Bigbulls is the man. I strongly agree with that....even tho my name has mossy oak in it...............

I don't think camo is a needed thing but it maskes outlines and such. So i think its important to have it.

I do not buy into the "deer see in black and white" opinion that is so commonly offered to promote certain styles of camo/opinions. It seems each time I read a new article on a deer's vision that the opinion of the author/research is always changing. First they see black and white...then it is black and white but with some awareness of blues and yellows....etc..

What I "think" is that if you are going to go hunting then try to wear something that looks like your surroundings...whether it be by color, shape or size. In my case, it is not just the animals I am trying to stay hidden from...

In my state of Pa Camo is used to hide from the many NITWITS that hunt in the southeast part of the state LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

I never considered myself a nitwit.....

That was not ment for you. AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Depends on where you are standing or sitting. I truly believe from 25 years of experience, that clothing that breaks up your outline does help. Even if you are sitting still with the right wind a deer can still pick you out from a good distance if you have little background cover. No its not absolutely neccessary but I firmly believe it gives you an edge in many situations. When I first started bowhunting i wore a olive drab flight suit my dad had given me. The first couple of years I had alot of deer stare me down and get nervous after they caught a glimpse of me up in a tree.
I hadnt moved a muscle and the wind was usually in my favor so I figured the solid blob must have them spooked. I went to an army surplus store and bought my first set of camo. I took some iron on patches and added some lighter tones to the clothing and hit the woods again. There was a night and day difference in the amount of deer I saw and the amount of deer that DIDNT see me.
Camo doesnt have to be store bought and look like a log or leaf type.
Any pattern with large blotches of various tones will work. And plaid IS camoflauge.

I believe you Rack. Ive seen pics of some of your monster bucks and those camo clothes you're wearing are the most faded patterns ive ever seen.

I actually hunted this past year in my big bird costume and the deer didn't seem to mind[:-]

I can't sit so I still hunt. I have found that two different camo patterns break up my human outline. In people country deer realize the human outline as a danger. Most camo is too dark, I like a lot of gray in the pattern.