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Josh B:
You don't have to buy a guillie suit. If you can get a hold of burlap, cut in strips of various widths and lengths, dye it in several natural colors, then sew the strips in a random pattern over an old set of bdu's or whatever camo clothes you want.. the trick is to fold the strips in half and sew them at the fold. Then you tie the strips in a simple knot and fray the burlap into strings. It's little time consuming, but well worth it. Josh
Prarie Bowyer:
--- Quote from: zenmonkeyman on December 04, 2011, 09:20:09 pm ---Thanks for the input Alpinbogen, it can get lonely in my head sometimes, lol. Crooketarrow, that all sounds like fantastic advice. Gonna start pricing some ghillie suits!
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There are some great prices on them at 3Rivers? Or cabellas. I found a few places on line where you can get actual suits like kits. they aren't fundamentaly hard to make unless you want to go with something that has the actual leaf shapes. The first ones were just burlap fibers and patches in different colors on a loose net type garment.
I want to say I saw I saw a cool pancho one that I almost bougth but I figured it would get in the way of shooting, unless I clipped back the arm part. I didn't know what would be more scary. The sudden sight of a hunter or the sudden sight of a disembodied arm holding a bow.
Pappy:
Sounds like all very good advice. I guess that's why I still mainly hunt from the trees. :) :) By the way Crooketarrow what state do you hunt in ? I thought TN. had liberal limits on deer.36 in 4 years and you had stated in another thread that you hadn't killed any this year and only kill mature bucks,that's 9 mature bucks a year for 4 years with home made stuff and from the ground. Very impressive !!!! Zen I would listen to him or better yet visit and see if you can find out how he does it,like I said very impressive. :) I have tried it and it is very very tough to get a shot at a whitetail from the ground. :) I am always truly impressed with anyone that can,especially on a regular basis. :) :)
Pappy
crooketarrow:
Thats 36 bucks with selfbows sence
crooketarrow:
Thats 36 bucks with a selfbow since I started building and hunting with my own bows 21 years ago. I've killed 98 bucks in all with everything in the last 41 years. Includeing a doe with a ATALI 2 MISS'S WITH SPEARS I gave that up. Also 31 gobblers with a shot gun 15 more with selfbows. I grew up with a turkey nut my GRANDAD that kill over 300 gobblers in 90 springs. He died at 97.
I quit shooting anything that wasn't 3 1/2 in the last 11 years. I killed 11 mature bucks 4 MOUNTS THE REST SKULLS with my self bows I ALSO HAVE 5 rifle 2 ML ,1 OF THESE IS FLINT LOCK,1 PISTOL MOUNT.
I haven't killed a buck since 09 a 133 10 point That I rattled in shot 13 yards with a Hickory bow dog wood arrow and home made trade point.. I did shoot a 8 1/2 year old doe last year my oldest deer and one this year with growth on here head. All of my mounts are 118 to 138 nice for my area. I never said that all 36 selfbow bucks were mature but 11 are 3 1/2 or older with my oldest 6 1/2 . But I can say this there no spikes or forkies in there. I'd quit shooting those a long time back. Even back when I rifle hunted.
I havn't hunted with anything but selfbows off the ground since 06. When I had 2 strokes this made me a total ground hunter. I couldn't hunt 06 to the spring of 08 missed 2 gobblers both under 15 yards. . COULDN'T FEEL MY ankor My right side of my face was numb so I cut my arrows down to the heads touched that first year. Killed a 4 1/2 year old point a 3 yards. Always said GOD must have sent him to me. Because then it was 10 yards or under. 4 OF THOSE BUCKS AND 3 GOBBLERS WERE KILLED WITH KNAPPED HEADS. WAY OVER HALF OF MY 36 BUCKS 15 GOBBLERS WERE SHOT WITH SHOOT ARROWS AND HOME MADE TRADE POINTS.
I'm have 2 farms I manage and 2 other places that I share with other hunters.LUCKELY THEY ONLY SHOOT MATURE BUCKS ALSO. This year so far in 56 times HUNTING I've saw 34 bucks passed 7 shots on smaller bucks 13 were shooters at least passed on a dozzen shots on doe's. Missed a 8 pointer I call shortie a 5 1/2 with short tines in the low 120's had 4 other shooters with in 15 yards that didn't pan out.
I hit a yote after missing 2 others one morning.
PAPPY these bucks came from (MOSTLY BERKELY CO. WV ) WV some VA and MD did kill one in KANSAS and one in OK both recurves. If you'd like pic's. sent me your email address.
I assure you anything I say is through 1000's of times setting in the cold. Never spot lighted a deer in my life and all 98 bucks were legal I have tags for each. All but one I shot a 11 point 2 days after season when I was 15 teen then I shot compounnds ( onidia eagle ). I have 12 mounts 27 skulls and 3 storage bens full of antlers to prove what I say ask anyone who knows me. ABOUT ME. I did'nt join this sight to POST hunting just build bows. This why I don't post much about hunting.
I do totally buck hunt from OCT TO JAN everyday I can. My bow biulding JAN to spring gobbler then between fly fishing in the summer and in a couple other hobbies and family. All my times taken. I come to enjoy the getting ready as muck as the hunting.
KNOWLEGE WITH OUT EXSPERANCE IS JUST IMFORMATION
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