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$300+ shipped to my door JBen... NOT an option. lol I'll spend money on good optics, firearms and baselayers. Everything else, I'm a total miser.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBen
I'm finding true waterproof military grade camos for $130 shipped... a little more inside my price range.
Whatever camo you decide to buy make sure you bring some warmer clothes as well. Last season I got caught out in a camo sweater (it was really warm the previous day and warm all morning) when the temperature dropped and snow started to blast me in the face. I had to go take shelter in my Dad's blind. I don't know if its been mentioned but I would recommend some sort of face mask as well, I prefer a mask over paint for turkey season since you won't have to clean it off after the hunt.
The best Camo ( I personally think Camo is way overated) is what you were already doing....I never wear a matching suit....I always wear some Fall Camo Foilage mixed with some light greens on bottom or top ....your choice but I feel you will look less like a blob or clump that stands out if you mix it...thats what I have been doing since day one and I get them up close and personal.
To a large extent the camo designs are primarily about attracting the hunter/purchaser. IMO clothes in earth-tone colours, face and hands covered and limited/no movement and you will be fine.
I have 5 camo jackets of different weights (heavy, medium, light and 2 for rain) because over the course of the season I have hunted in near freezing all the way up to 30 degrees C. I buy for comfort and function, and don't care which camo pattern it is.
As for using a blind, it is not for me but I know a lot of hunters love them. I like to sit with my back to a big tree, legs stretched out, gun on my lap and savour the dawn and all that Mother Nature has to offer. I've had hawks land and sit on a branch 3 feet from my face, porcupines walk within 5 feet, hens root around within 10 feet. Every hunt is an experience worth enjoying.
That is the rights answer. Use a ground blind and don't move. Best camo and is free.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeeter1
I second the Realtree. I just use the AP and it blends in well up against trees. The biggest thing is eliminating movement.Quote:
Originally Posted by McDonald
the best I have found for spring is Mossy Oak Obsession. lots of green and the pattern doesn't block out.
amen. IMHO pop-ups compensate for poor hunting skillsQuote:
As for using a blind, it is not for me but I know a lot of hunters love them. I like to sit with my back to a big tree, legs stretched out, gun on my lap and savour the dawn and all that Mother Nature has to offer.