jred

The Camo most of us all ware including me; does this truly make a difference in regards to the deer seeing us?

I know other fellow hunters that have taken thier fair share of deer and really never ware camo, any camo. Now, I don't know if they hunt from a blind or not.

I personally feel more invisable, and have spent a ton of money on the clothing, infact have developed a camo product and hope to have it on the market in the future, regardless, does us using camo help us to get, deer.

I understand the deer see in different shades and believe that they are color blind? So if this were the case camo should'nt be a factor or would it?

KEEP HUNTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS & GOD ALIVE, PASS IT ON!

timbercruiser

A bit extreme for an example, but I was hunting on a warm day many years ago with a man that was walking across a plowed peanut field wearing a white T-shirt that had a nice 8 point walk across the field to him. When he saw the deer he stood still and he came within 40 yards of him.

MJL927

I say it is NOT necessary. Our fore-fathers hunted without modern camo and they took deer just fine. Remember those red and black checkered wool coats? People wearing blaze orange seem to take deer every year too. Heck many of the Indians didn't use anything more than a friggen loin cloth! They did begin to experiment with wearing hides and moving right in with the herds though.

MOVEMENT is the key with animals like deer and even turkey. Staying still is better that having full camo. Camo just allows you the freedom to get away with some minor movements. How many times has it been said that if you remained perfectly still, you could hunt wearing a tuxedo! Based on some of my experiences, I believe that statement to be absolutely true.

I'm being somewhat hypocritical in saying that it isn't necessary though since like you, I still spend money on camo. IMHO, the best pattern out there is Predator.

-Mike

Tazman

This year is the first year I have ever used camo, I have hunted successfully for over 35 years without it. As MJL said, it is not a neccesity, but it does allow you more room for error. By staying perfectly still with my eyes at slits I have had deer get within 20 feet of me and then simply decide something was wrong and turn around and go away, walking, but looking back.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club

coyotefeeder

Every year I see adds for the new, improved camo that turns you into supper stalker. Movement like everyone has said is the key. I wear camo that I bought 8yrs ago. It is the ASAP camo that is not poplular now but it does just fine for me, holes and all. If you market your new camo make sure you tell us we can glide across the forest floor
,shoot our weapons 90% more acurately, and be able to harvest our prey with merely waving the fabric. Everyone else makes wild claims,why not?

If it crawls it falls, if it flies it dies.

jred

Some good input, thank you so far the the comments. Coyote, that was a great suggention!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

As far as the marketing points of it, it's not just a new como. design, it's a hole concept in sporting, outdoor and hunting apperal.

keep your eyes out for it some day in the future, COJASMC SPORTS WARE or MCTAGGART OUTDOORS, somthing with in this nature of brand names. Hey, when it's a done deal go ahead and give me some addresses and I will be sure to send out some free units/accual products-clothing to my fellow deer hunting forum people.<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Or something to do this BIGFOOT! as far as a name. checking on registrations.

KEEP HUNTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS & GOD ALIVE, PASS IT ON!

Edited by - JRED on 11/12/2002 11:56:00

Edited by - JRED on 11/12/2002 12:02:53

jroot

last year during muzzleloader season i was sitting under a tree wearing jeans, t-shirt, and orange cap. a doe walked straight to me from 40 yds out, i took the shot at 10 yards directly in front of me. the whole time she kept looking at me expecting me to move or something, i stayed perfectly still and avoided eye contact. when she was about 20-30 yds. out she would drop her head and then raise it back up quick and look trying to catch me moving i guess, it was pretty neat.

Starrman

I dont think so, but I do agree with MJL. Movement is the key thing along with silence.

Starrman

Ron Starr

Codydawg

I believe that deer do see some blues, but otherwise they see no colors. I use solid color blaze orange coat and pants when hunting and have had so many deer within 40 yards I couldn't hope to count them. Only a few have looked at me and those that did soon looked away. I have had deer walk right up within a few yards of me on a trail. On the other hand, when I have inadvertently moved, I have always been busted. There is no room for error on the movement issue as others have alluded.

nny243

Warm QUIET clothes are far more important than camo. As others have said, movement is the key, don't do it. I will add one other piece of advice. Get in a tree. Second best, get in a blind. I went out this morning and had a least 5 does wandering around within 20 yards of me. My tree stand was in a different place and I just wanted to hunt for a little while before work and see where the deer were moving. I was sitting on the ground with my back to a pine tree. The deer didn't spook, but I couldn't move. Hunting like that is agony to me. $60 spent on a climbing tree stand from Wal-Mart is a much better investment than a full set of expensive camo and probably cheaper too.

I'll probably invest in camo when I can afford it, I like to have every advantage. But does anyone seriously believe that the pattern of the camo matters? (aside from the obvious, birch pattern in a cedar forest)