THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 I'm lucky that I can sit in front of a hedge, under a sitt tree in the shade behind some undergrowth. Several small fields with a lot of hedgerows with trees along them. I just use camo with good gloves & face / head covering. I used to use nets but realised birds were looking down on me so the net done nothing. In the shade of the tree I just sit still untill the last minute, another thing I realised, black barrels glint in sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Just to add something else in to the mix. I've had great success with a ghillie suit on waterfowl when I need to move around from spot to spot frequently. I've had game birds that you can't normally get within 200m literally pecking around my feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Houseplant said: Just to add something else in to the mix. I've had great success with a ghillie suit on waterfowl when I need to move around from spot to spot frequently. I've had game birds that you can't normally get within 200m literally pecking around my feet. Ghillie suits are good, especially the withered grass light shaded variety for wildfowl season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Forgot to say that you need to learn to sit still when using ghillie suits. It's harder than it sounds! If you're not 100% comfortable from the outset, it's not going work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 I think more important than any hide is to cover your skin or shine - wear a baseball cap or something similar and peer through any hide Game on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acerforestry Posted October 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 A very late reply I know but I'd forgotten about this thread - does any particular company make good quality ghillie suits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, Acerforestry said: A very late reply I know but I'd forgotten about this thread - does any particular company make good quality ghillie suits? Most come from China and are just resold under different names. Withered grass is the one to go for and are good for rushes, winters grass, stubble and general British arable countryside. stay away from the green ones as they are too dark unless against fir trees, gorse or Holly. I got mine direct from AliExpress. https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32834692115.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.1326imckimckTb&browser_id=e97c1d7b0a334adfa5722ebb0af6405e&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=001183f7074f52121c5cbee121894d6713ed1d47da&gclid=&pdp_npi=2%40dis!GBP!50.49!35.84!!!!!%402100bb4c16662967936104951ea6db!67569648729!sea&curPageLogUid=tlUZPDwZysdQ&algo_pvid=1a69e565-6aa1-4ace-8c27-4d79cde1c302 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acerforestry Posted October 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Ok, oddly enough I had seen a Chinese version online not that long ago, i must admit it pains me that so many goods now are from there - you would think nowhere else in the globe is capable of producing anything now. I'd rather pay three times the price for something made in Europe or the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Acerforestry said: Ok, oddly enough I had seen a Chinese version online not that long ago, i must admit it pains me that so many goods now are from there - you would think nowhere else in the globe is capable of producing anything now. I'd rather pay three times the price for something made in Europe or the US Unfortunately the jump in cost is not 3x but 10x. I had looked about for true non-China sourced suit but unless I made my own, it was looking like $300 plus import charges and vat and even then it was made in the USA but did not spec where they sourced their material from. UK sourced was £130 just for jacket being camouflaged (which you supply) at minimum with price going up depending on what was needed. I also looked into sourcing the materials from China and that worked out about £60 on it's own with me having to pattern and sew jacket and trousers and then affix strands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acerforestry Posted October 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Yes I don't doubt that, its a crazy situation really that very often it can be hard to find sensible quality with some items without it costing the earth. Asia has cornered the market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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