What is a ghillie suit?
Snipers and hunters with extreme requirements for camouflage use a Ghillie, or Yowie suit. If you’ve ever seen a sniper on the news or in a film, then you have probably noticed that unsettling, half-man, half-shrubbery appearance. That is thanks to a Ghillie Suit. The point of the ghillie suit is to make a sniper disappear into his surroundings. The word Ghillie is an old Scottish term for a special kind of game warden. Ghillie’s were tasked with protecting the game on their Lord’s lands. From time to time, the Ghillie’s would stalk the game by hiding in the grass and lying perfectly still. They would wait for unsuspecting deer to amble by and then leap out and grab it with their bare hands. Ghillie’s would then haul their prize back to the keep so the Lord could shoot it in the castle courtyard in a “mock hunt.” A Ghillie Suit is a piece of clothing (full poncho) or a set of a jacket and pants that are used, when worn, to blend into a certain environment and become less detectable fro
