What's The Purpose Of A Hunting Hood?
I remember seeing things that covered the head & shoulders (called a hunting coif," I think) that were used in the medieval days. Robin Hood is a notable example of what I mean, but they didn't...
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Breaking up your outline upright posture along with the hood might help. Most animals are curious. They also will be very nervous. I saw a documentary of a Canadian wildlife biologist who used a small...
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Many critters....see ..your face..show up white ..if your white .....like ducks and geese ....and deer and wild turkeys ...its why Modern folks ....wear face masks camouflage paint and such . you...
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The cowls or hoods were for keeping warm and dry. Most of your heat loss is through your head and shoulders. Most of the rain falls on your head and shoulders. They were easily put on and removed. The...
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I agree with all the above. Of course, I am in no way a historian, so... I always try to hide my face when deer hunting. I have no way to tell if it really makes a difference but anything that boosts...
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Backboard wrote: "I have no way to tell if it really makes a difference but anything that boosts my confidence is reason enough." Agreed! "It always seems to me that deer have kind of a facial...
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Thanks, everyone. Duxnbigbear- That's all good info, thanks. By cutting the corner" you mean that you're pulling their vision to the side, because they can't really focus on things from 90 degrees...
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hey wolfeye... we've raised some orphan coon over the years...from babies till they finally took off that fall...hard to say...they seemed to love to get into mischief no matter the time of day...i...
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I agree ....Prairie ..lots of reasons why coons will be out and about during the day time....I saw a video on coons ...once....about how many were in urban environments ...they had cameras set up...
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Wolfeye wrote: "Duxnbigbear- That's all good info, thanks." You bet, we're all here to learn from each other. " "By cutting the corner" you mean that you're pulling their vision to the side, because...
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A lot of rain in England................................
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Thanks for all this, everyone. Praire Gold- I don't like the idea of calling animals rabid in those conditions, either. I just didn't know when it did mean that & when it didn't. Also, was worried...
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I wonder if maybe a hood would help a human hear better in the direction he was looking by it cupping behind the ears like a pair of hands?
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That might be a point. Didn't even think of that one, but I suppose it would work like those very old-style hearing aids (like the ones that used to be in cartoons).
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Quillsnkiko wrote:Many critters....see ..your face..show up white ..if your white .....like ducks and geese ....and deer and wild turkeys ...its why Modern folks ....wear face masks camouflage paint...
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Snow pies....Yes as a matter of a fact I do pause a lot when I talk ..to see if those I talk to are listening . and also because I am out of breath a lot from heart problems especially lately . You...
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There's a pretty simple solution to this problem; realize that everyone tends to have their own posting/speech style and deal with it. If you don't like the way she posts, then the solution is simple:...
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