Monday, October 16, 2006

This year I'm not going to get caught with my pants down.
















Year after year I go hunting and never bring home a buck or even a doe and this year is going to be different I've been looking ,asking and listening. Got tips for every one

Use a camo that has colors dominant to the territory you are hunting.

Match pattern to background, and consider wearing a different camouflage pattern on top and bottom.

Purchase pants two to three inches longer that needed. This will keep light colored socks and boots from standing out.

Cover anything shiny, examples: watch, buttons, snaps and zippers. These small details sometimes demand great attention.

Wear boots with dark soles. They are sometimes the first thing an animal will see if the hunter is sitting at ground level.

Avoid direct sunlight.

If possible, face west in the morning and east in the afternoon.

Think about your intention when you pick a spot to sit down. From 40 yards you want to blend. From 40 yards out you concentrate on breaking your outline.Keep your outline as low as possible.

Avoid the animal's eye level. Scrunch down while on the ground, and get 15 feet or higher when using a treestand.

Use face paint to touch up around your eyes, even if you are wearing a face net. It keeps down the shine.

Sunlight reflection off the lenses of glasses will often spook game. To prevent this, try wearing a full billed hat pulled down low over the eyes.

Bright colored fletchings are an advantage because they can be seen as they travel down range. But to avoid a quiver full of bright colors try fletching only the arrow you will shoot first and the rest in a dull natural color.

Set up your treestand facing the opposite direction from where you think the game will be approaching. This will allow you to use the tree trunk for concealment and give you a valuable broadside or quartering away shot.

Try placing treestands in multiple butted trees (the trunk forks low into two or more trunks) or two trees very close together. The extra trunk often conceals the hunter's movement as well as breaking the human outline.

For total concealment be sure to use camouflage on your gun, bow and other hunting equipment.

While most can be purchased already covered in patterns, camouflage tape also works well.

When washing camouflaged clothes, try turning them inside out, use cold water and a scent free detergent. This, along with allowing them to air dry outside will keep your camouflage free from scent and fading.

this is what I found for now