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Any of you older guys ever dressed in a wool suit to ground hunt?  I kid you not, I have collected enough wool clothing, that I may try to go 'real old school' and wear my Pendleton slacks, Filson vest, merino long sleeve shirt, and loose Pendleton plaid jacket, wool tie... yes, I said a tie.  Surely I'm not the only one that takes the elk season so serious, that it's worth 'dressing up' for?  Interested to hear your opinion...  

(http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/history/saxtonpope-big.jpg)

There's hunters in the UK still dress like that no matter what they're hunting.  Tie included!  LOL

I have another name for a tie---It starts with A and rhymes with anaconda.

im not in the habit of wearing a shirt and tie, much less a suit.but my grandfather showed me this pic of him in 1952, when he was the belgium national indoor archery champion (http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt101/broketooth/scan0002.jpg)

Heh - pass.  You had me until you said 'tie'.  Had to wear one too many years at school and work.  Thanks anyway. :-p

what kind of arrow is that????????

Very interesting grip Ruddy. Looks to be shooting off his fingers.

Wear wool most everytime in the woods. No tie. Thin dark wool (Sunday) slacks when it's hot.

Suppose you could use the tie as a drag rope   :biglaugh:  
We need pictures of this fancy shmancy hunting gear.

Sounds like a plan; I'll send out some pics soon.

"Tie?"  I don't have to wear no stinking tie - no more, no more, no more.

Otherwise wool is great.

Think of it this way, The tie keeps your shirt closed and covers the area that a cool breeze could enter. It also keeps heat from escaping.
The tie has its uses.

broketooth-
That is an old tapered blunt arrow for popinjay archery. All us Belgians know that.   :D   We had this old dude name Maurice that made his own, though they weren't quite that fat on the end, and his were also fluted! All wood except for a thick phenolic ring glued to one end. I remember them to be gorgeous arrows. He shot a lemonwood selfbow with horn knocks, and I don't think he ever missed by more than 1/2"! (I might add that he was about 80 years old at the time) You were basically trying to knock a "bird" off of a rack of steel pins or rods, about 20 yards away. The original game was shooting to knock "birds" off a vertical mast, but it can be set up horizontal too. You can do searches, but here's a pic of what we used to shoot at.   http://www.belgianhall.ca/clubs/index.php  You had to hit the pin, just in front of a peanut sized plug that was tapped onto the pin to knock the bird off. Simple... knock the bird off and win some money! A round would last until the top 5 birds on that rack were knocked off. In my day, the small birds were worth .50, the kalles were worth .75, sides worth about 1.50 (depending on # of shooters) and the top bird was $2.00 or more. At the end of the night, we'd have a king shoot. Everyone paid X-$ to shoot at the top bird and the first to knock it off won the pot. Everyone who paid got to shoot. If more than one knocked it off, there'd be a tie breaker round. There were, and still are tournaments where you shoot for score though. Back then, the most durable arrows we shot for this sport were microflites. It took a lot to ruin one of those.

I think folks just dressed up more in public in the days gone by.  No way would many folks, especially down south, go out in public with a sweat suit or the like on or with curlers in their hair.     Part of it was respect for others, part because it was just not cool.

ChuckC

OB  I'll do it if you will.  Lets start a "new" trend.
ChuckC

I'm there Chuck.  Now are we going for non-matching 70's disco reject plaid camo effect, or earth tone goin' ta' Bible study theme?

sorry i didn't get to reply as fast about the arrows. mr tom leemans is 100% correct. that is exactly how he had explained it to me. he also told me that during one of his club shoots , the pot for the tournement was enough matrial to make a 3 peice suit. no kiddin.for him to tell me about thes shoots his eyes light up. here is another pic (http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt101/broketooth/scan0003-1.jpg)

Just keep that tie away from your bowstring!

Eric

Really interesting thread. Thanks for sharing!
 :thumbsup:

Westbrook, the tie gets tucked into the Filson vest...or that's at least the plan   :D

Well here it went, guys.  I wore this for the first day of the elk season and it went well.  I rode my mountain bike in the SW Washington mountains, talked a good bit to the local hunters in the area, but amazingly received no funny or questioning comments.  Did I feel weird standing next to a billion dollar camo industry?  Heck yes, but it was fun, and is now attire for the new 'first day of elk season' tradition.  I personally think it pays homage to the majestic animals that we seek.  The bowstring never got involved as I wear my binocs underneath the jacket.  For those of you who are compulsive about the nylon lining noise... I just cut it out.  Everything was made here in Oregon, besides the wool cap.  I wanted a fedora, but I can not have anything affect my hearing, and a ball cap or beanie is the only ticket for now.  

  (http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/500/medium/elk_hunt_2010_008.JPG)

Awesome. . .   And you look pretty good too !

How is drawing the bow with that jacket ?  I am shaped weird and can never draw with my jacket on,  sleeves and shoulders would not allow it.
ChuckC

I love it! You can go straight from the woods to the restaurant or movies without looking the least bit out of place. Thanks for sharing.
God bless,Mudd

I like it, I think it should fall under the
" what's new in the well dressed bowhunter"
 :clapper:    :biglaugh:

Chuck, I went with a jacket 2 sizes larger- it was the only Pendleton at Goodwill at the time    :thumbsup:  .  While being buttoned or unbuttoned, I shoot my LB with about a 45 degree cant.  The string doesn't contact the front portion of the jacket; only the extended arm if string slap is a problem for you.  I regularly shoot with an armguard and glove, but not while hunting.  I operationally check my entire set up religiously each year, and felt no issues at all.  I was surprised at after being so comfortable, why more hunters don't do it.

When I still worked at a bank I often would shoot an arrow or two before leaving for work.  Only took one time of having the string catch my tie to make me start tucking it in first!   :scared:  
Thought I would never get that knot loosened up!  

Whip, my crooked horn outfitter bino harness goes over the undershirt and tie, then the coat is placed on- also acts as a rain barrier for my eyecups.  If you didn't have one of the harnesses, I could see how if the tie is not secured, could become real fun, real quick...

I like it guys.  :thumbsup:

That is a nice outfit. In the woods or out.
A little more than some are going to and no more "camo" hipe. That probably blends in well to the undergrowth.

Tim

That does it! I'm going to hit Goodwill and the Salvation Army stores this week. I am dying to have some wool pants in about any color other than blue or black. It's a great look and with the right hat, it'd be perfect. IMHO
God bless,Mudd

Don't forget the wool boxers. you can make a rub of your own.

OB, great outfit and good idea. Is the Filson vest under the jacket too? All the old time pics have men wearing ties and they are universally tucked into the shirt through about the second button gap. Thanks for this thread.

very cool!
most times i hunt in just whatever i have on / have NOT been able to tell difference in camo or not.
wool always feels good to!

Safety first. While a tie in the bowstring won't rip your head off, still, not real safe. But, hey, to each his own.