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| No, I'm not Trick-or-Treating |
All Hallow’s Eve is approaching in a few weeks. While I do not particularly ‘celebrate’ it,
it does make for a fun holiday especially for the kids. The candy, the costumes, the candy, the
masses of people visiting door to door, the candy…you get the picture…is the
entire thrill of it.
In between all the candy, I did mention the costumes. As hunters, we wear costumes a good part of
the fall and winter. We dress up as
trees, brush, and one company even makes large foam heads that resemble the
head of an antelope so you can sneak in close for the shot. Coupled with a brown shirt with a white front
you’ll look just like an ‘ole speed goat walking upright.
Another fun aspect of Halloween is the monster and ghost movies
that begin to fill the airwaves on the cable and satellite channels and movie
theaters. Over the last few years, even
with the success of the Twilight movies, zombies have reigned supreme. There is something about a zombie movie that
scares us in a happy way. Unlike some of
the paranormal movies that have come out recently, you do not feel like you
have lost 3 years of your life due to the stress of the surprise, yet there is
something that tells us deep within our DNA that it could possible happen; the
zombie apocalypse that is.
The Center for Disease Control has issues ‘real’ warnings
and tips on what to do in case of a zombie takeover. The Missouri Department of Conservation
advised the citizens to make sure they wear a safety harness when they escape
to the elevation of tree limbs from zombies.
After all, if you fall from twenty feet and break an ankle, it makes it
much harder to run from the limping creatures of rotten flesh.
So as a hunter, instead of costuming up on Halloween, I
prefer to leave my costumes in a scent free bag so I can sneak up on wildlife
rather than stomp up on a porch and ringing a door bell. Buck Wear has now come up with a cool solution.
Buck Wear apparel recently released a line of t-shirts
titled Buck Wear Zombies. Three awesome
designs grab everyone’s attention when you don the Zombies. Buck Wear sent me some of each in different
sizes to try out. I have worn each
design and each time I received comment after comment from hunters and
non-hunters alike on how much they liked the shirts. Made of 100% cotton, they are extremely
comfortable. Now, not being an expert on
clothing, I am not going to go into the thread counts, washability, etc. But I will talk about the designs.
First, the black Dept. of Zombie Deer Control t-shirt
features a huge buck with wide antlers that would be awesome to see live, dead,
or undead. The tagline reads “This ain’t
your Granddaddy’s deer management.”
Next is the moss colored (green) Zombie Deer Hunting
shirt. A buck in rut appearance is
featured except instead of a muscular neck throbbing with testosterone the
actual muscles are exposed through the decaying flesh. A simulated site is set right between the
angry lifeless eyes with “Aim for the Head, Save the Rack!” written to side.
Realizing not all outdoorsmen strictly hunt, the third
design is my early favorite of the group.
The Spawn of the Dead features a very intimidating largemouth bass that
looks ready to bite more than your favorite lure. If I were to reel one of these in, I believe I
would have to cut the line and run!
So, save your camo, ghillie suit, and hunter orange for the
field, and wear a different non-costume
this year. After all, a un-costume is
the perfect apparel for the un-dead.
You can find your own Zombie shirts at BuckWear.com for
under $17.00. Also, send me a picture of
your favorite hero/trophy shot to BillHowardOutdoors@gmail.com
where you have taken game or fish before they became un-dead along with the
size shirt you wear, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for some Buck Wear
swag.
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