Following camouflage fashion

[Pioneerfreq]

Meghan's link, despite how it looks on the screen, is missing the colon after the https. Here is the correct link:
https://oodmag.com/following-camouflage-fashion/

[rodmcd]

Works for me. Thanks.
rodmcd

[overyonder]

Unless your hunting migratory game or turkey, I'm not sure why you would wear camo. When hunting deer during gun season you have to wear it and really deer can't see you very well anyways. When I'm hunting small game like rabbits or grouse doesn't really matter either. Personally when I hunt small game I still wear my orange. If you get 20 ft away from someone in brush they are not going to see where you are better extra safe than sorry.

[Ahuntr300]

LOL - a lot of camo hate out there!! LOL

Well, for my part I enjoy and wear my Sitka camo gear and I know from experience the camo works well, especially for bowhunting. The main job of camo - doesn't matter the pattern so much - is to break up your outline versus solid colors that do not, especially at a distance. The other job of (quality) camo clothing is to avoid colors and UV brighteners that deer and other animals can see much better than us.

For deer, it has been scientifically proven that they see certain colors better than us like blue. So, as I am sure most of you know, if you wear blue jeans or anything blue, deer will no doubt spot you, whether you move or not. On the other hand it has been proven that deer have a hard time distinguishing green from red or orange, therefore blaze orange is ok, except that because it needs to be legally solid/not broken up like camo, deer are likely to see the solid blaze or vest as a solid "thing" that was not there before.

Same thing for using UV brighteners when you wash you hunting clothes - it adds a blue tinge to the clothes that a deer will spot immediately. So it is important not to wash with detergents that add UV brighteners.

So, in conclusion, a whole industry can't be wrong on the benefits of camo, and I am a firm believer camo works, but everyone is free of course to wear what they want - just make sure it it not blue if you hunt deer!

PS. Contrary to the above poster that opines that deer cannot see you very well, although deer do have 20/60 vision versus 20/20 for humans, they more than make it up by their other vision strengths such as they are far better than humans at detecting motion, have way better low light vision than humans and can see in 300 degrees field of view, so don't ever think a deer cannot see you because they have bad vision!

[Marker]

For camo to be most affective it needs to match the light signature of the background, both in terms of colour and shade.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

Hunting clothes can make or break your hunt.
If you're freezing and wet, you're not going to stay and may miss an opportunity.
I could care less about if its camo or a solid.
What's important to me is water and windproof as well as quiet and proper insulation for the expected temperature for the day..

[sabmgb]

Camo certainly has its place as mentioned waterfowl and deer hunting with a bow. for everything else I try to wear orange at the very least an orange hat. I do think there is a lot of camo sold that will never see the bush, some people just think it cool to wear. I go out of my way to not wear camo unless I'm hunting. anyone one who thinks deer have poor sight hasn't bow hunted. they can tell the difference if you are there one day even if you don't move. that why having a solid back drop is best so they can't see your silhouette even if you are wearing the perfect camo. only exception to this rule is if snow on ground and you are wearing your white camo. they seem to be stupid with snow. this is of course IMO.

[Ahuntr300]

Agree Sabmbg - it's all about looking good LOL!

Seriously, the most important thing about quality hunting clothes is what Belle said - they should keep you dry, be wind proof and warm and quiet, and not bog you down with so many layers you cannot even move. You can get some of these hunting clothes in solids, not camo, but why would you.

Regarding deer seeing you, I am sure like many of you, I have had deer spot me on decently hidden ground post, knowing something was there that was not there before. Even without moving a thing including my eyes, the deer stomping the ground with their front legs and putting their head down and quickly back up to try to make me move LOL. They have an uncanny way of seeing something out of place and will see you unless you are very well hidden - never underestimate this ability that helps them survive.

[gbk]

Hunting is happening under 1000 different condition, way ,landscape ,methods, knowledge of the hunter, hunting pressure,animal density...heck ,even hunting an individual animal of the same species-conditioned to different environment and stimulus.

Arguing that "i" do not need it at all to be successful-"versus-"only with camo you can harvest deer" is nonsense.

Different strokes for different people.....End of story.
Let the show go on.

[Sam Menard]

Hunting is happening under 1000 different condition, way ,landscape ,methods, knowledge of the hunter, hunting pressure,animal density...heck ,even hunting an individual animal of the same species-conditioned to different environment and stimulus.

Arguing that "i" do not need it at all to be successful-"versus-"only with camo you can harvest deer" is nonsense.

Different strokes for different people.....End of story.
Let the show go on.

I agree that it’s a personal choice. Using appropriate camouflage patterns under the right conditions can certainly increase your chances of success. It’s a matter of using camouflage intelligently. When not using it correctly, and it doesn’t matter if it’s Walmart camo or Realtree, you can look like a grey blob.

The intent of using camouflage is to conceal yourself from game. IMO, this can best be achieved by concealing yourself behind a natural barrier (full or partial) and matching the camo pattern to the immediate surroundings and light conditions. IMO there is not a single camo pattern that works in any situation. Unfortunately many hunters rely on it too much and believe that it’s better than nothing when in fact using no camo would be better.

Often, all it takes is using local vegetation and materials to make a natural ground blind. The trick is to not go overboard so that the blind becomes obvious that game become suspicious. The same can be said about store bought ground blinds.

Some could argue and say “I just set it up and 2 deer walked out an hour later and never batted an eye”. That’s true and they may not have seen the cautious buck that saw the blind from the shadows of cover and turned tail.

My advice to concealment, whether it’s using camo or a store bought ground blind, is to get behind natural cover in order to blend in and not stand out.

My sermon for the day.