Camouflage clothing, yay or nay?

I choose to hunt everything in camo because the rest of my clothes is washed in regular detergent which contains UV brighteners,
which will make whatever clothes you choose to hunt with, much more visible to all game.

In theory, a good camo pattern should break up the human shape, and maybe cause an animal to hesitate for a second before running.[/QUOTE]
THIS! I wear camo, not for the "cool" factor, but because it breaks up my shape and helps me blend into my surroundings. White tail have very good eye sight and (as noted) they see in a different colour spectrum. Given that there are very few straight lines in nature, some of camo patterns make you essentially invisible. Added bonus, if you're in an area where there are yahoos or novices who do "sound" shots or are easily spooked, being invisible is a distinct advantage.
 
Typical Alberta camo is a fleet white pickup truck,lol.....of course it’s mandatory that you also wear $1400 worth of Sitka Gear to ride around in said white pickup,complete with Mossy Oak steering wheel and seat covers and a $3 Walmart pool noodle for window shooting rest. :D
I’m also pretty certain that .300WinMag is the Official Firearm of Alberta,required to hunt anything larger then gophers,and topped with an optic that rivals the Hubble telescope both in size and magnification capability.
 
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grinrgrn said:
Typical Alberta camo is a fleet white pickup truck,lol.....of course it’s mandatory that you also wear $1400 worth of Sitka Gear to ride around in said white pickup,complete with Mossy Oak steering wheel and seat covers and a $3 Walmart pool noodle for window shooting rest. :D
I’m also pretty certain that .300WinMag is the Official Firearm of Alberta,required to hunt anything larger then gophers,and topped with an optic that rivals the Hubble telescope both in size and magnification capability.
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ive never hunted in alberta but it sounds like im really missing out. much different experience to my carhardtt pants and lumberjack and my .308
 
grinrgrn said:
Typical Alberta camo is a fleet white pickup truck,lol.....of course it’s mandatory that you also wear $1400 worth of Sitka Gear to ride around in said white pickup,complete with Mossy Oak steering wheel and seat covers and a $3 Walmart pool noodle for window shooting rest. :D
I’m also pretty certain that .300WinMag is the Official Firearm of Alberta,required to hunt anything larger then gophers,and topped with an optic that rivals the Hubble telescope both in size and magnification capability.
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Raised here since I was 5. I agree for the most part on your input. Got to have at least an 8mm STW for Mule deer...that way 800 yd shots are " Totally do-able"
 
grinrgrn said:
Typical Alberta camo is a fleet white pickup truck,lol.....of course it’s mandatory that you also wear $1400 worth of Sitka Gear to ride around in said white pickup,complete with Mossy Oak steering wheel and seat covers and a $3 Walmart pool noodle for window shooting rest. :D
I’m also pretty certain that .300WinMag is the Official Firearm of Alberta,required to hunt anything larger then gophers,and topped with an optic that rivals the Hubble telescope both in size and magnification capability.
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Sounds pretty similar to much of B.C.'s Peace Region. Endless fuel burned driving forestry and other resource roads to hopefully spot something from the truck.
 
Its always fun when concealed and wearing full camo including face paint to see the look on "JOE don't need camo" hunter's face when he's 15 feet away from you and doesn't know it until you say Hi....lol :)
 
grinrgrn said:
Typical Alberta camo is a fleet white pickup truck,lol.....of course it’s mandatory that you also wear $1400 worth of Sitka Gear to ride around in said white pickup,complete with Mossy Oak steering wheel and seat covers and a $3 Walmart pool noodle for window shooting rest. :D
I’m also pretty certain that .300WinMag is the Official Firearm of Alberta,required to hunt anything larger then gophers,and topped with an optic that rivals the Hubble telescope both in size and magnification capability.
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I love when these guys are road hunting, more the better. Because, I'll have the forest ALL TO MYSELF.:d:d:d
https://imgur.com/a/1E5IvDn
 
I wear camo when I’m bowhunting deer or turkey hunting. If I’m hunting during an orange vest season, I don’t care about camo, I wear what’s needed to match the weather/hunting conditions.

Patrick
 
Always been indifferent to camo. A lot of my hunting gear is just because that's what it happened to be. My gleaming white face however seems to be a dead giveaway when bow hunting. Gotta cover that up lol.
 
grinrgrn said:
Typical Alberta camo is a fleet white pickup truck,lol.....of course it’s mandatory that you also wear $1400 worth of Sitka Gear to ride around in said white pickup,complete with Mossy Oak steering wheel and seat covers and a $3 Walmart pool noodle for window shooting rest. :D
I’m also pretty certain that .300WinMag is the Official Firearm of Alberta,required to hunt anything larger then gophers,and topped with an optic that rivals the Hubble telescope both in size and magnification capability.
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Similar conditions apply here in sask
Apart from the customary 24 of bud light
And the inability to read posted signs
 
Decent conditions I usually wear my Fjallraven pants and a button up camo long sleeve shirt. If it gets colder out comes the plaid jacket. Real cold weather i wear camo top to bottom just because that is my warmest gear.

Edit......almost forgot my beautiful blaze orange vest and hat.
 
Milanczar said:
Camo on a firearm is an excellent way to spend frustrating time looking for it when put down....... :)

For animals it is noise, movement and smell with visual detection without movement secondary.
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Most of my camo gear has a strip of fluorescent tape on them 'caus it is difficult to collect your stuff at 5pm in November when leaving the blind. Flashlight is the first item to get taped.
 
A fair amount of my outer clothing (read jackets) are camo, mostly because the stuff I want is inevitably sold that way. Before we finally got a smidge of sanity in our laws we had to rifle hunt in orange, red, yellow or white head to foot. When you've spent a few decades traipsing around in what amounts to a Santa Claus suit and still manage to scratch down your share of game you start wondering what all the camo fuss is about. The big thing is to avoid outlining yourself and otherwise standing out. Do what you can to keep the wind in your favor; but the wind usually swirls in cover anyway.
 
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