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I was hoping you would bring this back.

TY Sir,
T

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I agree camo patterns can certainly be situational, and even work better than others with blue skies, gray skies, no foliage, full foliage, on the ground, up in trees, in a blind, etc.I have been reading allot of research and litterature regardinghow things will change through retinas the way animals and humans percieve dichromatic and trichromatic vision during different lighting conditions as well as during different seasons. Bottom line is I think we are all learning when certain patterns will out perform others. Im not sure there is a "best" camo pattern for every situation, but there are certainly some that work very well in allotof huntingsituations or conditions.

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Andy,
I certainly agree Camo can be very situational. I Love my Predator for a lot of situations, but I can tell you this after receiving my Ultimate Camo a couple of weeks ago I am very impressed and anxious to put it to the test Bowhunting Turkeys in KS.

I can see myself wearing UC in several different setups in "09":D

Dan

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In a tree with little background and clouds, I wear snow camo, MossyOak snow. The white blends with the clouds, had deer look right through me. I do feel strange walking through the woods with white on though, so i usually pack it it instead. A hunter could probably see me better thatn the deer will in that. All being equal though, and a full checkbook, i would have a few different suits too. My "main" camo is a pair of sportsmans guide green bibs, MO fleece jacket and any of a number of hats. i do agree, movement when they are close, wind plays a big roll and you probably do not know how many deer spook from your scent because they are out of eyesight when they "bust" you.
Danbuck

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dandbuck,
Your ahead of your time. Scentlok just developed a pattern that is alot like MO winter. They call it VERTIGO. It has even larger chunks of light/dark to break up the outline. Looks alot like the Gray WOLF Intrusion treeline pattern, only even larger chunks of contrasting light/dark. You might feel silly walking through the woods, but MAN it breaks up your outline.

I started wearing ASAT 12 years ago. Everyone thought I was nuts. It really worked though. Then I bought some Predator Fall gray about 8 years ago. I definitely like the open patterns. I just bought some Intrusion and am excited to see how it works.

Check out the pics of :
VERTIGO

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Let me try again with the pix
Intrusion

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Vertigo

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Mossy Oak Winter

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Let's throw a stick in the spokes.

Scenario: I'm an American Indian before Europeans arrived. I killed all the animals in the forest, all the while wearing nothing but a loin cloth, and carrying a stick bow. Oh yeah lets not forget the feather in my hair.

Scenario: Make a time machine. Go back in time and deliver compound bows to the Indians.
(Now sit back and wonder...WHAT IF???)

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Predator deception brown , worked well for me upto yet .

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I like trying new camo out, right now I'm limited to what i have to try, mostly Mossy Oak Breakup, I ran into problems though of when the leaves fall, so I'm going to try Mossy Oak Treestand, and I'm very interested in Ultimate Camo...this thread has just fueled my desire to buy more camo, the little lady should be happy...or not...maybe I can appease her by picking her up some too...maybe...

Has anyone tried MO-Treestand at all, or what do you think?

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Great camo pattern for hunting out of the tree stand. 2nd to none in my opinion.

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The big problem I have is that all my camo is mossy oak right now. I don't want to spend $500 on a new pattern although I like a few of the patterns I've been looking at (ASAT, Ultimate, and MOTreestand). I'm leaning toward ASAT because I can buy a suit and wear it over my existing insulated camo clothing. I have some nice insulated bibbs and jacket I got last year that keep me good and warm. I'm not going to throw them away I just need to cover them up. That's my hang up with both Ultimate and MOTreestand.

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Predator, ASAT, S&L, Original Skyline patterns, etc work far better than the boutique patterns.


That new MOTS pic posted above looks like a big grey black blob- which surprised me- new stuff looks more open- guess it's just the same ol same ol. Good neutral "dirt" l coloring though compared to Realtree (which always looks new car paint)


Wow..look at that..camo that actually breaks up your outline- (courtesy Greg)

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I'd agree with this, no doubt. Camo make slittle difference when everything is "right".

It's when things are not perfect (all too often my experience/bad luck) that good camo can make the difference. Trees aren't always big enough or provide sufficent cover, deer catch ya move, they come from a different direction, etc. And don't forget, if you are a skinny little guy who is 5 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds sopping wet you need alot less outline breaking than a 6 foot tall, 275 pounder who is wider than most fo the trees he sits in.

(yes, I'm reading this thread backwards)

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That's the stuff! The only thing i do not like about it is the material. It's very water resistant and that makes it a bit noisy. When it's warm, i don't really notice, but you have to think about it in the cold.
Dandbuck
Note* This is in reply to the MO winter white camo. Ireally need to get some pictures of it in b/w like greg does!

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If you have to pick one suit due to budget constraints or simplicity I would go with either ASAT or Predator Fall Grey. The open patterns just work better. I tend to wear my ASAT 3-Dsuit in the early season b/c leaves are on the trees and it is hot. I've had deer stare at me and move on unworried. No pattern will mask a lot of movement, but I think it can help with getting picked off, especially at further distances.

At least the mainstream patterns likeTreestand and APG are getting better.

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IMO camo unless it has extreme contrasts isn't as essential as: not moving, scent, location (silhouette), and sound.

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I know where you can get a size large ASAT 3-D suit if interested.

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I agree Jeff!! I try to take advantage of location and natural cover, but somehow it seems like my Camo is always put to the test.

I Love my Predator Camo, and just recently got a suit of Ultimate Camo. I hope to put it to the test this Turkey season.

I must admit it looks pretty impressive, and I'm sure there will be setups I rely on it next Deer season as well.

Dan