RE: If the deer in your woods have learnt to look up in trees.
Well, pretty much every deer in PA has learned to look up in the trees. Over a million hunters hitting the woods each year will do that. I wear ASAT and it works for me. The only other pattern I would trust is Predator. I can honestly say that a good many of the deer I have seen in stand would have busted me and took off if I was wearing your typical Realtree Hardwoods or Mossy Oak patterns. Its not that they don't see me, its just that they don't have any idea what I am and don't view me as a threat. They will notice me in stand, but after looking my way for a few seconds they just go about their business. My point was proven this season when I had a group of 7 doe surrounding my stand (all within 15 yards), plus a spike which was beaded down and facing my direction. I was only in a 12 foot ladder stand and this was in the beginning of Nov. with no leaves on the trees for cover. I am pretty much confident that any of the big name patterns and I would have been picked off.
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RE: If the deer in your woods have learnt to look up in trees.
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ORIGINAL: gri22ly
Which camo pattern do you wear?
LOL! My deer only look up when something sets them off first, but just incase...I wear predator most of the time, with UC anytime I have more backcover such asa big tree. I cant wait to try UC in the turkey woods too.
Predator and UC for me.
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RE: If the deer in your woods have learnt to look up in trees.
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ORIGINAL: Buck Magnet
Well, pretty much every deer in PA has learned to look up in the trees. Over a million hunters hitting the woods each year will do that. I wear ASAT and it works for me. The only other pattern I would trust is Predator. I can honestly say that a good many of the deer I have seen in stand would have busted me and took off if I was wearing your typical Realtree Hardwoods or Mossy Oak patterns. Its not that they don't see me, its just that they don't have any idea what I am and don't view me as a threat. They will notice me in stand, but after looking my way for a few seconds they just go about their business. My point was proven this season when I had a group of 7 doe surrounding my stand (all within 15 yards), plus a spike which was beaded down and facing my direction. I was only in a 12 foot ladder stand and this was in the beginning of Nov. with no leaves on the trees for cover. I am pretty much confident that any of the big name patterns and I would have been picked off.
Ok, you wear ASAT and Predator and all your deer look up, got it.
RE: If the deer in your woods have learnt to look up in trees.
Not all deer, I guess it depends alot on the deer and the treestand height mixed with the background and just the deer itself. Early in the season it is much easier to get away with movement and different camo patterns than it is in late October or early November. 1.5 year old bucks are pretty dumb and don't look up much, the doe on the other hand always seem to have a nack for picking up on something being different. When the doe get within 15 yards and your only 12-14 feet off the ground the doe pick up on it and start scanning around everywhere (including the trees), and thats typically when they notice that something isn't right.
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If the deer in your woods have learnt to look up in trees.
