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do you cover your face on stand?

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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby PLB » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:58 pm

carmmond wrote:Bare face but after this weekend I'm looking for something to keep warm. We were up in Land O Lakes and had 27F and 4 inches of snow Friday morning and it was darn cold with the snow blowing right in my face..... looking at this.
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That may be the one Dewey was talking about?? :think:

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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby carmmond » Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:11 pm

PLB wrote:
carmmond wrote:Bare face but after this weekend I'm looking for something to keep warm. We were up in Land O Lakes and had 27F and 4 inches of snow Friday morning and it was darn cold with the snow blowing right in my face..... looking at this.
http://www.predatorcamo.com/lrsStore/ViewProduct/523

That may be the one Dewey was talking about?? :think:

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Nope he had the Poly and I was looking at the Fleece.
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby PK_ » Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:35 pm

Naked face unless it's cold.
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby JoeRE » Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:52 pm

Of the options - nothing. I pull my hat down pretty low and with my collar up, anything more is excessive I think for deer. I wear a balaclava or face mask if its cold but thats just for warmth.
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:57 pm

carmmond wrote:
PLB wrote:
carmmond wrote:Bare face but after this weekend I'm looking for something to keep warm. We were up in Land O Lakes and had 27F and 4 inches of snow Friday morning and it was darn cold with the snow blowing right in my face..... looking at this.
http://www.predatorcamo.com/lrsStore/ViewProduct/523

That may be the one Dewey was talking about?? :think:

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Nope he had the Poly and I was looking at the Fleece.

I have the fleece as well. Thick and very warm but really restricts your hearing if that matters to you.

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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby headgear » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:11 pm

Hodag Hunter wrote:Sometimes face paint.....for sure when hunting with the kids.....they think it's cool. Second bow season most times a fleece mask because it's friggin cold.


Yep always use face paint when hunting with the kids, they love it. 8-)
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby Mario » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:34 pm

Zap wrote:I was thinking about getting this one......



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Awesome :lol:

I usually where a came face mask just to cut the glare off my white beard :lol:, on these colder sits I have a Carhartt hat with a built in fleece face mask which cuts the wind and provides some concealment.
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:40 pm

I do all 3...face mask some days, face paint/mud others, nothing the balance. The lower I sit, the more concerned I get about my face.
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby moosehound » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:53 pm

little face paint to break it up.
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby hunter_mike » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:55 pm

I never use face paint but sometimes will use a bug net, and when its cold i almost always wear a face mask while on stand just for warmth. Like others have said though i think your movement is what they see the most but i do believe you could get away with more movement if your face is covered.

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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby Rubline » Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:27 pm

I like having everything covered except for my eyes. I use an face net when temps are nice and switch to insulated neck gators/hats for the colder temps. I like the new Gamehide skull caps and neck gators. I agree 15 feet up you can get away with a bare face, but I hunt on the ground most of the time and as long as my face/head is covered up, most deer pass by without noticing anything. Being still is key.
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby phade » Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:00 am

I wear a mask of some sort 100% of the time. Early season it's more for bugs. As the season goes on in wNY, the temps drive what I wear, poly or fleece.

I don't like having my mouth/nose covered when anchoring, so I will drop the mask down below my mouth when I feel like a shot is going to happen.
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Re: covering your face on stand?

Unread postby SamPotter » Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:41 am

I used a light mesh mask for several years but gave it up this year. I have had deer stare at me this season but none busted me- well one doe was snorting at me @ 20 yards so I shot her. I do use Carbomask when sitting on the ground or really low in a tree though.


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