I noticed Hogue now offers cammo on their Over Molded stocks and it got me thinking....

Does Camoflauge<sp?> on a rifle really help out compared to a black composite stock?

My primary hunting position is either in a fairly high stand or sitting on the ground in the middle of some bushes. The two deer I have taken in the past two years were both between 75 and 100 yards so it wasnt like they were up close and personal.Thedeer I took this past year was anything but challenging..... I was sitting behind a bunch of timber with the windin my favor and he walked out about 75 yardsupwind from me. He looked in my direction with nothing between us at all (I was covered incammo that matched wonderfully with the downed timber), he then glanced the other way, stepped out, and that was the end of him.

I dont think he recognized my shape due to the cammo and the surroundings, but my rifle on the other hand should have stood out I would think. I was using a 30-30 lever action with a lighter colored, kinda brightwood, high gloss scope (unfortunately), gold trigger, etc. Now, he may not have seen me, but odds are I would have thought he would have seen the rifle, but he obviously didnt.

So is this camoflauged stock and barrel craze a little bit ridiculous, or was it just dumb luck that he didnt see my rifle as I was aiming at him? Was it because I was atleast 75 yards away?

If anybody has actually noticed a difference in concealability while using a gun that had a camo pattern applied,was it a noticeable difference? If it is, I wouldn't hesitate to do it, but I have been successful the past two years without itand Im curious if the camo pattern will help out considerably more.

Im just curious if its worth it to pay the extra bit of moolah to get a camo covered stock as opposed to a low gloss black polymer stock.