Camo? What do you wear?

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I’m looking at starting to deer hunt this season and was wondering what camo you use or maybe you don’t at all? There are so many different patterns and options it’s a bit overwhelming. I’m in coastal BC on Vancouver island. What works well for you?
 
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I use ATCS FG. I find it blends in quite well. I hunt all over BC. Lately I've been using my hiking gear that is mainly green in color for deer hunting and using the camo clothing for coyote hunting.
 
Kings desert looks like a good colour combo for our forests in the fall. How is the durability of their clothing?
 
Comfort and functionality are definitely priorities. That being said it rains a lot here in fall/ winter so something that I can hike it and stay relatively dry is ideal. I have never hunted to be clear but I want to be active and hike as much as possible.
 
Climb91 said:
Kings desert looks like a good colour combo for our forests in the fall. How is the durability of their clothing?
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I have had a Kings Camo long sleeved shirt & hunter 2.0 type pants for close to 15 years now, still going strong. I wear it every time we go hunting, which is approximately 30-40 days per year!........:)
 
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I have had a Kings Camo long sleeved shirt & hunter 2.0 type pants for close to 15 years now, still going strong. I wear it every time we go hunting, which is approximately 30-40 days per year!........:)
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Thanks for your reply! I will definitely be checking it out. Really trying to get a sense of actual use case. I could read for ever but lots of gear lists just feel like targeted ads.
 
Finnish M05 woodland from Varusteleka
I find it blends in super well out here and Varusteleka makes great stuff

Deer don’t really have great vision so I’d say just pick whatever woodland camo you think looks best.
 
Nuck83 said:
Finnish M05 woodland from Varusteleka
I find it blends in super well out here and Varusteleka makes great stuff

Deer don’t really have great vision so I’d say just pick whatever woodland camo you think looks best.
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Awesome. I actually have a set of M05 I use for airsoft. Probably makes sense to just use what I have on hand. Just don’t have a hardshell rain jacket. Have you tried their rain jacket by any chance?
 
Bear in mind, all this is my own opinion and experience. I have a Cabela's "Zonz" pattern hunting bib and parka combination which is excellent for near north Ontario fall colour match. A good brand like Browning or Cabelas will run you $550-$800. for a quality parka/bib overall outfit but it's a one time expenditure and amortized over it's service life (barring damage) the set is an excellent investment. I don't hunt in the rain or snow since the deer don't seem too inclined to move anyway and therefore water resistant is OK vs. actual waterproof. Blending into your environment is an excellent motivator but the true purpose of camouflage is to break up your outline. Of great importance is to wash your outfit in something like Woolite or any other detergent that doesn't have UV brighteners. Whitetail see in the UV spectrum and if you've washed your clothes in normal laundry soap there's a great probability that it will make you glow to a deer's eyes. BTW, I have an like new Mossy Oak Browning outfit, large size, with a fall/winter parka (removeable liner) looking for a new home.
 

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Reminds me that when I was in Princess Auto last week I failed once again to find myself a princess but did notice they have ghillie suits on the shelf for $35. I did not examine them for size or quality or anything else but such suits are usually a very good foundation garment for going seriously camo.
 
Climb91 said:
I’m looking at starting to deer hunt this season and was wondering what camo you use or maybe you don’t at all? There are so many different patterns and options it’s a bit overwhelming. I’m in coastal BC on Vancouver island. What works well for you?
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So, I think most "camo" was a military invention to make you hard to see by other humans. Biologists and others tell me that there is a noticeable difference in "cones and rods" between human eyes and other mammal eyes - in other words, the camo is supposed to work to hide from human eyesight, not necessarily to hide you from another mammal. However, I think they are way more sensitive to motion than we are - even an eye blink or hand motion. And I think they are way past most of us when it comes to hearing or scent detection.

However, I think birds are much more sensitive to colours - I have seen geese flights "flare" because one guy in the group did not "match" to the slough grass that we were in. I have never stalked wild turkeys, but I suspect they are similar to goose eyesight.

It will be typical human arrogance to believe that every other critter sees the world the same way that we do, and many will find it incomprehensible that there are other "views of the world". Sales and Marketing people will make a decent living by "proving" to you how good their product is - but, making it less clear for a human to see you against a particular background is not the point - the point is to hide you from something that sees differently than you do - which will be almost impossible for you to verify in a store. I have had Whitetail deer within 10 feet (3 meters) while I was dressed in blaze orange from head to ankle - another guy from Esterhazy, Sask. used to "hunt" deer wearing bluejeans, T-shirt and baseball cap - he said he had deer within a "few feet" of the lawn chair that he "hunted" from.
 
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So, I think most "camo" was a military invention to make you hard to see by other humans. Biologists and others tell me that there is a noticeable difference in "cones and rods" between human eyes and other mammal eyes - in other words, the camo is supposed to work to hide from human eyesight, not necessarily to hide you from another mammal. However, I think they are way more sensitive to motion than we are - even an eye blink or hand motion. And I think they are way past most of us when it comes to hearing or scent detection.

However, I think birds are much more sensitive to colours - I have seen geese flights "flare" because one guy in the group did not "match" to the slough grass that we were in. I have never stalked wild turkeys, but I suspect they are similar to goose eyesight.

It will be typical human arrogance to believe that every other critter sees the world the same way that we do, and many will find it incomprehensible that there are other "views of the world". Sales and Marketing people will make a decent living by "proving" to you how good their product is - but, making it less clear for a human to see you against a particular background is not the point - the point is to hide you from something that sees differently than you do - which will be almost impossible for you to verify in a store. I have had Whitetail deer within 10 feet (3 meters) while I was dressed in blaze orange from head to ankle - another guy from Esterhazy, Sask. used to "hunt" deer wearing bluejeans, T-shirt and baseball cap - he said he had deer within a "few feet" of the lawn chair that he "hunted" from.
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This guy gets it.

The amount of times I’ve been wearing blaze orange or normal clothing and stalked within 5-10 yards is all the proof I need camo is pointless for deer. I wear it to hide from humans more than the deer 🤣

Turkey it’s more important and even more so with waterfowl.


Comfort is far more important than camo/pattern.
 
Anything recommended for waterfowl or birds in the terrain pattern your in will be optimum and can easily be used for deer, elk, moose. It's more about staying dry and warm IMHO. If your moving around you will likely be heard first then smelled or seen. If they think your a bush that's moving around unnaturally they are more likely to bolt than someone in a mack jacket with a ball cap. Cheers
lol someone beat me to it.
 
I use whatever. Most of my gear has been bought on steep discount, either really good sales or clearance racks at Bass Pro/Cabelas/Crappy Tire/Walmart. It's a mix of various camo patterns designed for the woods more or less.

Deer dont have amazing vision when it comes to colors. I wear camo so I'm not a big blue, green, etc blob on the landscape. It's not a magic bullet, it's a small part of all the other stuff - scent, wind, noise, etc - that goes into being successful. Is camo necessary? Not at all. But if I'm buying gear to hunt in I might as well get camo.
 
I wear red and black square pattern (plaid like) wool coat and pants with blaze orange accessories. When hunting public land I am full on blaze orange. It's not ###y, but I ain't getting shot by mistake. Lack of movement is often more inportant than blending in.

If you insist on wearing camo, don't forget wool for your socks and inner layers.

Happy hunting.
 
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