| Concealment, though it is often confused
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| | color and pattern, choose camouflage
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| with camouflage is really much more. You
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| | pattern that blends well with the
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| cannot simply go out and buy a Ghillie
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| | surroundings. The second challenge is
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| Suit or some other high quality
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| | your profile or silhouette, if your
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| camouflage and expect to remain
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| | hunting terrain and vegetation allow, a
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| concealed.
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| | Ghillie Suit is a great way to diffuse or
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| Concealment is the skill or art of
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| | soften your profile.
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| keeping from being seen, found,
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| | Now that we are all experts in
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| discovered or observed; camouflage is
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| | concealment, lets make a practical
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| just one step in concealment.
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| | application of our new skill and some
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| For this article we will use the example
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| | other helpful hunting knowledge.
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| of a deer hunt, we will discuss how to
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| | Remember, nature is lazy, water flows
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| keep concealed in different types of
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| | down hill, electricity takes the path of
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| hunts, and how to place yourself in a
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| | least resistance and have you ever seen a
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| position to get a good shot. There are
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| | cow trail the goes up the steepest side
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| typically 3 different types of deer
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| | of a hill? No. Keep this in mind when
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| hunting. Stationary hunting typically
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| | you are hunting.
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| from a tree stand or blind is a method
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| | When hunting from a tree stand, the goal
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| often used for bow hunting. The "Scope
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| | is to hunt deer that are completely
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| and Stalk" method also known as the
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| | un-aware of your presence. Deer in
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| "Sniper" Method is used by bow hunters
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| | transition between night feeding and
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| and rifle hunters alike. The "drive" or
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| | morning bedding or between daytime
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| walking hunt is typically used by larger
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| | bedding and evening feeding are great
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| hunting parties using rifles. Since it
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| | targets. They are not spooked, typically
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| is not typically the objective of the
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| | a combination of walking and standing
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| driving hunt to remain camouflaged or
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| | until they get to the feeding grounds.
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| concealed, we will not discuss the
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| | When you are in a tree-stand or in a
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| "drive" in this article.
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| | blind you cannot move so location is
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| We have already touched briefly on
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| | critical. It is a good idea to scout out
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| camouflage, and will return to it again
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| | several locations that may be effective
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| later. When practicing concealment
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| | in different wind. Remember nature is
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| consider all of the senses your target
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| | lazy, much like water deer will follow
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| has available, sight, scent and hearing
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| | low lying areas as long as possible.
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| are the most powerful ones.
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| | Position yourself at a natural
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| With the wind in their favor deer can
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| | bottle-neck in the terrain, where two or
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| smell a human well over a mile away.
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| | more coulees converge or where a stand of
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| There are "scent blockers" that may help,
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| | trees is narrowed by hills, water,
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| but the best result will always come when
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| | agricultural development, etc. Another
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| you position yourself downwind of the
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| | option is to place yourself at the edge
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| deer. This means walking into the wind,
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| | of the cover near the feeding area. Deer
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| stalking into the wind and positioning
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| | will often walk to the edge of the cover
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| your tree-stand such that your most
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| | and stand for minutes at a time before
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| likely shooting opportunity will be
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| | they are comfortable enough to break
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| upwind.
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| | cover and feed. This can provide some
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| Exercising a little common sense with
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| | exceptional opportunities.
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| regards to wind direction has now brought
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| | The Sniper method is different from
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| you well within the one mile zone of your
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| | hunting in a tree stand in a couple ways,
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| prey. The next two challenges are really
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| | typical Sniper hunting is performed
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| equally important; How do you beat the
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| | during the day when the deer are not
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| deer's sight and hearing. It may be
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| | moving. The objecting is to conceal
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| easier than you think, everything in
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| | yourself in a position that offers a good
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| nature moves and makes noise, so "if you
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| | viewing range, "scope" or "glass" the
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| can't beat 'em join 'em". Be as quiet as
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| | surrounding hills especially upwind. If
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| you can, but don't be afraid to make a
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| | you have not spotted any deer, back down
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| little noise. Just make the right type
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| | the hill into some low lying gully or
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| of noise at the right time. Listen for a
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| | coulee, slowly and quietly make your way
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| wind gust blowing up through the tree
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| | to a spot you have already scoped and are
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| tops and move when the background noise
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| | confident there are no deer. This will
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| is near its peak. Watch how a deer
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| | put you in a position where you will not
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| moves, a couple steps and a pause, a few
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| | disturb any un-scoped hunting ground
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| more steps and a pause. Constant evenly
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| | while offering you a new vantage point to
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| paced foot steps will give you away like
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| | glass your new surroundings. When you
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| a marching band. Be aware of your
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| | have spotted a deer, chances are that it
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| surrounding and make your noises appear
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| | is out of range, this is where the stalk
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| natural.
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| | comes into play. Determine where you
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| Now we will return to camouflage. When
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| | need to be to have a good shot and plan a
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| you apply what you have learned so far
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| | route to get there that will keep you out
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| with the proper application of camouflage
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| | of sight. Keep in mind all of the tips
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| you will be a master at concealment.
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| | discussed earlier about movement and
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| When choosing camouflage, consider the
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| | natural sounding noise and begin the
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| two challenges you are up against with a
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| | stalk.
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| deer's sense of sight. The first is
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| | Happy hunting.
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