If in oak or hardwood use ingredients pertaining to that area and experiment to see which one works best. Too much of one ingredient might spook deer so use your best judgement.
Good luck
GOD BLESS
Charlie Patrick
Eastern Ontario Guided Adventures http://www3.sympatico.ca/chazpat/wildcanada.html
You can use a gilly suit. It has a lot of 3 dimensional stuff on it to break up your outline.
Move as little as possible and use a good blind as stated above, whether it be natural or otherwise.
Give yourself a dark background as opposed to a light one and as stated above try to match the camo to your particular surrounding.
When hunting snow you can break up your image with whit pants and boots and say a break up pattern on your jacket or coat and hat.
Wear a mask. I like the ones with the nose bridge that you can pull up from around your neck. They have no material that falls between your eyes which can be a problem when you're trying to look down the arrow shaft for a shot.
Masking scent is important. I like to make my own and as with camo make it to you surrouding habitat. If your hunting in pine and cedar forest start with those ingredients. Pine is hard to spray but will work just by splashing of sponging it on. If in oak or hardwood use ingredients pertaining to that area and experiment to see which one works best. Too much of one ingredient might spook deer so use your best judgement.
Good luck
GOD BLESS
Charlie Patrick
Eastern Ontario Guided Adventures http://www3.sympatico.ca/chazpat/wildcanada.html
