Re: Is Camo Needed? - 10/30/06
Boggy
It was those solid colors against a camo background that should have had me sticking out like a sore thumb, and the fact I was silhouetted part of the time. Yep the blind has been there a few weeks, funny thing about it though, I put it out one day at lunch, and that evening when walking, took the glasses and find 5-6 does within 5 yards of the blind eating, less than about 5 hours from when I stuck it out there.
The more I hunt, the more I realize that camo is mostly a gimmick. Pay attention to the real details, wind and movement and it won't matter much about the rest.
That being said it was unusual for me to not have a different color top and bottom. To that point when I wear camo I usually try totally different tops and bottoms to help break up even better. And normally when wearing regular clothes, its broken up for color some way, just not those tiny patterns that become blobs past 50 yards or so.
I"ll probably continue to wear camo off and on as I have it, and some of my favorite wool is in camo, but I"m convinced it doesn't help all that much.
Jeff
It was those solid colors against a camo background that should have had me sticking out like a sore thumb, and the fact I was silhouetted part of the time. Yep the blind has been there a few weeks, funny thing about it though, I put it out one day at lunch, and that evening when walking, took the glasses and find 5-6 does within 5 yards of the blind eating, less than about 5 hours from when I stuck it out there.
The more I hunt, the more I realize that camo is mostly a gimmick. Pay attention to the real details, wind and movement and it won't matter much about the rest.
That being said it was unusual for me to not have a different color top and bottom. To that point when I wear camo I usually try totally different tops and bottoms to help break up even better. And normally when wearing regular clothes, its broken up for color some way, just not those tiny patterns that become blobs past 50 yards or so.
I"ll probably continue to wear camo off and on as I have it, and some of my favorite wool is in camo, but I"m convinced it doesn't help all that much.
Jeff