Recommendations wanted - camoflauge clothing on the cheap

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I guess I am a bit of a late bloomer where guns and hunting are concerned... Just bought my first rifle (Ruger 10/22) a few months ago and another (Ruger American .243 win) just last week.

I would like to try my hand at coyote hunting and understand that they are excellent at seeing things that don't fit into the landscape, movement, etc. - so camouflage clothing would seem to be in order.

Can anyone recommend a good place to purchase camo clothing on the cheap in the Ottawa area (or online) so my wife doesn't divorce me for spending so much on yet another hobby (I tend to have a short attention span I guess)?


Dave
 
You can pick up some cheap camo clothing at Giant Tiger Stores and for winter camo all you need is a white sheet with a hole cut out for your head, or an over size white sweat top will work....probably the most important camo that is needed is for your face....a white face has a tendency to stick out like a sore thumb... cover your face and keep your movements to a minimum and you will be fine.
 
Watch for sales and blowouts at Canadian Tire and Walmart. They supplied much of my earlier and poorer hunting career. The plain white coverups will do in a pinch as a wintery disguise, or pick up a slightly oversize pair of white work coveralls that you can put over your warm layer.
 
Here's the best thing you can possibly do if you're actually trying to be sneaky, and it costs practically nothing:

Go to Value Village, and spend $20 on a full outfit of dull solid colours like olive drab, including a hat, gloves, and belt.

Go to the woods, smudge dirt on your face (don't forget your ears), and here's the good part: start picking foliage and grasses in the area you're in, and stick it all around your belt and hat loops.

Now sit still and kill things when they go by you. (Note: not in the middle of an open field like a shrubbery; actually hide around the other bushes).

No matter how much people spend on camo, nothing is as good as actual natural growth in any given area.
 
When I first started doing winter hunts. I bought a pair of white coveralls from the cleaner that rented them. Used a pair was 5 bucks . Took them home and drew branches with leaves on them. Used them for 2 plus years, they worked fine.
 
fratri said:
You can pick up some cheap camo clothing at Giant Tiger Stores and for winter camo all you need is a white sheet with a hole cut out for your head, or an over size white sweat top will work....probably the most important camo that is needed is for your face....a white face has a tendency to stick out like a sore thumb... cover your face and keep your movements to a minimum and you will be fine.
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Boy Frank I never ware a face mask , maybe that's the problem lol
 
camo is not as important as movement, there is a video out there of a guy calling in and shooting one while he was wearing a Santa Claus suit, I've called them in wearing a white t-shirt in the middle of a freshly cut hay field in July

for most conditions in the prairies/foothills (you don't give your location) the camo sold is way too dark and you stand out like a blob against the usually dy brown grass or stubble...

my favorite or most used camo jacket is a pattern that looks like bullrushes/cattails (i think it ws meant to be for duck or goose hunting?
 
Donny Fenn1 said:
camo is not as important as movement, there is a video out there of a guy calling in and shooting one while he was wearing a Santa Claus suit, I've called them in wearing a white t-shirt in the middle of a freshly cut hay field in July

for most conditions in the prairies/foothills (you don't give your location) the camo sold is way too dark and you stand out like a blob against the usually dy brown grass or stubble...

my favorite or most used camo jacket is a pattern that looks like bullrushes/cattails (i think it ws meant to be for duck or goose hunting?
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Too true, guys get obsessed with how realistic the leaves or treebark looks on a jacket and forget that walking around in a dark brown suit against a lighter background makes you stand out like a hooker in church.
I've been using Predator camo for a few years now, doesn't look like much but the open pattern seems to fool the eyes of game a bit somehow. I've gotten really up close and personal to deer and yotes with it. And if I walk around the farm dressed up it seems to terrify and confuse my parent's dog for some reason.
 
The purpose of camouflage is to alter the shape of what you're hiding. You, in this case. It really doesn't take a lot to do.
The coveralls kennymo mentions work like hot dam. Cheap to buy and usually easy to find in a paint supply shop. Buying in a sporting goods shop will cost more. Value Village has all kinds of stuff that can be modified.
You can add strips of burlap(do a net search for making a Ghillie suit) to a green or the like set for summer camouflage. Buy the white one to fit over your coat and pants.
 
Xippper said:
I guess I am a bit of a late bloomer where guns and hunting are concerned... Just bought my first rifle (Ruger 10/22) a few months ago and another (Ruger American .243 win) just last week.

I would like to try my hand at coyote hunting and understand that they are excellent at seeing things that don't fit into the landscape, movement, etc. - so camouflage clothing would seem to be in order.

Can anyone recommend a good place to purchase camo clothing on the cheap in the Ottawa area (or online) so my wife doesn't divorce me for spending so much on yet another hobby (I tend to have a short attention span I guess)?


Dave
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I don't wear camoflauge, however an army surplus store usually have good prices.
 
check kijiji, there is a guy in gatineau that sells used american camo. he was posting quite often, but I haven't looked for a while. also, as stated, GTiger does have a fair bit of camo clothing, bought my winter coat there.
 
Petamocto said:
Here's the best thing you can possibly do if you're actually trying to be sneaky, and it costs practically nothing:

Go to Value Village, and spend $20 on a full outfit of dull solid colours like olive drab, including a hat, gloves, and belt.

Go to the woods, smudge dirt on your face (don't forget your ears), and here's the good part: start picking foliage and grasses in the area you're in, and stick it all around your belt and hat loops.

Now sit still and kill things when they go by you. (Note: not in the middle of an open field like a shrubbery; actually hide around the other bushes).

No matter how much people spend on camo, nothing is as good as actual natural growth in any given area.
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Ain't that the Truth ? :) Cammo has to be appropriate to the situation, or it's less than useless . Check out some old hunting books. Those guys, including some big names, did exceedingly well with checked shirts and work type clothes .

Grizz
 
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