Ground Hunters....Camouflage Ideas?

[kbetts]

Possibly the best camo material I have found is the cheap sissal and manilla rope from a farm and garden store.  Cut to length and unravel.  I bind pieces together with small zip ties or knot them together.  Makes some very durable and reusable pieces.

[Russ Clagett]

If possible, try to stay away from colors..instead apply the jute in strands, or burlap in straps, then use a large metal brush to brush out all the little squigglys and give it the worn frayed look.

Then...put it on and go roll around in the worst mud puddle you can find, really pack mud and leaf bits and bug parts in there...then hit it with a hose at the car wash....

Now you will have natural jute and burlap with the "proper earth tones" that will blend anywhere with the addition of natural veg...

[Ground Hunter]

Spend some quality time in it shooting.  Its not the same.  Camo is fine, but its still about movement.  There is an art to sitting still.  Also, the first time you get hopelessly hung up in a thorn bush you will likely rethink the whole idea.  Keep your pruners handy.  Lastly, if your on public ground - there are fools that will shoot at a "bush."

[John McCreary]

I'm looking at this and can't help but wonder, how do you shoot with this on? The camo idea is great. Shooting a Boom Stick would be easy but a longbow?

J-Mac

[GreyGoose]

Is there a camo that would make me sit still?    :D

[Mike Vines]

According to the guy who owns Ranch Safari, get the ghillie suit the way you want it, then go to your hunting spot, dig a while where you plan on hunting and burry the ghillie in the hole for as long as you wish, the longer the better.  

I did this, and had unbelievably close encounters last year. More so then when I just relied on other than ghillie for camo.

[Wannabe1]

John, I will cut an area out for the head and arms and wear it like a pancho. My bow arm and shooting arm will be out of the way of the material and covered with a shorter material for shooting.

[Sam McMichael]

You have been given some good ideas, but the single most important thing in perfecting camouflage  is lack of movement.