Camo necessary for deer hunting?
- Thread starter mosinmaster
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burnt_servo
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- right in the middle of b.c.
not sure if it actually works , but in theory it should ;
normal soap used to wash clothes is loaded with phosphates which brighten colours and whiten whites , and from what I am told , make you stand out like a sore thumb to the animals in the bush .
there are a few companies that makes a special wash for your hunting clothes with no phosphates .
I've noticed with my safety orange coveralls , that if I wash them with regular washing soap they are really bright and stand out . if I just use something like pinesol ( because I find it removes the crud I roll around in better than anything else ) , after a couple washings they start to look dull until I wash them in regular laundry soap again , then they are back to being bright again .
just a thought that has been rolling around in my head for a few years .
normal soap used to wash clothes is loaded with phosphates which brighten colours and whiten whites , and from what I am told , make you stand out like a sore thumb to the animals in the bush .
there are a few companies that makes a special wash for your hunting clothes with no phosphates .
I've noticed with my safety orange coveralls , that if I wash them with regular washing soap they are really bright and stand out . if I just use something like pinesol ( because I find it removes the crud I roll around in better than anything else ) , after a couple washings they start to look dull until I wash them in regular laundry soap again , then they are back to being bright again .
just a thought that has been rolling around in my head for a few years .
burnt_servo
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- right in the middle of b.c.
just a thought , so the colour blue really stands out to animals ?..... my Honda atv is dark blue ..... should I leave it dirty and muddy ?
- Location
- Prince Albert, Sk
Scent is No 1.You start out a half a mile in the bush down wind in a good breeze, the deer will be gone way before you or they know each other is visible.
Don't forget about their ears.
What camo is good for? Selling clothing to humans.
Don't forget about their ears.
What camo is good for? Selling clothing to humans.
I believe camo is very important in hunting everything except deer and flushing upland game. Having said that I've been fortunate or lucky to take alot of animals when not wearing camo
Deer see ultra violet wavelengths but their smell is number 1. I have 7-10 deer in my backyard almost every night. My dog and I can walk up to within 100 yards from them in an open field if we have the wind on them. If they're down wind even4-500 yards away they're on the run within minutes
Coyote and wolf hunting needs camo especially with snow
Deer see ultra violet wavelengths but their smell is number 1. I have 7-10 deer in my backyard almost every night. My dog and I can walk up to within 100 yards from them in an open field if we have the wind on them. If they're down wind even4-500 yards away they're on the run within minutes
Coyote and wolf hunting needs camo especially with snow
Never used camo, scents, electronic devices, bait, trail cameras, rattleing antlers, tree stands, ground blinds, GPS, laser range finders, etc., etc., etc. Advice..........just don't move. Camo and noted mentioned items are a fashion statement and toys for the trendies/yuppies.
Grab your gun, bino's. knife, ammo and start hunting.............and yes, leave your bloody cell phone in the truck!
Grab your gun, bino's. knife, ammo and start hunting.............and yes, leave your bloody cell phone in the truck!
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Never used camo, scents, electronic devices, bait, trail cameras, rattleing antlers, tree stands, ground blinds, GPS, laser range finders, etc., etc., etc. Advice..........just don't move. Camo and noted mentioned items are a fashion statement and toys for the trendies/yuppies.
Grap your gun, bino's. knife, ammo and start hunting.............and yes, leave your bloody cell phone in the truck!
And don't take a schit near your hunting stand
slow and steady
Move slow and deliberate. Look where you are going to step before moving forward. Even with hard soled boots, you can feel a branch underfoot that might be a potential snap risk as you slowly put weight on the forward foot. Practice your balance control before the season starts.
One of my best still hunting stalks was a year when the leaves were like cornflakes. I traversed about the last 100 yards moving only a step or two each time the occassional breeze rattled the crisp leaves still on the trees. I was moving towards a knoll where I had jumped a deer the very first year I hunted that area. I got to the bottom of the knoll where a rock face went all the way to the top. I knew I could go up on the rock silently and potentially surprise bedded deer. This year I did not have a doe tag. Just as I put my first boot on the rock, the breeze shifted and came right over my back and up the slope. A deer jumped up, I could only see the top of it's head and it's nose above the weeds on top but it was enough to see it was not a buck, bummer.
Move slow and deliberate. Look where you are going to step before moving forward. Even with hard soled boots, you can feel a branch underfoot that might be a potential snap risk as you slowly put weight on the forward foot. Practice your balance control before the season starts.
One of my best still hunting stalks was a year when the leaves were like cornflakes. I traversed about the last 100 yards moving only a step or two each time the occassional breeze rattled the crisp leaves still on the trees. I was moving towards a knoll where I had jumped a deer the very first year I hunted that area. I got to the bottom of the knoll where a rock face went all the way to the top. I knew I could go up on the rock silently and potentially surprise bedded deer. This year I did not have a doe tag. Just as I put my first boot on the rock, the breeze shifted and came right over my back and up the slope. A deer jumped up, I could only see the top of it's head and it's nose above the weeds on top but it was enough to see it was not a buck, bummer.
According to recent research, as others have said, blue is not a colour to use in the deer woods. Great, after years of being told deer were colour blind. The first several years I hunted deer, I wore a fleece jacket with a black and blue checkered pattern. I guess I can use that as my excuse for taking 6 years to get my first deer, lol.
Suka
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I couldn't find that study I read years ago, but I did find this while looking and could well be a synopsis of the one I was thinking of as it's pretty much as I remember it: http://home.comcast.net/~gefferts/deervis.htm
Wouldn't matter to me if deer could see right through me. I wear blaze orange everything. Still looking for blaze orange underwear!
Not crashing through the bush like a runaway crawler tractor helps. I often hunt alone, and like to walk a little ways, then stop. Paying attention helps, too. I've walked up on deer, usually does and young ones, to within 20-50 feet. Obviously, neither the deer nor I was paying attention.
I don't need a packhorse to carry all my stuff. Rifle, ammo, knife, matches, a$$wipe, maybe an apple and a chocolate bar, and I'm off. I'm not ridiculing the people who like to use other items. After deer season, I usually find the little saw for splitting the tailbone somewhere in the basement!
Not crashing through the bush like a runaway crawler tractor helps. I often hunt alone, and like to walk a little ways, then stop. Paying attention helps, too. I've walked up on deer, usually does and young ones, to within 20-50 feet. Obviously, neither the deer nor I was paying attention.
I don't need a packhorse to carry all my stuff. Rifle, ammo, knife, matches, a$$wipe, maybe an apple and a chocolate bar, and I'm off. I'm not ridiculing the people who like to use other items. After deer season, I usually find the little saw for splitting the tailbone somewhere in the basement!
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Not here in BC and we have fewer accidents than ON. When everyone is wearing camo or not obliged to wear orange, I think shooters are more cautious before pulling the trigger...
