Hunting clothes

[James Stella]

I have also hunted in moccasins. In steep terain I spent a lot of time slipping and falling. I am too old for that. The other main problem is rain. Getting soaking wet and not being able to dry out is a bad thing.

I do like the look of Spence's outfit.

 

[DanRum]

Those are great photos.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Our temperatures range from 50°F (rare until the last few years) to 15°F for m/l season.

I make a nod to blaze or red because there are LOTS of folks in the woods.

Carp & I out for a deer hunt.

Another hunt.

This was a squirrel hunt I stopped to warm up.

In regular season I don't do much period clothing.

 

[Patocazador]

If I showed up in a tricorn hat down here, the other hunters would call the Good Humor men to come and get me.

 

[coloradoclyde]

I have also hunted in moccasins. In steep terain I spent a lot of time slipping and falling. I am too old for that. The other main problem is rain. Getting soaking wet and not being able to dry out is a bad thing.

I do like the look of Spence's outfit.

Sometimes I dress up, it really adds to the enjoyment of hunting on a nice fall day....you almost feel as if you stepped back in time...
I love to hunt in the cold, It's the only time I can stand to wear my capote.


Growing up when I was learning to stalk animals I would hunt wearing only socks on my feet. I even made mocs out of denim blue jeans. I was a small boy but had big feet so I sounded like a stampede of elephants if I wore boots... :haha:

 

[James Stella]

Love the pics. Thanks

 

[Spikebuck]

Don't like "discomfort" caused by "lousy" togs...hunting should be a pleasant experience, not an example of being miserable due to the clothes one wears....Fred

I would guess that's what a lot of people assume is the case with period kit. I was very surprised when I first started wearing it to find that there are very few situations I can't be completely comfortable in.

Spence

Spence, while my "traditional" hunting clothes probably aren't as correct as yours are, I have found the same to be true. I have switched to wearing clothes of "a period", let's say, though mine might be mix and match of styles over a few decades or regions. For cold-weather boots, I do have mukluks, which are "traditional", but mine are "modern" made, not hand stitched, etc. In cold weather (I'm talking having been out in below zero temps) I have yet to be cold in my all-wool from head-to-toe traditional setup.

I think there's a misconception that traditional + cold = miserable that just does not have to be true.

While I still say "to each his own" on how we all choose to dress, I don't think assuming that one is miserable in traditional clothes is the reason one should choose not to do it.

 

[jrmflintlock]

I try and hunt in my "old timey" clothes as much as possible. For me that is part of the fun. It has never been the reason I am not successful! The hardest thing I have dealt with is the footwear. Where I hunt it is very Rocky and my feet just don't hold up to the miles in Mocs, so I wear my hiking/hunting boots.
Breach clout, Antelope hide leggings, linen hunting shirt and wool weskit or capote depending on the season. I am still working on it to get as PC as possible but I do it for me, not anyone else.
Wool no matter what the design is always awesome!
Do what is comfortable for you! And Have Fun!

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[tenngun]

Don't like "discomfort" caused by "lousy" togs...hunting should be a pleasant experience, not an example of being miserable due to the clothes one wears....Fred

I would guess that's what a lot of people assume is the case with period kit. I was very surprised when I first started wearing it to find that there are very few situations I can't be completely comfortable in.

Spence

Spence, while my "traditional" hunting clothes probably aren't as correct as yours are, I have found the same to be true. I have switched to wearing clothes of "a period", let's say, though mine might be mix and match of styles over a few decades or regions. For cold-weather boots, I do have mukluks, which are "traditional", but mine are "modern" made, not hand stitched, etc. In cold weather (I'm talking having been out in below zero temps) I have yet to be cold in my all-wool from head-to-toe traditional setup.

I think there's a misconception that traditional + cold = miserable that just does not have to be true.

While I still say "to each his own" on how we all choose to dress, I don't think assuming that one is miserable in traditional clothes is the reason one should choose not to do it.

I've spent lots of time out in weather down to -30 f, staying in brush shelters in traditional clothing and kept none too uncomfortable. Shoes are the only thing I've found wanting in cold weather. And moving through wet or rough country in moccs or botties leads to a short fall and all to sudden stop...I cheat when it comes to shoes.

 

[Eric Krewson]

Someday I might collect a PC outfit but for now it is wool and no camo. It was a particularly cold morning when I shot this picture so the Filson britches came out.

I bought them about 20 years ago before I ditched camo, mighty well made stuff and will probably outlast me.

I have some Sportsman Guide East German wool military britches (4 pair for $27) that are my go to hunting pants most of the time.

 

[tenngun]

Lots of old clothing was wool. Wool trousers with wool leggings, flannel shirt with wool weskit wth a working mans coat and wool top coat roped off with wool cap knit half finger gloves and wool mitts keeps you pretty comfy. When you get back to camp a wee drop of the creature give you a warm glow :wink:

 

[FrontierMuzzleloading]

modern.

Hauling elk out of the mountains in long shirts, soft mocs and wool pants doesnt seem very fun to me. Might work back east, but in the rockies, you better have a horse if you want to play mountain man.

 

[George]

I have been uncomfortable in the cold with modern gear, especially on those really cold mornings sitting on the ground before daylight, trying to ambush a deer. I've learned to take a couple of blankets along, fold one into a pad to sit on and keep my butt off the cold ground, fold the other one and cover my legs. That works very well in traditional kit as well as modern. I'll also sometimes drape a blanket over my shoulders, that works well. A sheepskin vest, knitted wool muffatees and mittens, two pairs of heavy wool socks inside shoe packs which also have a double blanket liner, sheepskin moccasins with fleece inside, and wool strips wrapped around my lower legs...those are some of the tricks I use to keep warm.













Spence

 

[FrontierMuzzleloading]

I dressed up traditional once, years ago on an elk hunt. It was warm and comfortable UNTIL I started to get into our thick oak brush. Then all the horn straps, possible straps, capote, were all tangled up and making a lot of noise trying to get out/through the brush. Everything has its limits of course, but when I got an elk that same day, I was close enough to home to change out into the modern stuff, including BOOTS. I wouldn't have been able to pack that elk out in traditional garb, nor climb mountains like these in mocs.

On the pics above [Inline images deleted by Stumpkiller], I climbed that mountain TWICE and the first time I ran into 2 "traditional" hunters with full stock sidelock and flintlock. Did they dare wear traditional stuff? Heck no, even they knew better.

Mountain men had horses to get them where they needed to go and to pack meat out.

 

[George]

Different strokes for different folks. My gear and methods work in my own situation, but they wouldn't work for everyone in all situations. I've hunted in the west, so I understand the difference. What I'm looking for in my colonial style hunting is different than what most want, and doesn't/wouldn't even work for the majority of people in the east.

It makes you wonder, though, what the oldtimers in the west did. They certainly hunted in the mountains, and in the cold, without our modern gear. If I lived in the west, I guess I'd be studying what they did, and trying it for myself.

Spence

 

[coloradoclyde]

Hey! I blew those pictures up and examined them carefully.....It's one thing to not be wearing traditional clothing....but you're also carrying modern inlines.... :nono: :td:

 

[FrontierMuzzleloading]

yeah we weren't stupid that year :haha:

 

[coloradoclyde]

yeah we weren't stupid that year :haha:

What! :shocked2: So are you implying that wearing traditional clothing and hunting with traditional rifles is stupid?

 

[FrontierMuzzleloading]

to cold for a loin cloth and my .58cal wasnt ready then :v

 

[coloradoclyde]

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