Legal Aspects Of A Ghillie Suit

ie suit is a camouflaged outfit worn to disguiseanimals—will not sense your presence. It will be
hunters, as well as soldiers, snipers and even paintballeasy to fool animal life, particularly if you can erase
players. It is a specially designed suit that allows athe human scent by dirtying your suit up with manure
shooter to blend in with his environment. This allowsor mud.
the hunter to take his prey by surprise. The threeBecause of this “unfair advantage” some
dimensional appearance of this type of suit (completestates, or hunting ranges, may prohibit the use of
with fake or authentic twigs and leaves) lets theghillie suits in game hunting. Some states will demand
shooter become “invisible” to his prey. Thethat hunters wear bright colors when they are
wearer of a ghillie suit usually stands next to a treehunting so that the animal will have a fighting chance.
or by a bush, which adds to the invisibility factor.Be sure to check your local region for any ghillie suit
You may wonder, if the ghillie suit is such anlaws that may affect your hunting expedition.
effective tool in targeting, is it illegal? While mostGhillie suits really do make the hunting process easier.
communities don’t prohibit the suit in public orThere are a variety of types of suits for very
for group gaming, when it comes to hunting thendifferent circumstances, including forest ghillie suits,
there may be a problem. Remember that these suitsdesert suits and snow ghillie suits. When you suit up,
are made so realistically that most people—andno human or animal will be able to see you coming.