camo is it needed?
#21
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Nashville Illinois
Posts: 380
RE: camo is it needed?
No offence but I have to strongly disagree with the statement that real tree is the best camo patern on the marker today. The only reason that Realtree, mossy oak, advantage, etc... is so popular is in the marketing of the product.
The two best camp paterns on the market today are ASAT and Predator. These two break up the human outline better than any other camo out there right now bar none. These two may not have the amount of market share as the front runners but they will some day because the work so much better than the sticks and leaves paterns.
The two best camp paterns on the market today are ASAT and Predator. These two break up the human outline better than any other camo out there right now bar none. These two may not have the amount of market share as the front runners but they will some day because the work so much better than the sticks and leaves paterns.
#23
RE: camo is it needed?
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...
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...
#27
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: crawfordville florida USA
Posts: 1,251
RE: camo is it needed?
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 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.
#28
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: crawfordville florida USA
Posts: 1,251
RE: camo is it needed?
Of all the things a tree stand hunter needs to worry about - Camo is at the BOTTOM of the list IMO
#30
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Posts: 28
RE: camo is it needed?
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.
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