How important is your camo...really
07-24-2010, 10:51 PM
#11
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 113
Exactly.
Anymore, I just wear a earth tone plaid flannel shirt, maybe some old camo pants, maybe just jeans. Orange hat typically. I try to make all items different in texture, color, and print.
I also like to wear a bandana(?) like a wild west bank robber. I think covering up my moon face helps more than any camo.
I saw an article in a magazine several years ago, that took photos of camo patterns in B/W. It was amazing how they stood out against the background. The surface texture of the cloth I think made the artwork usless. At least in B/W.
May have been the same article, that took pictures of hunters faces, dressed in camo, looking up at the sky(geese), in blinds and tree stands.
Their mugs were like a beacon. (hince my use of bandana ever since!).
I guess if the camo makes you FEEL invisible, and you hunt better, then that makes it helpful.
07-25-2010, 12:49 AM
#12
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 70
I saw an article in a magazine several years ago, that took photos of camo patterns in B/W. It was amazing how they stood out against the background. The surface texture of the cloth I think made the artwork usless. At least in B/W.
As a photographer, thinking in black and white is hard. It's a skill that takes practice and talent. We see, and understand the world in color, but for deer it's all contrast and movement.
I've had deer unable to see me, fully exposed in regular clothing, from 5 yards away. She was looking, and knew something was odd, but didn't spook until I finally moved. Almost all camo is designed for human eyes, not for a skittish animal that deals only with contrast and black and white.
As a photographer, thinking in black and white is hard. It's a skill that takes practice and talent. We see, and understand the world in color, but for deer it's all contrast and movement.
I've had deer unable to see me, fully exposed in regular clothing, from 5 yards away. She was looking, and knew something was odd, but didn't spook until I finally moved. Almost all camo is designed for human eyes, not for a skittish animal that deals only with contrast and black and white.
07-26-2010, 09:59 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
My leafy bug suit over earth tone cloths for Turkey worked great,it cost 60.00 bucks. I plan on using it for deer season as well because it has the darker fall pattern of falling leafs on it,browns ,greys and lighter brown. I bought it large enough to fit over my cheap Wal Mart camo jackets and jerseys they have realtree AP pattern. I guess I've got 250.00 in all my stuff,I don't think that would buy a Scent Lock pair of pants but it's all I can afford at this time. Like others have said though the wind/scent,movement and a well picked spot is what matters most but I think some camo can help you get closer on the ground which is were I prefer to be. I think going in debt for all the stuff the shows offer takes the fun out of hunting and only adds more stress on us by puting doubts about our chances for success if we don't have these gadgets widgets or thing a ma jigs. Well thats my 2 cents worth.
07-26-2010, 10:39 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,320
Camo and your choice of camo is far more important to the people who sell camo than it is to actual deer hunting. Way over rated for deer hunting, especially to those of us who hunted long before "Real tree" and "Mossy Oak" and "Desert King" came along. A really good hunter could hunt in a Santa suit and do well.
07-27-2010, 07:01 AM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
In some ways I guess you can say we wear camo because it's our uniform or type of work clothes,it declares to the world around us that we are hunters. Besides you must admit it looks pretty cool and is I guess practical for what we do and love.
