how many DO NOT wear gloves and face mask?

[PeteA]

I'm with sticksnstones, I wear a full glove and a Fingerless glove. I also use a modified spandoflauge
that covers from mid nose down. A little burnt cork on my cheeks.

[Shadowhnter]

No face mask ever, gloves only when its really cold, then I remove my glove and shoot bare fingered.

[Bowwild]

I never wear gloves, not even when cold. I just don't like anything between me and the bow..either hand (except a tab to protect my fingers).

I rarely use a face mask but as leaves fall I am more likely to use one. I've been thinking about using camo paint again (haven't used it since the 70's).  I will admit, I feel more secure if I pull down a face mask before the deer is in bow range.

I'm in a tree for 90% of my hunting...all of my whitetail hunting.

[eidsvolling]

Gloves (ranging from thin nylon to thick gauntlet type) are on my hands 365 days a year when shooting. I'd feel nekkid without them.    :D

Mask of some sort is on when hunting or available to pull down, and I make sure to practice with them as well. I grew weary of the make-up routine pretty quickly.

I became a firm believer in both once I started watching the selfie videos I shoot occasionally while stumping.

[Steelhead]

I don't wear gloves.I am not worried about them.Thier small and don't look much different than a leaf.

I am not comfortable if a deers very close and staring me down without a face mask.So I wear one.Its not worth getting cracked to me.I don't like to look directly at a deers face/eyes when its close.

When hunting a deer can be right in your face.Especially from the ground.I know they don't have great eyes and are said to be colorblind.They pick up movement  best.I don't think their eyes are so bad that I want my face exposed at very close range.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Neither bother me at all when shooting, but I only wear them when it's cold for warmth. Deer don't care but turkeys, that's different story.

I use the thin tight fitting silk/polyester type, that's usually all I need. I do have hand warmers in my pockets most of the time to. Works for me but everybody is different just have to try different types.

You might try cutting the shooting fingers off that's what I do with my glove and then you can feel your tab better and most of your hand will stay cozy warm.

Tracy

[ron w]

I buy cheap camo gloves and cut the fingers off on my draw hand.......no problem with my tab.

[jsweka]

I just can't seem to find a face mask that matches my loin cloth, so I don't where anything on my face.

[Car54]

Most times I don't wear a face mask, unless I'm hunting mature hogs on the ground. Gloves only in the cold.

[Gordon Jabben]

I have never worn a face mask and rarely gloves.  I'm light complected but usually have a pretty good tan on my face and hands after the summer and I don't think it's necessary for me.

[tracker12]

Always wear a face mask and usually a glove on my bow hand.

[RC]

Face mask or paint my face and a glove on my bow hand. RC

[KyStickbow]

Originally posted by Michael Arnette:
I'm the same way, I use handwarmers and a neck gator during cold weather

X2. I cant stand to have anything on my face or hands. Keep my hands in my handwarmer muff until its time to get ready...and just turn my head downwards if a deer is looking in my direction and let the bill of my cap block my face.

[MnFn]

Last year was the first time in years that I wore face paint. My stand height was only about 12 feet up and I felt I had much better luck staying undetected.

I had multiple nights with ten to twelve deer by within shooting distance and was never busted. Some bucks, but not the right one.

[Bowwild]

Besides down vests my favorite cold weather accessory is a Sitka Gear hand warming muff. I can put a chemical hand warmer in this thing and keep my hands inside. Works great!  

Cold creeps in when I have a deer coming that takes a long time and I'm holding the string and grip. Of course I barely notice the cold during these times.

[Pete McMiller]

If I am hunting with my ghillie the last thing I do is put my face mask on, thin bow hand glove and a camo glove with the fingers cut off on my string hand.  One year I did all this but didn't paint my face above my mask - got busted three times in one day by turkeys - now I camo my face.  When I have a Tom or boss hen all keyed up at 6-8 yards I don't have time to worry about how my camo looks.



If I am still hunting I have camo paint on but don't usually wear my face mask until I stop to sit or see something.  Gloves when it's cold - sure.  I have no problem shooting with any of my "accessories".

[ChuckC]

I wear a face mask and gloves (shooting hand fingers are cut off), as much to hide me as it is to keep the skeeters off me early season.  I hunt the ground.  When in a tree stand I don't always wear the above.
Chuck

[joe ashton]

I ware a glove on my bow with the Palm cut away and on my string hand I have cut the fingers off.
I ware a camo neck gater that is easy to pull up to cover my face and down to shoot.

[Mint]

I never use too since I hate things on my face and hands but back in 1994 I was hunting mule deer with a friend.

The guide was going to do a push so he put us in a finger of cover and my friend was further down the mountain.

My friend had a deep deep tan, really dark complexion. I couldn't make him out at all except I could see his hands and face clear as day. They shined like a mirror, it really shocked me how much.

From that day on I always wore a facemask and gloves.

[Chain2]

No gloves or face mask. Use a muff late season. Usually single digit temps here then. Camo make up or soot on face to knock down the glare.