Camo vs solids

[CrackbottomLouis]

They have yellow and blue reactive cones (color receptors) and then rods that detect light versus dark. They have more rods than humans and rods help with motion detection. Humans have red, green, and blue cones. So, our color palette of the world is significantly different.

Ah so they can see yellow too?

 

[raisins]

Ah so they can see yellow too?

Yep. Do some googling though to check me.

I avoid blue and yellow colors as a result and wear earth tone camo (without much green) even early season.

 

[Rg176bnc]

What about all the guys you didn’t see? Just saying.

They were in another county! When you can see 8-12mi at a shot you don't miss much with good glass.

 

[robstewart]

I'm old school ex-Canadian Military and we wore OD back then. I will admit that good camo works great for human eyes in perfect conditions at close range. At anything past maybe 40 yards and in many conditions the camo is not really going to make any difference at all. For our purposes colour and movement are the only things that matter and they are probably 2nd to scent anyway. With regard to colour I'm not talking about camo but instead things that are in the deer's best range like blues should be avoided.

 

[Ghetto]

In South Carolina I like to wear a leaf suit and a face mask if I can for concealment.

It makes sense that deer see movement better with contrasting colors. The same as we see movement from the flick of a tail, ear, or throat patch. It all blends nicely when the deer is still though.

In areas where a lot of the youtubers and TV guys are hunting (up North and West) it doesn’t matter as much because those species of deer aren't as wary.

I especially notice Western hunters don’t value concealment or camo that much.

 

[Deerinthawoods]

I haven’t ever tried squinting at them but I try to use my peripheral vision as opposed to looking directly toward them. I’ll give the squinting a try next season. I’ve also never been much for face paint...mainly because the OOS duck hunters around here have been ridiculed by the locals for years over the use of it...in restaurants, stores, etc. from the outside looking into a duck blind, faces stand out terribly, so I can only imagine that deer see the same thing from us. I don’t really care much for face masks, so I may give face paint a shot.

 

[raisins]

I haven’t ever tried squinting at them but I try to use my peripheral vision as opposed to looking directly toward them. I’ll give the squinting a try next season. I’ve also never been much for face paint...mainly because the OOS duck hunters around here have been ridiculed by the locals for years over the use of it...in restaurants, stores, etc. from the outside looking into a duck blind, faces stand out terribly, so I can only imagine that deer see the same thing from us. I don’t really care much for face masks, so I may give face paint a shot.

Two tips

Get the cream paint in a tube

Hunter specialty is good

Woodland Camo Creme Tube Makeup Kit - Hunter Specialties

Shop All Products Blend into your surroundings with this easy-to-use camo face paint. The kit includes three 1 oz. tubes of creme makeup: mud brown, flat black, and leaf green, and is a great addition to your hunting gear.

www.hunterspec.com

More durable and doesn’t itch (the grease paint feels like it is suffocating your skin, itches, and rubs off easy)

Get the big no scent wipes at Walmart with smooth and rough side in hunting area

One wipe and face is clean

I do it on way home if going in a store

And to keep off truck seats

I think it is illegal to wear disguising paint in a store

Like wearing a mask

 

[Blacksmith]

Back when I did wear camo I always tried to be extra careful to not wear it in public. Try to be as careful of others feelings in a store as possible.. Not everyone admires the hunting lifestyle as much as I do.

 

[Deerinthawoods]

Back when I did wear camo I always tried to be extra careful to not wear it in public. Try to be as careful of others feelings in a store as possible.. Not everyone admires the hunting lifestyle as much as I do.

It’s pretty common around here to see the OOSER duck hunters walking around Walmart or sitting at the Mexican restaurant wearing full camo, face paint, and waders with 10 duck calls draped around their neck. It’s quite comical.

I will often wear sweatpants and a hoodie on my way to and from the woods and change at the truck. Two reasons for this...mainly the scent factor and secondly for the reason mentioned above. I also don’t have any stickers on my truck that would identify me as a hunter.

 

[BCHunter]

I'm going in one of these this year to prove its all about movement

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[raisins]

It’s pretty common around here to see the OOSER duck hunters walking around Walmart or sitting at the Mexican restaurant wearing full camo, face paint, and waders with 10 duck calls draped around their neck. It’s quite comical.

I will often wear sweatpants and a hoodie on my way to and from the woods and change at the truck. Two reasons for this...mainly the scent factor and secondly for the reason mentioned above. I also don’t have any stickers on my truck that would identify me as a hunter.

All those Mathews, etc. stickers just tell folks there's nice stuff in your truck to steal.

 

[raisins]

I'm going in one of these this year to prove its all about movement

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Please add a cod piece under the onesie to spare us all......

 

[Blacksmith]

It’s pretty common around here to see the OOSER duck hunters walking around Walmart or sitting at the Mexican restaurant wearing full camo, face paint, and waders with 10 duck calls draped around their neck. It’s quite comical.

I will often wear sweatpants and a hoodie on my way to and from the woods and change at the truck. Two reasons for this...mainly the scent factor and secondly for the reason mentioned above. I also don’t have any stickers on my truck that would identify me as a hunter.

Thank You. I don't do stickers either just to avoid offending a non hunter. I do carry a giant set of sheds on the dash of my truck and that gets a lot of questions from the public, and a small chance to educate some about the whitetail. Personally I wouldnt care what they think of me because I'm a hunter but we're all in this together and need to work on our image to the public.

 

[Blacksmith]

I'm going in one of these this year to prove its all about movement

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That's funny but I saw an article some time back w/pics of a guy dressed in a pilgrim's black and white outfit w/a turkey just to prove it could be done.

 

[mtsrunner]

All the stickers on my truck are hiking/camping related. Hiking is my other hobby and helps with scouting. I used to be sold on Camo, but I forgot my Rubbermaid bin with all my Camo oneyear going to TN for opening of turkey season. Killed a monster gobbler wearing khaki shorts, a white short sleeve shirt and Camo face mask (it was in the pocket of my vest).
Movement is the key.

 

[weekender21]

All the stickers on my truck are hiking/camping related. Hiking is my other hobby and helps with scouting. I used to be sold on Camo, but I forgot my Rubbermaid bin with all my Camo oneyear going to TN for opening of turkey season. Killed a monster gobbler wearing khaki shorts, a white short sleeve shirt and Camo face mask (it was in the pocket of my vest).
Movement is the key.

I completely agree even for turkeys. I was scouting turkeys one spring the week before the opener and had a Jake walk within 10 feet of me. I was wearing blue jeans and a long sleeve T-shirt, he never saw me.


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[raisins]

Hunting with street clothes can certainly be effective, but the extreme effectiveness of ghillie suits makes me think that camo works very well but that most camo patterns and clothes just stink for the intended purpose.