ORIGINAL: WKP Todd
Fall Gray works great ANYTIME of year. One of the best patterns ever made. It is not too light for early season IMO. Here is why. Go into the woods and look-up. What do you see, even with a full canopy? Well, lot's of leaves and some sky. When you are wearing Fall Gray in the early season, the leaves of the canopy are blocking you as much as the trees, sky, etc... You don't glow, considering that deer only see shades anyway - you just look like "nothing" up in the trees. I wear it year-around, that's what makes the pattern the BEST, and all the others (except for Intrusion Treeline) just very well advertised and marketed blob camo that doesn't break any outline.
I beg to differ, and this only comes from experience. You have to think about the terrain. I was wearing fall grey once, it was mid fall so leaves had turned but not started to fall en mass. I had a young doe about 75 yrds out, due to the terrian we were more at eye level, than looking up. she definately was alarmed by the white in the pattern.
That said I still like the pattern, you just have to consider the circumstances and I wouldnt use it right now... its still green. but I'll be wearing deception tonight.