RE: First experience with ASAT
I shot my first deer this past weekend while wearing my ASAT suit. A doe and her fawn came in. The fawn was 15 yards away and looked at me a couple times but couldn't figure out what I was. Then a hickory nut fell and spooked the two. 10 minutes later they circled down wine of me and this time the doe was leading. She kind of snuck up on me. I didn't see her till she was 20 yards away. Luckily she was behind me and I stood up with the trunk of the tree blocking me from her view. As soon as I peaked around the tree she spotted me, so I froze. After about a minute of a hard stare down she put her head back down to eat. As soon as she put it down I tried to move into position for a shot. She saw me again. Another stare down and she gave up and went to eating. She took 5 more steps into my lane at 13 yards, a well placed arrow and 50 yards later she fell.
This all took place about 5:30 pm on a very cloudy day. I was in a thick area of timber and the lighting was not the best. Although, it could have been worse had it been closer to dark.
I've wore MOBU the past 4 bowhunting seasons and I've had many deer spot me and stare at me for long periods of time. Rarely have I had one give up on me and go back to eating like this one did. If a deer did do that in the past, they would continue walking but keep their eyes on me. I think she knew something was up in that tree but she couldn't figure out what it was. I guess it was kind of like the "look through" I've always read about when people wear the leafy suit.