Just wondering how many use it. Depends on the situation for me.
On the ground- I always wear it.
In a tree- it depends on the background etc.
most of the time I'm wearing it....and have baby wipes in the truck and jeep to clean up quick on the ride home.
Tim B
I wear it every time because I can't stand face/head nets I also grow a beard starting in the beginning of September and shave in April.
I wear it every time. I hate having to wear a mask. Seems that I can't hear near as well out of it and it gets old having to adjust it. I have some unscented wipes that clean it off really nice when I get done.
I prefer face paint to masks, but even with wipes it is difficult to remove. This season I started using burnt cork. It is so much easier to remove.
Yep
In a tree stand I don't wear anything but a grey/white beard. On the ground I'll use a face mask
Scrubbing it off is too much of a PIA. Wearing a head net affects my shooting. I don't wear anything on my face and still manage to kill deer. Just sit still and move at the right time.
I used to, but do not now.
I either use a 3/4 mesh mask (below) or a tube . I just got a fishing type UV tube that is light and in a camo pattern.
(https://i.imgur.com/PKk5myJ.jpg)
I prefer burnt cork. Its ez to remove.
Quote from: dnovo on October 18, 2018, 05:39:26 PM
In a tree stand I don't wear anything but a grey/white beard. On the ground I'll use a face mask
That gray white beard for snow hunting or year round danny?? Lol
I'm gettin one too buddy...
Tim B
I have found that my wife's fancy facial scrubs, the kind with something gritty in it like oatmeal makes the stuff come right off.
Plus it makes me feel pretty :biglaugh:
Charred cork for years, good repurposing for Malbec corks.
Geeze, baby wipes and now wife's fancy facial scrubs?
Starting to worry about you guys..
:laughing:
I've used mudd in a pinch if that's any better Roy? Lol
Tim B
Quote from: TIM B on October 19, 2018, 09:14:34 AM
I've used mudd in a pinch if that's any better Roy? Lol
Tim B
I forget where I was....it seems like I was with Todd Smith, so it must have been Idaho, but we found ourselves on an impromptu stalk,and we were smearing mud all over our faces.
I use burnt cork often too. Anything to knock down the shine of a pale face.
I use spandoflage when I think I really need face camo . Paint is too hard to get off and it looks too much like the guys on TV. 90% of the time I use nothing .
I gotta get back to my roots and burn a few wine corks. We used that as a kid cause it was free. Some of the face paint comes off better than others. The green flip open 3-color one w a mirror from Walmart I think comes off good w the wypes
Tim B
I always use face paint, especially if I'm hunting from the ground. Anything to take the shine off my baby face! I generally use cold cream and and wipes to remove it. It may be a pain but I will put up with it to not have to wear a mask. I hate those things!
Darren
I use it. I used to shoot with a mask years ago but prefer paint these days. A lot of the newer paints don't dry your face out like the ones back in the day so way more options to choose from.
Last time I used a mask was when it came flying off on a shot at a doe at 10 yards.
String caught it and ripped it right off and sent the arrow under the doe.
Wasn't funny then but I can laugh now:)
Facepaint for me. I detest facemasks and nets. Carbomask comes off very easily with just water. Fliptops with mirror from Walmart.......I have to get my face hydroblasted! I did try some burnt cork this week. Did not cover well for me and smelled terrible when it burnt. I will stick with my carbomask face paint.
The key with facepaint is applying it in an asymmetrical random pattern. I see far too many guys apply it in a mask-like pattern which does nothing to break up your face.
Years ago my wife went along hunting with me.
So we are in the bathroom applying the face paint.
A little goes a long way, right?
I glanced at her in the mirror and all I could see was her teeth and the whites of her eyes, her whole face was black.
I totally lost it and busted out laughing.
I laughed the whole 300 yards to the tree stands.
I couldn't even look at her in her stand without busting out laughing.
Didn't see ah damn deer that night.
