why plaid???

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Im leaning twords the evening stand brown pullover

[Bjorn]

Animals notice all movement, hard edges, shiny stuff, blinking eyeballs stuff like that. Concealment from humans is different-with humans camo is very effective-we know exactly how humans see. How exactly animals see color is still not completely understood. Plaid works great as does anything else that has broken and or soft  edges-which is why wool is so effective pretty much regardless of color.
Blinking eyeballs and being stared at they really notice! Next time you see an animal that is out of season, or you have no interest in; experiment. Walk away in plain sight, walk at an angle towards them but not at them, and don't look at them at all-just peripheral vision-pretend you never saw them-the results may surprise you.

[Slickhead]

Problem with commercial camo is that it "blobs" you
To dark and you stand out.

The thing about plaids is that some have wery open patterns.

I picked up a sherpa lind tan on that I can wait to try in a brush blind.
Plus its as comfy as heck.

I missed out on the black and white one that would have worked out great as a snow camo.

[Sam McMichael]

Plaid is good camo. Don't go with all dark or all light colors. If you do, it looks like a solid object. Brown/tan or green/tan are good examples of what I mean as good combos. A little yellow is good, too. Actually any colors that don't meld into a solid looking block are good.

Also, many weights of material are available, making it easier to match clothes to temperature. That is especially important in early bow season here in the South.

[LB_hntr]

All I hunt in is plaids 99% of the time. Wool, cotton.

In my opinion.... Plaid and "chunky" patterns are better at hiding you from animals that actual camo patters because today's camo patterns solid out as distance increases. Where as plaid and big patterns don't turn solid and still break up you outline.

Camo companies want to sell you camo so they make what our eyes see as camo...critters see different than us.

[Triphammer]

But, where did turkeys buy shirts?

[Thumper Dunker]

Originally posted by Bjorn:
Animals notice all movement, hard edges, shiny stuff, blinking eyeballs stuff like that. Concealment from humans is different-with humans camo is very effective-we know exactly how humans see. How exactly animals see color is still not completely understood. Plaid works great as does anything else that has broken and or soft  edges-which is why wool is so effective pretty much regardless of color.
Blinking eyeballs and being stared at they really notice! Next time you see an animal that is out of season, or you have no interest in; experiment. Walk away in plain sight, walk at an angle towards them but not at them, and don't look at them at all-just peripheral vision-pretend you never saw them-the results may surprise you.

What he said.  

[Frgvn]

As was already mentioned, love wool, love plaid and a larger pattern is better.  I would look closely at brown and green plaid though.  Dark brown & light green would probably be good.  Dark green and light brown would probably be good.  If the green and brown are about the same in "tone" or "shade", then they may not break up my outline given the deer's presumed color blindness.  I'd be tempted to take a black and white photo and see how the pattern breaks up the outline.  In my experience though, even a solid color (like red or brown or olive green ) soaks up light nicely if the wool is not very processed.  I am pretty picky about the wool I buy given the cost, but I love the stuff.  I think that there is noting at all wrong with an old school large plaid pattern of black and red.  Popular thinking is that red = green = brown in the eyes of the deer.  All just my opinion.

[treepasser]

Is it (un)traditional now to wear standard camo?

[Roger Norris]

Originally posted by treepasser:
Is it (un)traditional now to wear standard camo?

Absolutely not.