Kilted hunting

[Wompet]

.... I will feild trial my setter in a kilt next weekend.
David

Your dog must be some sort of amazing if it can do field trials in a kilt!

Seriously, I've done hiking in the NW PA woods kilted. Most brambles, briars, prickers and smaller thorns don't penetrate my lightweight wool kilt, but it does get snagged occassionally. My Original and Survival UKs are better at not getting snagged. My Workman's UK is the best, but I avoid wearing brown in the woods during hunting season. My "good" medium-weight kilt doesn't go out in the woods on a regular basis.

I wouldn't wear a kilt in a tree stand, but for moving around on the ground ... I have been thinking about a PK in Texas Orange or Orange Camo for next year.

[Woodsheal]

Highland soldiers operating in the N. American woods back in the 1700's quickly adopted Indian-style leggings of wool or deerskin, or military gaitors of canvas, due to the prickly underbrush. I like to hunt with my flintlock, and in 18th C. garb. When I go "Scottish", I don a belted plaid (great kilt), and one of the leg coverings mentioned above. It's warm and functional. Being able to wrap the upper part of the plaid around your shoulders, or even up over your head, turns in into a hooded coat...!

[yoippari]

correction, it is a vz24 I do plan on putting a little money into a new trigger, and possibly modifying the lyman peep sight to allow the stripper clips to be used.

[David Thornton]

Wompet, yes she is and thank you. She resisted at first, she is of English decent. But later allowed that it gave the other dogs a sporting chance.
David

[Owl of Oban]

Haven't taken a kilt hunting yet, but all mine are worsted. I think I'd probably want to pick up a canvas kilt were I committed to a kilted hunt.

I use gore-tex gaiters for hill-walking/hiking in the kilt. Kilt hose are obviously too expensive and not the right garment for that type of activity. Heck, even good hiking socks are expensive and need protection.

Going to give cross-country skiing a go this winter in a kilt. I'll report on that outing once we get enough of the white stuff on the ground.

Oh, and for deer and elk, I use a 1903A4 sniper variant of the venerable Springfield. It sports the might cartridge of '06 and the very best scope money could buy....in the 1930s, a Lyman Alaskan 2.5 power.

[yoippari]

I looked at a 1903A(something) at the gunshow in town yesterday. It looked bettern than probably all of the k98s at the show but it just isn't what I was looking for.

Just out of curiosity how "original" is your springfield? What condition?

I like old things, swords, rifles, furniture...

[Jerry]

I just thought of a good reason not to hunt while kilted. It is reccomended (if not required by law to weara full safety harness when hunting from either a fixed or climbing tree stand. I can't imadine pulling the leg straps tight whi;e wearing a kilt. This pic is from the Grizzly tree stand website. I guess since I'm using their pic, I should give them a plug here. I have one of these harnesses and it is a lot more comfortable than my old one



Can you imagine wearing this contraption with a kilt?

[Pittsburgh Kilts]

I went out in my Forest MARPAT kilt in fall Turkey season last year. Had a 6-point pass within 15 yards and he never knew I was there. Didn't see any turkey, though.

I keep waiting for one of those mid-winter warm spells during muzzleloader season. I really want to get out in the Pennsylvania woods with a flintlock and a kilt!