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Any one have experience with using ghillie suits hunting from the ground. Do they work?
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Predator calls kill suite is a great guille. Super light and works good. Have had deer within feet of me on the ground. Pretty fun.
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Mopar1169 wrote:Predator calls kill suite is a great guille. Super light and works good. Have had deer within feet of me on the ground. Pretty fun.
Looks like they have a few different varieties. Which one do you have?
https://allpredatorcalls.com/kill-suit-2/
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Dewey wrote:Mopar1169 wrote:Predator calls kill suite is a great guille. Super light and works good. Have had deer within feet of me on the ground. Pretty fun.
Looks like they have a few different varieties. Which one do you have?
https://allpredatorcalls.com/kill-suit-2/
This is their picture of the one I ordered:
I wanted to break up the coloring some more so I doctored mine up with some sneaky leaf.
I opted for the woodland camo as I start hunting in mid September. When I got mine it had a terrible smell to it and it took a while to get rid of it. Several soakings in baking soda, washings in scent killer, and just leaving it hung outside finally took care of it.
It’s really light and breathable so it is great for early season hunting. I flip mine inside out for easy storage and packing.
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killed a buck from the ground last year. I preferred using just a ghillie jacket to reduce the amount of brush i got hung up on and just shot from a seated position.
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Nice I’ll definitely have to look into getting one. Will the suits get in the way of your bow strings when shooting? Or do they make a specific one for bow hunting?
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3531usmc wrote:Nice I’ll definitely have to look into getting one. Will the suits get in the way of your bow strings when shooting? Or do they make a specific one for bow hunting?
Yes, you need to trim your bow arm and chest or the string will get hung up on the fabric. You also need to practice while wearing them. I use a crossbow so it isn’t an issue for me.
As always movement and scent will get you busted. You really need to watch your scent. Lots of my evening hunts will see me set up on the outermost part of a bench so that the falling thermals will pull my scent down the ridge. I drop a lot of milkweed to watch my scent cone.
I have the Waldrop PAC seat and it is a well made piece of kit for sure. It is spendy and there is a long lead time on them so keep that in mind. I went through a lot of seats to get to the Waldrop. I would have saved some money by just cutting to the chase. I know that I will never need to buy another one. Comfort is king when trying to sit still.
The THP uses ghillie suits and there was a thread here a few years back that is a good read that I linked below.
http://www.thehuntingbeast.com/viewtopic.php?t=45843
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Dewey wrote:Mopar1169 wrote:Predator calls kill suite is a great guille. Super light and works good. Have had deer within feet of me on the ground. Pretty fun.
Looks like they have a few different varieties. Which one do you have?
https://allpredatorcalls.com/kill-suit-2/
I have the one with seperate pants and jacket, not the sapper. I normally just wear the jacket unless there is absolutely no ground cover then I use the pants if needed. I have both a brown and green one depending on what time if year it is.
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Thanks for the info guys!! Sounds like I will give it a try this year.
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Do it. I’ve killed turkeys with my bow many times once at 4 yards. And I always have my jacket with me especially scout hunting Bc I don’t know if I’m gonna be on the ground or elevated. I rarely don’t have at least a leafy jacket with me. Great piece of gear.that and some hand pruners will have you a good set up in no time.
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Gonna give it a go with a leafy suit this year exclusively from the ground. The advice I've been getting is to cover your face and hands and try to not make eye contact. I hope to shoot a nice buck and a few doe this year.
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Leafy suits can work well too. I like the one I got from First Lite. I also have Realtree Bottomland (including facemask) for turkey hunting where you can literally disappear into the tree trunk. Got within feet of all kinds of animals on the ground including does this spring. Lack of movement and back cover are the two non-negotiables in my opinion.
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