| I hear too many hunters arguing that a Ghillie suit is | | | | definitely be of value. In either case, a hunter could |
| of no use to a hunter. No tool is of use to any | | | | no more jump into a Ghillie suit and get the full value |
| craftsman unless he knows how to use it. A hunters | | | | of it than He could rush in and buy his first gun and |
| gun would be of no use if the hunter didn't know | | | | expect to be able to do anything worth bragging |
| how to use it. One of the most common arguments | | | | about. In fact, without instruction, he would probably |
| I hear concerns the use of "hunters orange". The | | | | shoot anything except wild game. That's why they |
| argument says that if one has to wear the orange it | | | | wear "hunter's orange". |
| defeats the advantage of a Ghillie suit. Not true. | | | | To use a Ghillie suit successfully, one should spend |
| Game animals are for the most part color blind. The | | | | some time in the woods with it, observing effects on |
| wearing of orange, with or without camouflage is of | | | | wildlife while sitting still, and also while making slow, |
| no consequence. The wearing of a ghillie is to break | | | | controlled movements. Besides learning how to use |
| up the shape that strikes fear into the heart of | | | | your suit, this time has the added benefit of giving |
| every animal in the forest; The shape of a human | | | | insight into the behaviour of different species of |
| being. Ghillie suit manufacturers could make a hunters | | | | wildlife. |
| suit with the orange already built in. The hunter only | | | | Most hunters have no objection to using a blind. A |
| needs to be concerned with the shape and what it | | | | Ghillie suit is a blind being worn. It has the added |
| looks like with motion. Wild animals are acutely tuned | | | | advantage of keeping the wearer warm on |
| to movement. If that movement has the shape of | | | | cold,hunting season, days. The newer models even |
| man, its panic time. If the shape is that of a bush | | | | give protection from aggravating insects. Shape and |
| just being moved by the wind, all is calm. In still | | | | motion give your presence away. So does your |
| hunting, a Ghillie suit could be a real asset. On a stalk, | | | | scent, and there are plenty of chemical products out |
| full body suits would be entirely to cumbersome, but | | | | there to handle that problem. |
| a head and shoulders suit or a poncho would | | | | |