When you are hunting animals, they have much less or almost no reasoning skills.  They can see movement and color, but they cannot tell that you ghillie suit is a shade of green too dark.  They can’t tell if your ghillie camo is wide strips of burlap but the rest of the area is thin tall grass.  As long as you break up your human form, your ghillie suit should work for hunting.

Because of this you can choose other ghillie suits that you would normally not use against other humans.  One example is the Jackal Ghillie Suit.  This is a great quality and very light ghillie suit, but if you were to lay on the ground in this suit, a person walking by would easily spot you.  However, that’s not the case with an animal.  The Chameleon Ghillie Suit is also like this.  It’s a great light weight suit, but works best against animals.

Jackal Ghillie Suit

Chameleon Ghillie Suit

Forget tying him to your roof, just stick him in the trunk and your back seat!  And be sure to put the foam around him cause you don’t want him to scratch up your car.  Only in Kentucky.

An active hunter will not want a heavy ghillie suit while trudging through miles of terrain.  They are better suited with an ultra light or lightweight ghillie suit made of synthetic materials.  In addition, an active hunter may only want minimal coverage such as using a tracker poncho or stalker poncho.  Many hunters don’t wear or put on their ghillie suit until they have walked many miles.  In this case, they would want a ghillie suit that is lightweight, easy to pack and carry and quick to put on.

A stationary hunter might be one who hides behind blinds all day or in a tree stand, or one who sits under a tree keeping very still.  They can use a more dense or heavier ghillie suit or even a large ghillie blanket.

One must also be careful with the threads getting caught in the weapon.  You should practice moving around with your rifle or bow while wearing the ghillie suit.  See what parts may catch onto the thread.  If the thread is too long, just cut it down.  You want free movement of your weapons.  You also want good access to anything else you may use such as binoculars, ammo, callers, etc… If you are using any type of ghillie camouflage on your rifle, make sure its ejection port is clear if it has one.

If bowhunting, most ghillie suits can be easily converted into a bow hunting ghillie suit.  Just grab your bow and draw the bowstring back.  Notice where the jute or thread is in the way.  Remove the thread but undoing the knots on the ghillie netting or just take a pair of scissors and cut it.  Most people will end up with a bare chested ghillie suit and minimal thread on the inner bow holding arm.

Most people overdo their ghillie camo.  Remember, it doesn’t have to be very dense, all it has to do is break up your pattern.  You want to have depth and holes and empty spots on you and your weapon will convey that affect.  If you can’t decide which ghillie suit to get after all this, just get yourself a ghillie kit and make your own!  Ghillie suit construction is simple but time consuming.  If you make it yourself, you can customize it to your hunting style and local terrain colors.