I doubt I ever wore any cammo my first 20 or so years of hunting deer ... about 1985 I think was about when I bought a bunch of Army "woodland" seconds at a local garment factory.
I have always worn darker woodsy colors ... browns, greens, charcoal. And I now ware cammo stuff 99% of the time. Of course, it is hard to qualify a XXL hunter orange vest as cammo !! I read that deer are more or less color blind anyway. That may be, but according to what I have experienced these past 45+ years, deer are extremely sensitive to movement,especially a quick movement.
I do think that woodsy colors do help "hide' the hunter, but certainly the "latest-greatest" cammo pattern is not a magic bullet. My opinion is that the cammo craze is more a product of industry hype rather than a hunter's "need" being met. Just wish I had thought of it !!
Last edited by Mojotex; 05-17-2014 at 08:28 AM.