Hunting seasons are upon us, so why not do this again? I always find the differences in camo preferences interesting, given various areas and times of year.
I like to keep it KISS so have two favorite bowhunting camo patterns. Both work well here in ND.
For the vast majority of my bowhunting, I like Predator Camo (I prefer Predator Grey). It works great Fall through Winter in pretty much any cover/terrain/situation. The stuff is unreal, particularly in low light conditions such as morning/evening.
For hunting the Badlands, I like the older military 6 color Desert Camo. Much like Predator, it has big contrasting areas and the colors are virtually custom made for Fall in Western ND.
I like NatGear. Predator would be my second choice.
I've worn Mossy Oak Break Up for years, in the original & now the newer version. MO BU is an effective pattern and is readily available in inexpensive, washer & dryer friendly garments.
Predator is my favorite.
Jason
NatGear, Predator and Realtree AP
with my size, anything that fits....
ASAT
Predator is working for me.
ASAT
Predator or ASAT
If I had a choice for free ASAT or Predator but I wear whatever was on clearance after the season. It all seems to work well though, as many on here can attest, even plaid and jeans work.
Most of the deer have moved out of the woods into the suburbs flower gardens and backyards so we have changed camo.
I favor the Weber Grill cover.
"Roofline" looks like shinges and works best when I want to do the James Taylor thing 'up on the rooftop'.
"Pressure Treated" blends in with decks well.
Leg
I agree that almost any camo will work for deer in the majority of circumstances. However, I like to blend in well for a variety of reasons. There are a lot of turkeys in the areas where I deer and turkey hunt, so it helps to blend in to keep the turkeys from spotting you and sounding the alarm.
My new preference is CamoWest VanishHybrid. I used it last turkey season, also in Africa, and in the deer woods already as our season openened last weekend. It has blended remarkably well in all of those conditions despite the vast differences in terrain. Also, Marc Carlton is a trad bowhunter like us and a very likeable guy. Lastly it just looks cool, and I can use all the help I can get :bigsmyl:
It's more fun this way. :D
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I have BOXES AND BOXES of camo. I have never paid much attention to what brand name it is. I would bet I have never hunted in a matching outfit...gloves,pants,shirt,hat all of the same pattern.
I would bet my most used outfit this fall will be my Columbia wool camo pants (because I like them), and some version of a plaid wool shirt or coat.
I have always held that camoflauge is not a pattern but a concept.
Paul, that fkm :biglaugh:
Whatever fits and is on sale. The cheaper the better! To me, camo is camo for the most part. Most anywhere that I hunt, any camo is as good as the next in my opinion.
Mark
Predetor Camo for me. Would like to try a ghillie suit some time.
Mossy Oak
The new Mothwing Mountain Mimicry is extremely versatile, and is in the process of replacing my old favorite of Skyline Apparition. I, too, have tons of old camo and most of it is good in many applications. As I get older, I still look for bargains, but have also begun to realize the value in getting good quality hunting clothing to begin with. Cutting corners with raingear, first-layer to the skin stuff, etc., doesn't make much sense given the modern materials which wick away moisture, etc.
But is anybody like me and has a hard time getting rid of old camo clothing? I've even thought it would be fun to host a "throwback hunt" where everyone had to use camo at least 15-20 years old.
I'm going to try those "sneaky leaves" this year on a variety of different patterns. I never really spend a lot on the high end garments. If I can find it on sale at the end of the year I might pick it up.
Man,Trad gang is a tuff audience.
Paul
I've mostly used army surplus stuff.
This year a bought the ASAT leafy grean suit.
I didn't see any bears while wearing it but it seems to make me totally invisible to red squirrels and chipmunks.
Paul, I loved the Weber Grill Cover idea. :thumbsup:
For store bought: ASAT
A friend made me a burlap Ghillie pancho I like.
Later in the season when the leaves start to turn brown, I like gray or charcoal wool pants and a brown/cream plaid wool shirt.
Predator all the way :thumbsup:
I also love ASAT for hunting standing cornfields.
After that I love earth toned wools. I am not a big fan of most of the camo on the market these days, most of it looks awesome up close but as soon as you step 50 yards away you just look like a big dark blob!
Kevin.
Nuff said.......
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Joe is that you??? That ASAT is real nice stuff.I usually wear a plaid shirt to match the woods my ancient Original Treebark Camo pants. When it gets cold I have a couple of old Realtree jump suits. The oldest one was very productive for me over the years.
whatever i got on sale that keeps me warm... already got a doe this year with walmart bibs and a regular old long sleeved green blob camo t-shirt.
ASat all the way anytime any season. North or south works for me.
ASAT and I also have some Natural Gear but I am looking to go to strictly ASAT. It works to good not to.
I prefer a light and airy thong in whatever pattern the salesperson happens to be wearing that day...and of course a split walnut.
But if it's cold, I'll definitely have my Chanel scarf handy....
Whatever has plenty of light bits in it and doesn't cost too much *and* is nice and quiet. Right now, I have some mossy oak variant, I think.
