A bit ago I asked what everybody's favorite camo pattern was. I have mine, just like everyone else. I have no doubt that a good pattern matching your surroundings is imperative when you are chasing gobblers. But tell me, how important is that camo pattern when you are in your deer stand?

I remember the first year I hunted there was a guy in our group that had a set of full-blaze orange coveralls that he wore during gun season. He told me that he wore the same outfit for bowhunting, and as long as he broke up his outline he didn't have any problems being seen.

The biggest deer I shot walked 15 yards from me while I was wearing just a brown fleece pullover. No camo. Just a good backdrop behind me to hide my outline.

I'm not going to throw away my camo's, but seriously, are we going a bit overboard for deer hunting? What do you all think?

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