Old Timers and Camo

[Slickhead]

I think you could get by with any earth tone color.
Stay away from too light or dark colors.
A lot of critters have been shot not wearing camo.
I use camo, but at times thinks its not needed.

[Bowwild]

I'm confident I could kill deer while wearing anything in my closet.

However, I choose to purchase and wear camp clothing when I bow hunt for big game.  I like the look, the feel, and utility of the camo clothing I use.

Non-camo clothing won't make me a better or worse hunter.

[Echatham]

anybody have an opinion on uv brighteners that are found in most clothes and most camo?  some think that if it glows under a black light it will stand out to a deer.  i don't have any opinion on the matter, i just don't know enough about it, but i do understand these uv brighteners are absent in most wool clothing, also asat claims they are uv brightener free.  if there is merit to the theory, it is interesting to note that most laundry detergent... even stuff marketed to hunters, enhances the uv brighteners.  there is a detergent called sportwash that is scent free and uv free, and i buy it just cause its cheaper than the other stuff... but maybe there is something to it... my biggest source of doubt is the deer that have looked through me while wearing flo orange.  that stuff has to stand out if they see uv.

[Sam McMichael]

Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Commercial camo and plaid both work very well, if you keep still and hunt the wind. Like some of the other guys, I have gotten close to deer with solid colors and no outline break up at all - but never when deer were looking my way. I believe that woodsmanship is more significant than how you dress.

[Bowwild]

Sam has it. No substitute (except luck if there is such a thing) for woodsmanship.

Experience is a great teacher but some hard knocks can be skipped over with mentoring. One type of mentoring is the virtual kind as provided here at Trad Gang from time to time.

[Knawbone]

I use plaids and grey or green wool pants while stalking. Light weight army surplus in tamarack pattern is what I used for years and is my first chose for Turkey hunting.Never saw a need to buy expensive camo when there is a perfectly good salvation army store within a short drive.In fact the last two years has been very lucritive  in Salvo

[dingas]

Ecatham, sport wash is all we use all year. Its cheap and it is free of all scents etc. Can be hard to find outside of hunting season so we stock up each fall. Usually 2 of the largest size bottles will do it. Works great on cloth diapers. Actually they apparently market it under a different name just for cloth diapers. I have also been told it is what hospitals use...

[RedShaft]

Does the sport wash remove uv brightness from clothes Or does it just not containe it so you can wash your clothes with detergent that don't have it? Thanks

[dingas]

It contains no brighteners. They also sell UV killer. I bought some last year but never tried it yet.

[Cmane07]

I have used the sport wash for years and really like it.  And you mean people can kill deer without the newest Mossy Oak infinity or Realtree AP???? Heresy