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Legal
Aspects of a Ghillie Suit
A
ghillie suit is a camouflaged outfit worn to disguise hunters, as well as
soldiers, snipers and even paintball players.
It is a specially designed suit that allows a shooter to blend in with
his environment. This allows the
hunter to take his prey by surprise. The
three dimensional appearance of this type of suit (complete with fake or
authentic twigs and leaves) lets the shooter become “invisible” to his prey.
The wearer of a ghillie suit usually stands next to a tree or by a bush,
which adds to the invisibility factor.
You
may wonder, if the ghillie suit is such an effective tool in targeting, is it
illegal? While most communities
don’t prohibit the suit in public or for group gaming, when it comes to
hunting then there may be a problem. Remember
that these suits are made so realistically that most people—and animals—will
not sense your presence. It will be
easy to fool animal life, particularly if you can erase the human scent by
dirtying your suit up with manure or mud.
Because
of this “unfair advantage” some states, or hunting ranges, may prohibit the
use of ghillie suits in game hunting. Some
states will demand that hunters wear bright colors when they are hunting so that
the animal will have a fighting chance. Be
sure to check your local region for any ghillie suit laws that may affect your
hunting expedition.
Ghillie suits really
do make the hunting process easier. There
are a variety of types of suits for very different circumstances, including
forest ghillie suits, desert suits and snow ghillie suits.
When you suit up, no human or animal will be able to see you coming.
No wonder that ghillie suits are used by all of the top shooters in the
world—military experts and experienced hunters alike |