Filson green or cabelas outfitter in microtex.The microtex has a texture similar to wool and neither reflect light.
Old style woodland camo, a little mothwing, maybe some ASAT, some old Mossy Oak, I have a predator shirt, and some plaid. Pretty much anything that doesn't match. I may look into the Weber head gear if I can find a way of strapping it on!
Hey-Hey-Hey I like gray. :goldtooth:
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Lookin' Good!!!!! Ron :thumbsup:
I like gray!!!!! and brown.....and green.....
I go with bargian basement 100% wool sweaters from the Good Will Store!!!!! :archer:
What kind of critter is that clinging to your head, Ron? :D
My favorite is what ever is clean in my many Rubbermaid containers in the garage. I mostly buy whatever is on sale. I do like my one Sticks-n-Limbs jacket then the trees drop their leaves, but ASAT or something similar would do as well.
I've been moving away from the printed camo patterns for the last few years and wearing more muted pants and plaid shirts and jackets with good success. I think I get busted less in a wool plaid shirt than most camos. Except for the shoes, this is what I was wearing when I shot this buck. He looked up at me, too.
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Legolas,
I just saw your post, that's great. My best spot is an 42 acre suburban property. The best camo I could probably wear is dressed up in greasy jeans like an illegal immigrant with a leaf blower in my hand.
QuoteWhat kind of critter is that clinging to your head, Ron?
That's an Otter hat, like the one Charlton Heston (Bill Tyler) wore in the Movie "Mountain Men"
My favorite camo is the Traditonal Pattern
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I really like the 3-d leafy wear in realtree BUT every year I find myself buying less of the "modern" camo and learning how to make my own; It's alot of fun
"Many beaver, as many as the stars in the sky . . . saying take me, take me Bill Tyler!"
Man Ron, the Mountain Men is one of my favorite movies. Where can I get a hat like that??
Mr. LaClair,
Do you ever put on a little warpaint to help hide the face?
And either you are a small man or that knife on your belt is HUGE.
Paul
Ron LaClair, I like gray too. It matches my whiskers.
Steve
My Favorite is the Kind I Received from 2 Very Generous Members!! You Know Who You Are, and I THANK YOU From The Bottom Of My Heart!!
"Only On TRADGANG"!!! :thumbsup: :goldtooth:
Ron is small, compared to a bull grizzly.
Joe Skipp...just for giggles, go back to that spot you took a photo of and wear a gray sweatshirt and jeans, and take a black and white photo. That ASAT is nice, but I'm betting you will also be hard to see in gray. Like most of us, your face and bow will pose more issues than your body, since they are what will be moving most.
I like plaids because you can buy them in soft, warm material, and because I just don't care that much for camo. I do have some that I bought for $2.00 a piece on clearance, but I much prefer jeans and plaid in warm times; wool pants and plaid wool in colder weather.
Paul, I would like to see your new camo patterns, and would like to maybe add a pop up blind that resembles a Hummer.. no tough audience here...but seriously ,, Predator and a leafy bug tamer ...
George, back when I was writing, all I ever took was black and white photos. Especially when I wrote articles on camouflage. B&W will give you a better prespective of what you look like out there.
Early season, I use a Sticks 'N Limbs shirt, light tan, slate blue and black...very effective.
Not worried about bow or face, I use a camo head net and if the deer are that close to me, they are usually dead or running away with an arrow in them.
Tree stand hunters, doesn't matter what they wear as long as they remain still. From the ground though, its tough to beat ASAT, Predator Brown or Brown Woodland.
Nice one Legolas! and you too instech :clapper:
But seriously folks, out here on the game farms a few years back you were likely as not to have a farm worker dressed in faded blue or green coveralls and maybe gumboots, a crumbling, ancient felt hat and with the deep dark odour of fires and truely horrible cheap tobacco. He may cough regular too. There you are all spruced up in your clean, fancy gear, and off you go. The 'tracker' scuffels along and spits now and then after a hearty cough. Lo! There stands the game! Why? How? Well they recognise the noise and smell of the worker, but up you step and bye bye! There is a hunter here who wrote about how he could not get very close to some impala until a farm worker came riding along on his squeeky bicycle, rode right through the herd they didn't flinch. Hunter stops him, rents the bike, returns and shoots his buck as easy as pie! Camo is funny stuff, I can't make my mind up but it is fun and sure, I do have lots of it,it's cheap and doesn't mind hard treatment but I wouldn't stand before a judge and say it was the camo that did it. Just wear plain, dull & boring patterns and colours, unless you're hunting from the porch or the back of the lawn mower. Glinty gold chains, that chanel stuff, the tinkle of ice in a glass, why wait until it's all over?
:goldtooth:
chrisg
Sticks-n-limbs, Predator or plaid shirts
Sticks 'N Limbs shirt, ASAT pants....
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Early season in NY...Sticks 'N Limbs top, ASAT pants....
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Late October here in NY..bowhunting with Mark Fedrizzi...
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Mid October here in NY.....
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Good pictures Joe!!!!!
I've got something for you,to go under that ASAT jacket :bigsmyl: