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Kim
Mar 8, 2012, 12:16:35 AM3/8/12
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I want to buy some camo clothing for hunting deer in my area and was
hoping to get some advice.
I'm looking at the gear on this one site... http://www.camp-hunt-shoot.com
but don't know what to get.
Can anyone recommend what clothing I should get and what pattern would
be best for deer?
Does it matter what you're hunting when picking camo gear, or is it
all about the nature of your environment?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
hoping to get some advice.
I'm looking at the gear on this one site... http://www.camp-hunt-shoot.com
but don't know what to get.
Can anyone recommend what clothing I should get and what pattern would
be best for deer?
Does it matter what you're hunting when picking camo gear, or is it
all about the nature of your environment?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Alex Vitek
Mar 8, 2012, 8:58:55 AM3/8/12
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At 12:16 AM 3/8/2012, Kim wrote:
>Can anyone recommend what clothing I should get and what pattern would
>be best for deer?
>
>Does it matter what you're hunting when picking camo gear, or is it
>all about the nature of your environment?
The environment. You would not want to buy camo which contains summer
>Can anyone recommend what clothing I should get and what pattern would
>be best for deer?
>
>Does it matter what you're hunting when picking camo gear, or is it
>all about the nature of your environment?
greens for hunting in a snow covered mid-winter season.
Best thing to do is go to the local stores and talk to the people
there. They will have a better handle on the camo that is used in the
area. Then buy from them after they spend time with you explaining
one camo pattern over another.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems but it will annoy
enough people to be worth the effort.
Jim
Mar 9, 2012, 8:23:24 PM3/9/12
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On Mar 8, 12:16 am, Kim <anast...@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I want to buy some camo clothing for hunting deer in my area and was
> hoping to get some advice.
>
Personally I'm not sure I'll ever buy printed camo clothing again
> I want to buy some camo clothing for hunting deer in my area and was
> hoping to get some advice.
>
unless it's in the form of random-looking lines printed over blaze
orange which makes a nice hat. Otherwise for all over, anything dull
and medium-dark does good in the deer woods. Important is awareness of
your outline, and much more important is scent control. These I
believe.
Jim
Jim Phyllis
Mar 10, 2012, 8:49:05 PM3/10/12
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I agree with Jim that pattern is very much secondary to the dull tones and broken up outline. There is a lot of hype on TV about the 'new' patterns that make you invisible. I suspect any pattern in the last two decades would be invisible to them as long as it did not stand out from its context. They simply don't attend to color. Intensity can count. Just think how fast you would see blaze orange. Then think how they ignore it unless you move. For obvious reasons, motion in the stand is a huge danger flag to them!
Scent matters if they are coming from down wind of you and if you are going to be walking on a trail with smelly boots. It also matters to what extent they are used to smelling folks. If you hunt near habitations (think farm or near a city) they may not be as jumpy about scent. I hunt a piece of land with a front portion near housing and a back portion with pretty deep woods. Not surprisingly, they are far less jumpy about scent when they are on the front part of the property.
Scent matters if they are coming from down wind of you and if you are going to be walking on a trail with smelly boots. It also matters to what extent they are used to smelling folks. If you hunt near habitations (think farm or near a city) they may not be as jumpy about scent. I hunt a piece of land with a front portion near housing and a back portion with pretty deep woods. Not surprisingly, they are far less jumpy about scent when they are on the front part of the property.
SaPeIsMa
Mar 12, 2012, 12:40:27 PM3/12/12
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"Jim" <brass...@GMAIL.COM> wrote in message
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# Personally I'm not sure I'll ever buy printed camo clothing again
# unless it's in the form of random-looking lines printed over blaze
# orange which makes a nice hat. Otherwise for all over, anything dull
# and medium-dark does good in the deer woods. Important is awareness of
# your outline, and much more important is scent control. These I
# believe.
The other thing that people forget are those nice shiny non-hairy parts of
your face, that most wild animals label "human"
Attaching a se-through veil to your hat brim can serve to not only keep the
bugs away, but more importantly break up and hide the outline of your face
news:d1813419-270a-43ef...@do4g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
#
# Personally I'm not sure I'll ever buy printed camo clothing again
# unless it's in the form of random-looking lines printed over blaze
# orange which makes a nice hat. Otherwise for all over, anything dull
# and medium-dark does good in the deer woods. Important is awareness of
# your outline, and much more important is scent control. These I
# believe.
The other thing that people forget are those nice shiny non-hairy parts of
your face, that most wild animals label "human"
Attaching a se-through veil to your hat brim can serve to not only keep the
bugs away, but more importantly break up and hide the outline of your face
Alex Vitek
Mar 13, 2012, 10:19:57 AM3/13/12
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At 12:40 PM 3/12/2012, SaPeIsMa wrote:
>The other thing that people forget are those nice shiny non-hairy
>parts of your face, that most wild animals label "human"
>Attaching a se-through veil to your hat brim can serve to not only
>keep the bugs away, but more importantly break up and hide the
>outline of your face
We have found the real small mesh netting that is perfect for veil or
>The other thing that people forget are those nice shiny non-hairy
>parts of your face, that most wild animals label "human"
>Attaching a se-through veil to your hat brim can serve to not only
>keep the bugs away, but more importantly break up and hide the
>outline of your face
face mask.
Even if you do not use netting it does not hurt to break up the
outline of your face by applying some of the camo face paint stuff.
It often comes in a tube or stick and is easily removed at the end of
the day with soap or face cream.
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