Riflescopes and Scope Accessories

It’s the first day of hunting season, and you’re ready to face the challenge. You’re up in your tree stand, you’ve got your gear prepared, your bow is tuned to perfection, you’ve done your homework and scoped out the area, and you have an arrow with that buck’s name on it. You’re ready for the long wait, and you’ve taken every precaution to ensure you’re scentless. You have carefully silenced your bow and worn clothing that doesn’t make any noise.

Off to the left, you hear something and you turn your head. Swish! Wait a minute. What was that? You turn your head the other way and hear the faint noise again. Hey…that wasn’t supposed to happen! How could you overlook something so obvious?

The sport of hunting is male-dominated and those who teach others about hunting are often men. However, women are increasingly becoming interested in hunting and learning about the sport so that they can share the adventure or pass time with their husbands and companions enjoying a common interest. This is usually fine, but since most men have short hair, instruction in how to keep your crowning glory quiet, out of your face, and away from obstructing your vision is sorely lacking.

So what do you do with your hair when game hunting to ensure it doesn’t lessen your chances of bringing home a fine, fat deer? There are a few options available. Most women find that tucking their hair up under a baseball cap works fine. If your hair is thin enough and of medium length, you can get away with wearing a hat to keep your hair from making noise or getting in the way of your vision.

Longer-haired women also try to tie their hair back in a ponytail or braid. The only drawback to a ponytail is that it can get snagged on briars, branches, and twigs. It can also make noise if it slides across the back of your jacket. If you want, you can tuck your ponytail inside the back of your jacket or shirt. Long, thick, curly hair is probably the worst combination for hunting. If you can, pull your curls into a tight ponytail and twist the ponytail up under your baseball cap. You can worry about combing out the tangles later.

French braids work well to keep hair off your face and out of the way, since more sections of hair are being worked into the braid and lessen the chance of stray pieces coming loose to obstruct your sight. Can’t figure out how to do a French braid? Here’s another option for keeping hair out of the way: Pull your hair into a ponytail and use several small elastic bands to tie the ponytail at one or two inch intervals down the length to keep your hair all together. Another idea for long hair is purchasing a hair net or a leather wrap that encases the length of your hair. Of course, you could always cut your long hair short. Nevertheless, try a few of the other options first and be creative in finding ways to keep your hair silent and out of the way before resorting to such drastic measures.

Filed under: xHunting Tips on September 27th, 2008