No, you don't need camoflauge patterened clothing. You do need to adhere to camoflauge techniques....and frankly, you can do that wearing a pink tuxedo.

No you don't need camo,but I like it.What you really need is the quality in the material their scent properties,some fabrics stink more than others,the warming and waterproofing qualities.Anything of good wool is hard to beat.

If I went au naturale there would be more sasquatch sightings...................

WHen I was a Navy corpsman with the Marines in the '70s we wet to a 2 day survival school in the Philipines. Our Instructor literally disapeared 15 yards in front of us in the woods wearing a  red t shirt and blue gym shorts. He said camo was all about being still, getting low, and confidence. We felt preety silly standing there in our head to toe camo. I am not knocking guys who wear camo, I just dont worry about the pattern on whatever I happen to be wearing.

Gary, That was one of the best cover's I've ever seen on TBM. Excellant Job!! Jason

OH, plaid wool is all the camo one needs, as for quiet and ventilated raingear, I don't think they make such a thing! HA! Jason

This has been discussed many times before,but ALWAYS worth discussing again!!!

I brought some others to the top for everyone to check out.....

Killdeer, you kill me with your comments...  

QuoteOriginally posted by oneraindog:

where is the ventilated waterproof NON camo?????

Poncho, man. Poncho.

QuoteOriginally posted by Pepper:
I killed a doe wearing a dark blue poncho.
I'll bet she was quite fetching in her dark blue poncho.
Sorry couldn't resist.

Like the old Groucho bit (from Animal Crackers)...

"I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know."

 

QuoteOriginally posted by oneraindog:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by GingivitisKahn:
[QB] I killed a doe earlier this season while I was stillhunting and wearing a dark blue poncho

nice work! what kind of poncho? isnt a poncho going to be loud? obviously you made it work but i might not be that talented    [/b]

Not sure of the brand but it's a lightweight backpacking poncho.  As to noise - yes, you can hear the rain pattering on the poncho, but you can hear it pattering on the trees, leaves, rocks, deer, etc. so I'm not to worried about that.

The bigger trick is to be able to flip the front over your shoulder (as in a Clint Eastwood cowboy flick) without bugging the deer.  It helps (though it isn't strictly required) to squint your eyes menacingly while shifting your ragged little cigar to the other corner of your mouth while performing this maneuver.

QuoteOriginally posted by oneraindog:
i love wool. but i also live in the northwest where it has the tendency to rain a LOT. so, it would be nice to have something that wont get soggy and dripping.

Good point. But wool will keep one warm even when soggy and dripping, which is a real advantage in our Western Washington climate.

Like others here, I wear wool. But what I do in the conditions you describe is to carry one of those cheap ponchos in my pack. During downpours I put it on and seek shelter under a tree or whatever until the rain subsides or stops completely.

If real wet weather,  I use a thin rain top under a wool sweater or cotton shirt depending upon how warm it is. My hat keeps rain off my neck.

thanks everyone for all the great input. lots of food for thought

I can see deer all the time, even from long distances in open areas and when standing still. Their "camouflage" doesn't work very well a lot of the time. I don't often see hunters in those situations when they are wearing good camo patterns. I understand that movement is the key element in being spotted by animals and other humans, but in my experience animals do not see us as well when we are properly camouflaged even when we move some. They seem to see us more when we don't blend into our environment even if we don't move. I won't argue that camo is needed all the time, especially with animals who are not often exposed to humans, but I think it is almost essential in some hunting conditions, especially around animals that get a lot of hunting pressure and learn what a human shape looks like where the hunter is sitting in the open. On the other hand, much of the camo on the market blobs up when looking at it from more than a few yards away and gives no significant advantage over solid colored clothing and may be worse than solid colors that are the same darkness as the surroundings. Good camo works well, which is why people have been using it in one form or another for millenia and is why some animals have developed camo patterns of their own, like the zebra, leopard, chameleon, insects, fish, etc.

Allan

Killie,
Come now, one of the few perks for us of advanced years is that you can go "sans accoutrements" and the authorities tend to consider you harmless and the locals just refer to you as eccentric (provided you are of sufficient means to make bail).  Nobody wants to hassle a naked person in a deer stand!

Good post Allen!    

Gary; i really like the plaid jacket and hat on the cover of TBM, where can one purchase them???
                                              Thank You

Stone Knife....you are wearing plaids...thats a form of camouflage. Any SOLID Color is not camouflaged. Your plaids blend well with your surroundings but your are "broken up".

Thanks Jason, I have more magazine covers slated for this year - one has some plaid thrown in for good measure:^)  Sergio, to answer your question,  that jacket and hat was made by Rob Tiberio of Classic Bowman Sporting Woolens of NJ.  PM me and I'll see if I can put you in contact with him.