The bow hunter ghillie suit is a one piece ghillie suit with bare areas along the inside arm of the bow hand and the chest area.  It is made specifically for a bow hunter to reduce the chances of the bow string becoming tangled with jute.

Long Jacket

This suit is made of natural jute and is a one piece suit.  It has no front openings so you put it on as you would put on a poncho.  It is made one the same shell as the ghillie flage and is essentially the same suit except for the removal of jute in the areas mentioned above.

Use

The bow hunter suit offers the same camouflage ability as any other suit.  The bare areas definitely help out the bow hunter.  However, there are a few issues with the suit.  Because it is a one piece suit and is essentially a long coat, some may have trouble climbing into tree stands with the suit.  The suit is also made of natural jute so it is a heavier suit than the lightweight ones.  This may make it difficult to climb upwards with it.  In addition, it will add some weight to your bow arm and some have reported slight difficulty in accuracy with it.

Options

While the bow hunter suit is a great suit, a person with a regular ghillie suit can modify theirs to become a bow hunter suit.  This article how to make a bow hunter ghillie suit explains how.  This opens up many options to the bow hunter as they can decide to go with a lighter synthetic, a two piece suit or even a chameleon bow hunter version.

Rating

We think that a bow hunter would be suited better if they purchased the Ultra Light 2 pc Ghillie Suit and modified it by simply cutting or remove the jute along the inner bow arm and chest area.  The ultra light 2 pc suit is reviewed here.