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Author Topic: Camo or not???  (Read 609 times)

Offline Northwest_Bowhunter

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Camo or not???
« on: May 17, 2010, 03:49:00 PM »
I was just wondering, do most of you use camouflage or just go jeans and tee shirt when you hunt?  If you do camouflage, do you have a preference?

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Offline stevemfwills

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2010, 03:56:00 PM »
first big buck i shot i was wearing a green hoodie light blue jeans in the middle of the field deer didnt even see me...woke up late during the rut and went out to glass the fields and he walked within 20 yds of me and didnt have a clue
if we are not suppose to eat animals,then why are they made of meat

Offline LKH

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2010, 03:57:00 PM »
I wear both, but tend to use a lot of camo.  Why?  Because it's what some of the best modern fabrics are made into.

I also use a lot of mono colored windbloc sewn by my bride.  It's been said on here a thousand times and proven by those of us who have to bowhunt part of the year in blaze orange.  It's motion that matters most.

Offline bogeyrider63

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2010, 04:30:00 PM »
camo alway's,

Offline Oldruffedhunter

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2010, 04:38:00 PM »
I've killed them both ways. I prefer camo the two I like best is ASAT and I like to wear the old Winona camo as well. It isn't always needed but it can't hurt to wear it. Besides most of my camo is built to meet my needs while hunting. I can't say that about alot of other clothes.

Offline stickbow2442

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2010, 04:41:00 PM »
I wear camo sometiems..just because its like what LKH said. I don't believe it really helps.
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Offline lpcjon2

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2010, 07:13:00 PM »
I use camo but I don't buy expensive stuff, just good ol military surplus.I'm cheap!
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Offline reddogge

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2010, 07:15:00 PM »
Camo always but old mismatched stuff, WW2, tiger stripe, USGI BDUs.
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Offline John3

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2010, 07:19:00 PM »
ASAT or Ghillie..  I am going to hunt with my Plaid wool pullover this season..
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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2010, 09:35:00 PM »
Both camo and solid colors for me.

Offline carparcher

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2010, 09:41:00 PM »
I like camo b/c it reminds me that I am not @ work.  When else do you get to wear that stuff?  It's part of the experience.  Most bikers don't wear leather b/c they have to.  Believe me, I have seen plenty of motorcycle wrecks and that leather isn't going to save your hide in a bad accident.  It's all part of the experience.  Playing "dress up" helps you get into the mental state that you know you are hunting.  That's how I feel anyhow.

Offline carbonflyr

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2010, 09:44:00 PM »
camo for me too, normally predator deception or fall grey because i fidget too much. i've been looking at ghillie suits alot lately too.

Offline Ground Hunter

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2010, 10:03:00 PM »
Jeans and T-Shirt = cotton.  Cotton is not the best at keeping you either warm or dry.  The new materials are so much better.  H

Offline Geo S

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2010, 10:04:00 PM »
I use camo. Mostly I use older Skyline apparition.

Offline mookie

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2010, 10:10:00 PM »
Camo I don't think the deer care but it makes me feel better kinda like a ostrich sticking his head in the sand i guess.

Offline Brently

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2010, 10:11:00 PM »
Mostly jeans and a shirt, sometimes I use my old BDU pants because they have lots of pockets.  Most of the critters I have taken I have been wearing jeans and a tee shirt.

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2010, 10:24:00 PM »
camo for me..  and I like Predator and ASAT.  Also I wear the Cabelas outfitter in berber.
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Offline Ragnarok Forge

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2010, 01:35:00 AM »
Csmo - Predator.  I think that it helps when your right on top of them.  I have had them look right thru me and then made the shot at pint blank range.  Movement is a lot more important, or the lcak of it anyway.
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Offline amar911

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2010, 02:16:00 AM »
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Originally posted by joe ashton:
Camo for me ... and I like Predator and ASAT.  Also I wear the Cabelas outfitter in berber.
Same for me, with those being three of my favorite camo patterns. I have found several other good patterns too. Camo does work, although lack of rapid movement is more important, and keeping your scent away from the animals you are hunting is the most important.

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Offline Earthdog

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Re: Camo or not???
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2010, 02:45:00 AM »
I stalked a young Red hind in my socks and underpants one morning,,,it started to rain and I ended up losing contact with her because she was moving faster than I thought.
My glow in the dark soft bits didn't seem to affect anything much.
Did get very wet but.

Most of the time I wear some camo things but don't go out of my way to buy it.
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