RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

Face paint for me:D.

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

I use make up. It's very cheap per application and it will not shine. I put on a base coat (usually dark grey) with a sponge and then use face paint with a brush to paint on camo patterns. It's fast, cheap and easy to apply. And it won't flake, cake, or peel off while hunting.

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

I go with face paint since I use a kisser button. A mask or net hampers me from getting my proper anchor point.

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

Headnet or some form of pull-down knit cap in colder weather.

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

I've used a face mask so long that I don't even realize it's there. Face paint tends to bother me.

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

Either a mask—or nothing. Though the "nothing" usually occurs when I lose or forget the mask.

I too have killed deer without a mask—but I've also been busted on many occasions without it.

Back in March, I had a few friends from GA come up to IL to scout some areas of Shawnee that they want to hunt this coming season. On the second morning, myself and one of them set up along the edge of a grown up field where we had seen 7 deer the previous day. The other member of the group set up about a 1/4 mile East of us. Later that morning as the other guy was moving to our location to meet up with us—he got to the treeline at the edge of the field and stopped to look for us.

Needless to say, he had no problem spotting us. He could see the "glare" of our faces from over 90 yards away.

For what it's worth, we were on the ground—so it may very well not have been as noticeable if we were in a stand—but from the ground, it was extremely easy to locate us.

After that, I decided I'll not "skip" the mask in the future. Every little detail counts!

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

3-d leafy material sewn onto scent lok liner head cover.

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

I personally like face paint. Bugs or temperature are not a problem so a face mask is not a must. And I don't care for the obstruction of the masks while shooting.

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

I hate head nets and face masks for bowhunting but use them. Head net for skeeter season. Grow a beard to hide my face and for warmth the rest of the season. Wife hates it but it works for me. Once snow flies, I go to a white face mask. Do most of my hunting from the ground so white is a must. If I should find myself in a tree, I wear a brown or gray face mask pulled up unless the temps are below zero.

Tim

RE: Face paint, headnet or nothing?
 

I just grow a beard.