Face Paint, Face Mask, or none?

[buckeyebowhunter]

Personally I just throw a little face paint on and go huntin, What do u guys prefer, Do u think deer can see ur face without paint or mask? Iv had deer walk 8 yards in front of me on the ground and not notice me with face paint on.

[WidowEater]

burnt cork

[Bowspirit]

Paint if it's warm and I don't have work to attend that day...otherwise, I reach for a mask...

[Bob Walker]

Burnt cork, hands down....

[CheapShot]

I usually use a mesh face. The kind with leafs attached to it. I only hunt from the ground any more, and usually for squirrel/deer. I think the "leafy" type mask helps break up my head and shoulder out line.

[GMASIUK]

Face paint.

[Tom]

Paint or cork, mask doesn't give me the feel of anchor cleanly enough.

[BobT]

I use paint, I've had masks interfere with the string on occasion.

[SteveMcD]

Paint or cork, mask doesn't give me the feel of anchor cleanly enough.

Yup.. what Tom said. I prefer Face Paint though.

[JDice]

On a related subject - what do you do to hide your hands - especially when it is warm?

[dan ferguson]

There is two things the deer in my neck of the woods pick up on as far as sight, #1 is movement, #2 is shine. My nephew has some western sage looking camo and a guille top the kind made for prone shooting. we were out in the sandhills of nebraska and from close two 2 miles away I could pick him out and I,m a human with only one eye that is good. He stuck out like a neon sign. Use what ever is avalible, some camo paints have shine some don,t, cork is good and so is mud if avalible, and any clothes that don,t shine. Big ol mulies might not be the sharpest but they didn,t get big by being stupid and they can see very well.

[frassettor]

I use burnt cork as well      

[Austin Brown]

face paint

[ksbowman]

I use a spandex camo face mask mostly, with just eye holes cut.It fits tight enough I can always feel my anchor with it.The rest of the time dull face paint but,I don't hunt without something covering my face.  Ben

[Ian johnson]

burnt cork, just cant shoot right with a face mask

[dagwood64]

Face paint, but after that is used up I'm going to try burnt cork.

[fyrfyter43]

Been using burnt cork for at least 20 years...see no reason to use anything else.

[Fuzzy65]

OK All, I'm going to sound stupid here. How do you do the "Burnt Cork"? Do you just burn a cork and use the ash or the charred part of the cork?
Thanks!
Fuzzy

[J-dog]

Got busted by a little sixer this past year due to my face shinin in the bushes. Had forgot mask in truck not in pack. Will rub down with dirt if need be in that situation again! Interested in the cork thing.

I take the burnt cork is just as it sounds, burn the cork then rub burnt end on face/hands. Where do yall ge the cork? hate to smell like a winery if the man showed up!

Yes Sir, I promise I was deer hunting not drinkin'.

Later

J

[geno]

Mesh head/face net and paint on my nose and under Eyes.