Do you want to look like a bush or tag an animal?
We can put a lot of effort into secondary goals. In the ghillie photos linked, two steps in any direction would change the background enough to make the wearer stand out as much as if Steelhead had used a salmon pattern shirt in Texas. Does a ghillie wearer change suits every few feet?
Camo is useful for calling critters that depend on their eyes more than scent (neither deer nor even coyotes fit that definition). I use it for such calling stands.
Animals have keen senses but don't require anywhere near the camo needed to evade military optics with a human brain behind them
For each story of a critter that came close to a camoed human, I and others can report having deer, elk, black bears, coyotes, foxes, etc. within touching distance when we were wearing no camo.
Bottom line however: If it helps a hunter's confidence he should wear it head to foot.
Last edited by Okanagan; 07/13/13. Reason: muddled
