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I haven't bought (into) camo clothes in at least 15 or more years. I don't even use camo when turkey hunting, and that was supposed to be a BIG no no. I have recently discovered "Hi tech" lightweight clothing and must admit that I am getting hooked on it, especially pants. So, has anyone else abandoned camo clothes for hunting? I thought this was real life write up on camo: https://byland.co/blog/2017/12/11/3-reasons-you-should-consider-quitting-camouflage
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I'm with ya. I no longer purchase anything with a camo pattern.
I still utilize an older camo hunting jacket or two and an orange camo vest but that's about it.
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I haven't bought (into) camo clothes in at least 15 or more years. I don't even use camo when turkey hunting, and that was supposed to be a BIG no no. I have recently discovered "Hi tech" lightweight clothing and must admit that I am getting hooked on it, especially pants. So, has anyone else abandoned camo clothes for hunting? I thought this was real life write up on camo: https://byland.co/blog/2017/12/11/3-reasons-you-should-consider-quitting-camouflageWear Camo top, Camo face archery elk, deer and turkey hunting. Brown or green pants Gun hunting no need. Muted jackets
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I do wear camo for coyote hunting but haven't bought into the expensive stuff, and have pretty much have gone to just a waist length ghillie jacket and tan pants. I've been wearing the same ghillie jacket for 15 yrs. It is mesh lined so works early in the season over a T -shirt and later over a heavier coat or sweater and vest. Most of the camo I started with came from Walley world
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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You have to figure, that if my orange clown suit works just fine: . . . then camo isn't a requisite. One thing I would strongly suggest: don't put on a pair of brown duck overalls and pair it with a brown duck barn coat and leave a white handkerchief sticking out of your back pocket. I've spent a good part of the season going old-school for over a decade. I started this when I was a pro-staffer at D&DH. I did it to demonstrate the point that camo was not required, and it became a habit.
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I suppose it depends what you are hunting, and how you are doing it. It probably makes little difference from a stand, whether you are top to toe in blaze orange or just something dull coloured. It makes little difference still hunting with a rifle either, and even less again with pigs or rabbits.
One thing I have noticed though is that if I want to get really close, like bow range, it helps to have my face and hands covered, and gear that breaks up my outline also seems to help. I have got in really really close with it. A lot of commercial camo doesn't really seem to be well designed to take into account how animals see though - deer can't resolve that photorealistic detail on a lot of it, and it just looks like a blob, rather than breaking up your shape for an animal with fairly poor resolving ability. Some of it is quite reflective too, which is also no good at all.
I also find that blaze makes some of our bird species get really riled up, which makes it a good deal harder to sneak around. It is like you have mobs of bloody cockatoos circling around you screaming "look out, he's coming!"
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I started with camo many years ago. I've learned thru experience it is movement that catches deer's attention NOT the clothes you wear.
NO I haven't abandoned camo ..... I have TOOOO much of it and it DOESN'T matter so Yes, I'm wearing it.
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Camo is not an absolute necessity for me but the fabrics and styles of hunting clothes I prefer are mostly Camo patterns.
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You have to figure, that if my orange clown suit works just fine: Looks like that clown suit has plenty of ball room... ... even for two balls. Too soon? John
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Shaman said,
"you have to figure, that if my orange clown suit works just fine:"
You could not have described it any better. Clown
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Only time I buy camo is when its on sale cheaper than the regular stuff.
Killed my last turkey , one of those 'extra wary' eastern birds while I was wearing a red buffalo plaid jacket.....
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Only time I buy camo is when its on sale cheaper than the regular stuff.
Killed my last turkey , one of those 'extra wary' eastern birds while I was wearing a red buffalo plaid jacket..... Probably been feeding it cracked corn on the patio. Can’t kill stuff without boutique camo duds.
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Only time I buy camo is when its on sale cheaper than the regular stuff.
Killed my last turkey , one of those 'extra wary' eastern birds while I was wearing a red buffalo plaid jacket..... Were you buffler huntin?
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I have a lot of camo. It's cheaper on clearance than jeans.
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I mostly wear Carhartt bibs and a Carhart coat, tan.
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I have never purchased any camo. The main reason being I’m afraid that if I set it down anywhere I wouldn’t be able to find it again. It’s camouflaged, right?
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I wear camo when hunting, just not same pattern head to toe. The exception is a Open Country snow pattern in bibs, parka and hat.
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None of my camo matches, I only buy it on sale/clearance and still wear a blaze orange hat. Camo is more for us, humans rather than animals. Movement and smell are what gives us away.
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Admit to owning some camo underwear. It must work well, as I've been quite successful on all of my recent hunts.
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Admit to owning some camo underwear. It must work well, as I've been quite successful on all of my recent hunts. LOL Winner. I am now convinced camo works!
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