Whats your Favorite Brimmed Hunting Hat

[Charlie Lamb]

I fell in love with the "Fedora style" hat made popular by Fred Bear back when I was a boy. My first was one of my Grandpa's hand me downs.
There have been many since.

My current favorite for a good ten years now is this Peter Bros. of Fort Worth, "Bulletproof" model.
     

I also like this cheap WalMart model straw for hot weather.  

[straitera]

Good thread got me to thinking about a much needed facelift for the Stetson. Too many years of abuse through dense sticky & sharp woods claimed 4 headbands min & holes where they shouldn't be. Polished bone & tortoise shell can do wonders. Add barred feathers to the pigtail out back & it's done. Maybe some skidmark remover could help? Like the way it turned out.

 

[Blackhawk]

With some practice, most archers will never notice the string contact with the soft brimmed fedora style.

 

[Yeoman Bowman]

Blackhawk,

Nice hats. I need something more stylish than my old baseball cap to cover my shiny head.

Where was that picture taken? I'm in the burbs of Bellevue. It sure looks like somewhere here in WA.

[Blackhawk]

Pic was taken in Packwood, WA at last years Western States Rendezvous over Memorial Day.

Yep...it was cold and wet, but fun was had by all.

[adkarcher]

Short brimmed stormy kromer mostly.

[Huntschool]

Orig VN boonie from the "disposable" OD green bdu's.  I am on my last one.  The "new" ones do not feel the same...

[robtattoo]

Stormy Kromer when it's cold & either a Wally World soft cotton boonie (with the sides turned up) or a Wensel-esque cap when it's not.

It used to be a Cabelas Gore-Tex ball cap. It was my lucky hat    :(    but between here & Ray Hammonds (via Georgia & Alabama) it's gone astray. Hopefully it's having wonderful adventures by itself (although I wish it'd send postcard)

[reddogge]

Straitera, that old Stetson is really a neat old hat and deserves a good blocking. It would add some much needed form to it without destroying character.

[Michigan Mark]

Filson Wool packer to keep warm in the north to keep still. Never an issue with string at full draw with myself.

[Dan in KS]

I concur on the Filson.  Keeps the sun and rain out of my eyes/off my head, and does not interfere with the string when shooting.  My go to hat!

DB

[Migra Bill]

Easy - Wesell brothers hat.

[Stumpkiller]

I recently bought one of the [Wensel] Brothers of the Bow hats and it is a great warm weather lid.  I have a wool M-36 Finnish field cap that is nice in colder weather.  Has ear flaps and a soft brim.

 

In between or when it's a bit drizzly I like a boonie.  Keeps the glasses and back of my neck dry.  I have a polarfleece boonie in ASAT pattern that is a good all around top.

 

 

[Gary Logsdon]

My Akubra Bushmans, made "Down Under".  The best hat I've ever owned.  I rate it even higher than my Boralinos.

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[Gary Logsdon]

Typo: I intended to say "even higher than my Borsalinos."

[Shedrock]

I like my Filson tin cloth packer.

[Moooseran]

Small Brim Homberg................

[Ben Maher]

I'm with Gary ... although I mite be a bit biased lol
Akubra !

[MT Longbow]

Thanks for the different hats, every time you guys mention one I go google them....im getting it narrowed down ! keep um comming!

[Igor]

Boonie or Fedora depending on the temperature....


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Glenn