RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

I usually wear blue jeans, camo jacket with orange vest and cap (cap is orange/black with camo pattern). I also wear camo gloves and some camo on my gun.. since I do a lot of ground or still hunting. You definitely have to watch your movement.. however, I have found that if a deer is looking at me I can move VERY slowly and get away with it. I think having my arms/hands/gun camoflaged helps since I need to move them. Also, I agree with quiet clothing being more important. When a deer sees a human shape after seeing movement then I think it pays attention. If you are not moving they might think it is a tree stump. When hunting on the ground I like to have some sort of blind.. or hunt from a ditch where my movement is much less noticible. I have taken 3 deer..all from the ground while still hunting and the key is to have my gun in shooting position before they are in sight.. because my movement has scared many others away.

RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

I have some camo, that i bought last year when a store was going out of business, it was 60% off so it was to a deal to miss. especially since i needed sometihng to wear besides my carhartt brown stuff that looks a little to deer-like to be wearing around during deer season even though i wear that orange hat.
movement is very important, but i do like the camo for breaking up my outline. espescially since ive been primarily hunting from ground level.

propmahn
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RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

i have to wear orange..and i hunt on the ground....and i hunt in thick stuff with shots no farther than 50 yds...movement is criticle when your rifle hunting from the ground in the deers bedroom...orange doesnt make a diffrence at all...keep movement and noise to a minimum and you should be ok....

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RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

Back in the 80's I hunted with a great group of guys from work and we never wore store-bought cammo. We used to have lots of fun at camp trying to invent our own cammo patterns. My best efforts were when I stole some black fabric dye from my wife. We boiled some water in a large kettle and dipped only one leg of our Levi's and one arm of our plaid or stripped shirts into the dye. Man it works great! With one leg a different color than the other your outline is completely broken especially if the pants are tan or green. I personally think that it works even better than today's "perfect" store-bought cammo.

Yes, all of us wear purchased cammo from time to time nowadays but every one of my buddies still prefer our home-brew outfits. It is just a fun thing to do,

Elsie
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RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

I hunted in carhart coveralls and and orange vest this past weekend. I could have worn camo but I'd rather be warm as I don't have any warm camo. I figured if I was wearing an orange vest (it's the law)it wouldn't make a difference. I was a little scared about another hunter seeing that brown though. I do wear camo in bow season because you have to get away with more movement.

RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

i have taken deer while wearing blue jeans and a carhart i think setting still is most important but while bowhutnign i do wear full camo because of the closeness to the game, i think 3-d camoflague gives you a big advantage

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RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

well i agree with MJL927 MOVEMENT is a big key, i wear carhartt coat and overalls, with a orange vest. I have done just fine with out camo but its just kind of conditioned in poples minds that you need camo.but as long as you can sit still you should be just fine.

RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

again movement is big and camo isnt all that necessary if you hunt open areas with long shots, but bow hunters and other people (handgun hunters as well) take most shots at 25 yards or so, and in that range camo helps you get away with more movement

propmahn
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RE: Camo. is it a must?
 

I have to agree with everybody so far. Being silent and still is more important than matching the forest floor or ceiling. Camo DOES have the advantage of letting you get away with more movement. I think it can also instill confidence (or more confidence) in some hunters. That can be important especially with newer hunters. None of that however can replace the safty factor that blaze orange provides us from other hunters.

Personally I try to blend in some sort of camo to help break up my solid blob figure when gun hunting. Hey they (the deer) use to their advantage. Why not us!?! jred - Good luck with your product.