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Title: Predator camo....neat pic!
Post by: Mike Bolin on December 19, 2013, 08:27:00 PM
I set up a trail cam near one of my favorite stand awhile back. Finally got around to pulling the sd card and had a picture that I feel really shows the effectiveness of Predator camo. Hope the photo works! Mike
 (http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b99/mule157/MFDC0201_zps08b15f85.jpg) (http://s17.photobucket.com/user/mule157/media/MFDC0201_zps08b15f85.jpg.html)
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Post by: Phrogdrvr on December 19, 2013, 08:29:00 PM
Darn near invisible.  Pretty neat.

Tom
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Post by: Jayrod on December 19, 2013, 08:29:00 PM
Very good looks like some good blending in to me!!
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Post by: Carcajou on December 19, 2013, 08:30:00 PM
Where are ya Mike ???  haha!!
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Post by: Butchie on December 19, 2013, 08:50:00 PM
Gotta love Predator.  Cool pic!
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Post by: Tall Paul on December 19, 2013, 09:02:00 PM
Maybe its my imagination, but the pants look different from the jacket.  Pants look like the orignal predator.
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Post by: Mike Bolin on December 19, 2013, 09:30:00 PM
Tall Paul-good eye! The pants are actually Predator Gray and the shirt is Predator Brown. Bought the jacket new from Gray Wolf Woolens, a sponsor her and I picked the pants up here on the classifieds.
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Post by: jt85 on December 19, 2013, 09:35:00 PM
Man that took me a minute!!
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Post by: Greyfox54 on December 19, 2013, 09:36:00 PM
Predator is tops !
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Post by: agross1 on December 19, 2013, 09:59:00 PM
Wow,  very enlightening.    That's proof right there.
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Post by: magnus on December 19, 2013, 10:06:00 PM
Cool pic! Did ya shoot the deer?
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Post by: Mike Bolin on December 19, 2013, 10:29:00 PM
magnus, she was moving at a pretty good clip so I passed the shot. Won't be able to get back out until Christmas Eve in the afternoon and I am hoping she comes by! Mike
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Post by: LKH on December 19, 2013, 11:13:00 PM
I don't know that I would have found him if not for the ladder.  

I've got a ton of the old predator.  We bought a bunch of material when such purchases were possible and cheap.  My wife can sew anything .

So many of the camos create MIB's.  You know, Men-in-Black.
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Post by: motorhead7963 on December 20, 2013, 01:04:00 AM
Really!!! a black and white photo will make any camo look impressive.
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Post by: Jasper2 on December 20, 2013, 09:02:00 AM
Cool pic. I love Predator camo. I respectfully disagree about any camo looking impressive with a black and white photo though.

If that same picture was taken with most of the popular patterns from Mossy Oak or Realtree, the differences would be striking.  Especially since he doesn't have a large tree directly behind him.
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Post by: K2 on December 20, 2013, 10:16:00 AM
Mike,

What is the camo type called?  Thanks. Ken
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Post by: Mike Bolin on December 20, 2013, 10:45:00 AM
Ken, it is the original Predator patter. The shirt is in Predator brown and the only place that I am sure it is available is from Gray Wolf Woolens. The Predator gray pattern is still available from several places.
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Post by: K2 on December 20, 2013, 10:50:00 AM
Thanks Mike.
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Post by: amicus on December 20, 2013, 11:18:00 AM
Mike, thats a great pic.

Are you wearing the cotton shirt or wool.

I love the patterns of predator camo. I have serveral shirts and pants. They are well made and last a long time. My only complaint would be that my cotton shirts make to much noise for me. Especially inside 20 yrds. Do you do anything to soften them up? Gray Wolf makes them in wool but they are a little out of my price range.

Gilbert
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Post by: Bob Moran on December 20, 2013, 11:37:00 AM
A black/white photo is much better in determining the effectiveness of a camo pattern for deer because  they're essentially color blind. Color patterns that may appeal to humans in the store "blob out" when viewed as a deer would see it.
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Post by: Ibow on December 20, 2013, 11:38:00 AM
Very impressive picture... I never would've been able to pick you out without the stand there.
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Post by: buckster on December 20, 2013, 11:48:00 AM
Nice MIKE!!!   You are the DEER WHISPERER!!   :notworthy:
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Post by: Gen273 on December 20, 2013, 12:10:00 PM
Predator is one of my favorite. Nice picture!
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on December 20, 2013, 12:37:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Greyfox54:
Predator is tops !
Ditto!
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Post by: Bow man on December 20, 2013, 01:39:00 PM
Predator is the tops!! close encounters hooked us on it,  that is why we became a dealer!!
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Post by: Bob Moran on December 20, 2013, 04:04:00 PM
Check out this study on whitetail camo:
http://whitetail.com/camo1.html
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Post by: Bow man on December 20, 2013, 04:34:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bob Moran:
Check out this study on whitetail camo:
 http://whitetail.com/camo1.html  
Great info thanks for sharing
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Post by: LKH on December 20, 2013, 06:40:00 PM
Enjoyed the study.  It confirms what we deal with on the Haul Road.  The regular dark camo is visible for very long distance and you can't even tell it's camo until very close.  The caribou really key on it unless they are up against the rare dark background.
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Post by: Gator1 on December 20, 2013, 06:44:00 PM
I got a set from David I'm sold on the pattern totally....
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Post by: Mike Bolin on December 20, 2013, 06:59:00 PM
amicus, I am wearing the wool, and yes it is pricey. I only paid full price for the shirt, but it has gone up quite a bit since I bought mine over ten years ago. If I needed to replace it today, I would look real hard at polar fleece....maybe with a lining/windblocker?! For tree stand only, I really like the gray, but for all around use the brown appeals to me more. These are just personal opinions and I don't think animals care one way or another.   ;)   Mike
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Post by: NoCams on December 20, 2013, 09:01:00 PM
Switched to Predator Fall Gray several years ago and have not been VISUALLY busted yet..... now if I could just get them to hold still while I pinch their nostrils closed.......  :laughing:
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Post by: pamike on December 20, 2013, 09:44:00 PM
Second only to ASAT IMO.