Originally Posted by Muley Hunter

My thoughts.

For years and years I wore plaid wool. Everybody did in the 50's. Only lately did I discover it works as good as camo. I think what's important is to get all the brighteners out of your clothing so you don't look like a light bulb to game. It also needs to be very quiet clothing if you still hunt. Wind and waterproof is nice too. Light clothing that can be layered is also a plus. New materials like Gore-Tex is hard to beat.

What it comes down to is the hunting camo clothing has all these features, and non of the disadvantages of the old wool clothing. Like the bulk and weight of wool, and how heavy it gets when wet.

For these reasons i've gone to camo clothing to get the features of modern materials. I find fleece very comfortable and quiet. I use clothing that has two layers of fleece with Gore-Tex in the middle. The camo pattern doesn't bother me anymore, Anything that will break up the human shape works.

As for scent control? I don't go to extremes, but I do it somewhat. If i'm downwind I expect to get busted. My bad. I use some scent control in case the wind swirls or changes direction on me. It will give me a few seconds longer to get a shot off while the game tries to figure out what I am.