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If all other variables are equal, does the quality of a leafy suit matter?

HuumanCreed

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Just looking for opinions.

For those that ground hunt using natural cover, do a high-quality leafy suit/camo/ghillie really matter?

Amazon has some full set for $20, while an ASAT set can go for around $200.

So who have tried some budget sets and high-end sets? Do you think it make a difference if all other part of your hunting skills is equal?
 
I have one of these. I wanted a long coat and no pants. I dont use it all the time, but I should.

Kill Suit 3D Camouflage | Lightweight Ghillie Suits | AllPredatorCalls.com

Disappear in the field with the Kill Suit ghillie suit. Ultra-lightweight and breathable 3D concealment designed for coyote and predator hunting. Shop the original Kill Suit!. Designed by predator hunters for predator hunters! The Deluxe Kill Suit ghillie suit gives you the ability to disappear...
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I'd say no, from a practical killing critters sense. I've gotten shots at 15 yards with a longbow out of a Packseat or Torges seat wearing a $15 orange hoodie I got off Amazon. Being still is #1 and having some back cover. A good quality suit will likely last longer, but a ghillie is not really necessary. It can help, just make sure the material does not interfere with your bowstring.
 
@Blacksmith hit on it, IMO. A dead giveaway is the head-to-shoulders outline. If you can block the view of those sharp angles, you look more like a bush than a human.

I personally don't believe that the price of a ghillie or leafy suit matters-I have collected a bunch of them over the years -some from AllPredatorCalls, as mentioned above, and also from https://www.theghilliesuits.com and a couple ASAT Leafy suits-
each one is for a different season/ terrain or weather.

If it's gonna rain, I go with a leafy suit-they dry out WAY quicker than a ghillie!

Deer have been close to me while wearing any of them.

I've never bought one from Amazon, but at those low prices, and it being so early before season, it would probably be worth looking at the reviews and maybe trying one.

I NEVER wear them on the trip in or out-in the thick thorny stuff I like to hunt in, that would be a nightmare. When I find my spot & get all set up, it goes on last before I sit down.

So if you gotta wear it going in & out, buy the cheapest one you can find!
 
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It's probably mostly how well they will hold up and finer design points and maybe how nice the zipper is. I have a middle of the road one.

northmountaingear.com

North Mountain Gear Leafy Suits

North Mountain Gear Offers Some Of The Highest Quality Hunting Gear At Very Affordable Prices
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The owner called me when I emailed him a question and we talked for 30 minutes about hunting. He was a really genuine and good guy, it seemed.

It's been excellent so far.

I would think ASAT leafy would likely be a better camo pattern. I would have bought one of those, but they don't have a hood and instead you use a mask head thing. I can't shoot with one of those on and anything on my face with my glasses and such makes me fidget. A hood or head covering is very important to break up the shoulder outline.
 
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GeoFish said:
I have one of these. I wanted a long coat and no pants. I dont use it all the time, but I should.

Kill Suit 3D Camouflage | Lightweight Ghillie Suits | AllPredatorCalls.com

Disappear in the field with the Kill Suit ghillie suit. Ultra-lightweight and breathable 3D concealment designed for coyote and predator hunting. Shop the original Kill Suit!. Designed by predator hunters for predator hunters! The Deluxe Kill Suit ghillie suit gives you the ability to disappear...
allpredatorcalls.com allpredatorcalls.com
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I saw a guy like that in a trench coat on the subway one time. He didn't blend in at all though.
 
My neighbor was a Navy Seal with 3 tours in Vietnam and his advice has made me feel invisible in the woods.
He recommended breaking up the human outline by using what was in the area or wearing multiple types of camo patterns.
So, a leafy wear jacket, BDU/military camo pants, leafy face mask and some sort of gloves.
Hiding the face and hands are important. The face is easily and instantly recognized from a distance and prey animals sense being watched. The hands' motion/movements are easily picked up.

I was standing next to a blown down tree, when this mature doe was less than 8' from me. :oops: I could see her eyelashes and thought I was busted. :rolleyes: Then she turned to walk away and that's when I drew my bow and shot her at 10 yards.
The arrow hit the front of the right rear leg and exited just ahead of the left front shoulder.
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BowhunterXC said:
My neighbor was a Navy Seal with 3 tours in Vietnam and his advice has made me feel invisible in the woods.
He recommended breaking up the human outline by using what was in the area or wearing multiple types of camo patterns.
So, a leafy wear jacket, BDU/military camo pants, leafy face mask and some sort of gloves.
Hiding the face and hands are important. The face is easily and instantly recognized from a distance and prey animals sense being watched. The hands' motion/movements are easily picked up.

I was standing next to a blown down tree, when this mature doe was less than 8' from me. :oops: I could see her eyelashes and thought I was busted. :rolleyes: Then she turned to walk away and that's when I drew my bow and shot her at 10 yards.
The arrow hit the front of the right rear leg and exited just ahead of the left front shoulder.
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Nice Job... I've Always Thought That Different Colors of Wool or WalMart Flannel Was Much Better Than a Complete $300 Blob of One Color Camo. You Are Right That Hands and Face Are So Important as They Move The Most! I Love The BDUs, Not For The Color So Mush As The Pockets..
 
@HuumanCreed https://saddlehunter.com/community/...-asat-code-of-silence-waldrop-pac-seat.63866/

The used market always provides lol. To my eye ASAT is too light colored for where I would make a ground setup. I prefer to get back into the shadows as much as possible so that light background is too bright. Those sapper suits from all predator calls would probably get the nod from me, that with a stake up turkey blind to cover my lower half and a stool to sit on would be a very mobile combo IMO
 
BowhunterXC said:
My neighbor was a Navy Seal with 3 tours in Vietnam and his advice has made me feel invisible in the woods.
He recommended breaking up the human outline by using what was in the area or wearing multiple types of camo patterns.
So, a leafy wear jacket, BDU/military camo pants, leafy face mask and some sort of gloves.
Hiding the face and hands are important. The face is easily and instantly recognized from a distance and prey animals sense being watched. The hands' motion/movements are easily picked up.

I was standing next to a blown down tree, when this mature doe was less than 8' from me. :oops: I could see her eyelashes and thought I was busted. :rolleyes: Then she turned to walk away and that's when I drew my bow and shot her at 10 yards.
The arrow hit the front of the right rear leg and exited just ahead of the left front shoulder.
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This is a good reminder for me.

I used to look at a deer's head while they were coming in.

Even motionless and 20 feet up a tree, old does especially would sometimes just snap to attention when they noticed those tell tale forward facing predatory eyes.

Now, I lower my head and look at them side eye with my hat bill covering my eyes and put the bow in front of my face if I can do so without movement that will scare them.

The rate at which I get busted has dropped by over half I'd say.
 
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I was just turkey hunting today with my long bow in a Walmart leafy suit and boonie hat made from a leafy ground blind. I cut strips off of it and glued on the hat. I just had four bucks at 8 yards i was in my turkey pac seat. The deer had no idea I was there. They finally spotted my turkey decoys moving in the wind and ran away. I could have shot one easily. They looked right through me!! I think the hat made the difference and my eyes covered with leafy mask and my bow was also covered with leafy camo.
 
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