| This time of the year, two groups of people start | | | | it changed? Not the calendar, opening day! |
| getting restless. That would be football fans and | | | | Bowhunters have even more to fuss over to get |
| hunters. The football fans start trying to figure | | | | ready. The modern bow is a really complex |
| new and more outrageous ways to get other | | | | machine. Neglecting any part of it could render it |
| folks to notice them. Hunters are just the | | | | useless. Its time to go over it with a fine tooth |
| opposite. They look for subtle ways to disappear | | | | comb as the saying goes, though a good |
| from view altogether. | | | | magnifying glass seems more useful. Some |
| Blinds are being taken out and checked for gaps | | | | bowhunters avoid the ghillie suit for fear of |
| and any necessary repairs to frame or fabric. Or | | | | getting tangled up in it. Some suits are made |
| do we need a new one this year? The gun is in | | | | without the ghillie material on either left or right |
| good shape because it has been cleaned regularly | | | | arm. You can use any ghillie suit the same way. |
| throughout the year. You might get one more | | | | Just remove the ghillie material from the places |
| season out of those old boots, but we'll keep an | | | | you need free. Scissors work great for this task, |
| eye out for sales on new ones. Definitely a new | | | | just don't run with them. Also, the sniper ghillie |
| set of BDUs unless you opt for one of the | | | | suits come without the ghillie material on the front. |
| synthetic ghillie suits built on a set of BDUs. Great | | | | Gun or Bow, you need to be as comfortable as |
| idea! Kill two birds with one rock as they say. | | | | possible out there. If something's too tight or |
| A well equipped hunter will have himself a ghillie | | | | binds in the wrong places, it can make a good |
| blind, a ghillie suit, face paint, scent neutralizer, | | | | time bad. Pay attention as you get dressed and |
| boonie hood, maybe a face veil, camo BDUs, a | | | | layer your stuff on. If you get hot later you can |
| hydration pack, a set of knives for butchering (or | | | | shed some stuff. When shopping for a ghillie suit, |
| killing in a pinch), blood light for tracking wounded | | | | remember, it has to go on last over all the rest. |
| game, gun with rifle wrap, boots, maybe a plug of | | | | Be sure to get one big enough. You can work |
| chaw, camo tent for overnighters, a couple of | | | | with too big. To little just ruins the party. |
| candy bars, and a cell phone to call your neighbor | | | | You don't have to wait for opening day to put on |
| and ask him to come help count the points on this | | | | your ghillie suit, find a few trails worth |
| huge buck you just killed! | | | | investigating, hunker down and wait. You'll find out |
| Is the hunting license up to date? Have any rules | | | | what's available this year. Sort of like your wife |
| or regulations for your hunting area changed while | | | | going to the mall, just more fun. Deer shopping! |
| you were watching golf on TV? You have | | | | Take a young hunter with you. Put him in a kids |
| opening day flagged on the calendar for sure. Has | | | | ghillie suit and teach him the right moves. |