The Happy kaboomer
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From August 15th to first frost I hunt with a tee shirt-shorts and tennis shoes from fixed tower stands.
I use the canvas type pants to protect myself from the cactus plants in West Texas.
I'm just saying mountain hunting requires being prepared. It might be different than what you are used to.
Archery season starts Oct 1 here in MS.Here in the sunny south our deer season begins on August 15th. I hunt in shorts, tennis shoes and a tee shirt. Killed many good bucks that way. When it gets cold I wear most anything that keeps me warm.
I contracted chronic Lyme disease hunting down south and it has profoundly changed my life, something to think about it when choosing how you dress for crawling around in the woods.Here in the sunny south our deer season begins on August 15th. I hunt in shorts, tennis shoes and a tee shirt. Killed many good bucks that way. When it gets cold I wear most anything that keeps me warm.
I contracted chronic Lyme disease hunting down south and it has profoundly changed my life, something to think about it when choosing how you dress for crawling around in the woods.
The red / black plaid was used to "break up your outline" for deer and the red to make you visible to other hunters. It's the same goal today, fabric technology has just improved since then.If you choose the right colors, plaid makes good camo without the camo-image.
Where I live, blaze-orange is not required, so I don't wear it. If they can't see you, they can't hit you.
I was once out in the woods and sat down and leaned up against a tree--might have been turkey hunting. When I got home I pulled 32 ticks off me.I cannot imagine anyone wearing shorts in the South either. As I previous post above, I an OCD about Tick protection in my clothing. We have a friend that was once a beautiful young woman. Lyme disease destroyed her life. Now confined to a Wheel chair barely able to speak. Even with protection, two years ago, I came home from hunting on a Saturday and on Sunday had a tick in my neck. I went to the ER. The Doctor had to cut it out. Required stitches. She gave am a antibiotic and and a precipitation strictly for Lyme disease. She told me that it was smart to come to the ER as a tick Bite and Lyme disease has a very SHORT window for infection to occur.
So many People are so ignorant toward the disease. So many myths out there. Ticks for instance to not die off in the winter. Yes, not as active, but still there. Early March Turkey season is a good time to pick up a tick.
I do not understand many of the post here about adversity to modern day hunting clothes. Camo, tick Repellent, moister wicking, sent control, and just the plain fact that you can get WET.
I am in the woods almost year round. A health Bear population and snake population. None of which give me any major concern. THE DEER TICK SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME! I post this a a dire WARNING! Just like Situational awareness in important in safety, so is Protection against the TICK.