LOL
if i use anything its paint.
ROY...about 25 years ago my wife did the same thing except she added a moss handlebar mustache !!!
she was going to stay at the truck while my son and i chased a bull in a hell hole...she didnt want to be
abducted...no way was anyone going to mess with her looking like that...we laughed so hard there wasnt
an elk left in the whole canyon.
LOL
You boys need to post pics of yer wemmen like that lol
Tim B
Tim, ya wanna get us kilt?
LOL
Naw....sorry bad idea lol
Tim B
Tink's at one time made a camo dust it worked pretty good. easy to get off when you washed your face.
I wear a light weight mask, like the one in Stumpkillers pic. Just enough to knock down the glare.
Quote from: durp on October 19, 2018, 07:16:43 PM
if i use anything its paint.
ROY...about 25 years ago my wife did the same thing except she added a moss handlebar mustache !!!
she was going to stay at the truck while my son and i chased a bull in a hell hole...she didnt want to be
abducted...no way was anyone going to mess with her looking like that...we laughed so hard there wasnt
an elk left in the whole canyon.
But she was there with you, more than can be said for many.
I usually do, seems like I get busted less
Burned cork mid face - ears
Usually have something leafy looking on top
Bandana around neck that covers my chin
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I use a lightweight hood and also cotton camo gloves, and it works very well. I used to use paints, but disliked the messy cleanup. Yesterday, I had a doe come in to about 12 yards. She did not spook, even after checking me out very closely.
I've used several methods to break-up my shiny-face the when hunting Whitetails in Northern Michigan since the late 60's. In the early years we grabbed a burnt chunk from the fire the night before (miss those nighttime bs sessions) and gave our cheeks a quick darkening. burnt cork was not available in those days as the beverage cans had no corks! :dunno:
Facepaint.Only downside is the scrubbing off.
Just learned a trick, with some greasy hand lotion the paint comes off easiest with a couple of tissues.
r.mika
I got a camo neoprene face mask, the kind bikers wear, for this season. I'm liking it. It's thin enough for me to feel my anchor, a Velcro closure holds it in place so it doesn't slide around and block my vision the way my fleece ones did, and it keeps my face nice and warm. Best $8 I've spent on hunting gear.
Burnt cork on the ground. Usually nothing in a tree. Just depends on the situation.
Quote from: DannyBows on October 26, 2018, 02:40:31 PM
I got a camo neoprene face mask, the kind bikers wear, for this season. I'm liking it. It's thin enough for me to feel my anchor, a Velcro closure holds it in place so it doesn't slide around and block my vision the way my fleece ones did, and it keeps my face nice and warm. Best $8 I've spent on hunting gear.
Where did you find this Danny? Thx, kenny
Very seldom a y more. I have an assortment of the thin tubes you wear to protect you from sun and wind burn, in various camo patterns, I use most of the time.
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Face paint during the archery season. But only on my nose, cheeks and ears. A beard and a good hat take care of the rest.
I spend most of the day still hunting. But when I'm at a sit-spot for the early morning and evening, I'll use a Buff scarf over my nose & ears. The paint rubs off throughout the day and the scarf is better camo.
For me, the paint comes off easier than burnt cork. But it tends to stain. My pant legs are covered in face paint smudges since it is sometimes several days before I get back home to wash them.
I've got to tell you all this -
I just returned from Namibia bow hunting. While there and sitting in a blind with my tracker (black man). I opened my pack and was showing him some of the items I use when bowhunting. First was the puff bottle for checking wind. He understood that and said it was "Good". Next I showed him the compact of camo face paint with the little mirror. He was confused, so I acted like I was putting it on my face for camo. Finally he understood. I offered it to him, he just laughed and said he didn't need it with his dark skin. We both had a good laugh.
His name was Donatus (pronounced - Don't Ask Us") and has a son named "Toyota" as he was born in the back of a Toyota truck. If you want to read more, watch for my article in TradArcher's World.