Hey guys, just made myself a ghillie suit to try this year Turkey hunting. Was wondering has anyone had success this year using a ghillie? Any hunt info or tips would be awesome. Thanks!
I started hunting with a ghillie (leafy suit) last year and I love it! One morning I got caught in a bad spot by a flock of toms and jakes that I sneaked up on after being unsuccessful at calling them in. I had cover on one side at first but they circled around me and came out into the open on my exposed side. I was facing the wrong way and I couldn't move. They stood and stared at me for long minutes without so much as a putt. Finally, I lost it and swung on them and took a shot (missed). Of course that set them running but I'm sure that they had no idea what that leafy lump was until I moved.
Dave.
Not yet this year, but I'll let you know after my opener this weekend. ;)
The suit is hot and can be noisy to move in as it collects brush and snags branches. I carry it with me, along with 1 decoy, and use it like I would an improptu pop-up blind. It is just easier to get into and I do not feel like I am "stuck in a box".
The set up is important. You need cover BEHIND you to break up your form. Cover in front is not as big a issue.
Look at this photo which I am relatively out in the open with just a few poplar tree trunks:
(http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr180/two4hooking/041812003.jpg)
Then look at me in this pic when I have a brushpile in back of me:
(http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr180/two4hooking/041812005.jpg)
The suit is just another kind of camo, so cover and movement is important. Draw the bow when the bird is behind a tree or the fan blocks his view.
PS - I will have a different quiver (side) and dark fletched arrows when I hunt also.