Which Camo ?

  • Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    #205024

    So,

    I’m on my way into the life of Archery
    Looking at all the types of camo out there… Man O Man is it confusing

    Now if I had to pick a rod and reel combo and match it up with a precision jig and plastic for the walleyes on the Miss… Not A Problemo !!

    If I am to hunt the tail end of Oct each year… and thats about it for now… What camo suits me best ?

    Feel free to ask me questions as I’m sure I’m not giving you all the info you would need to get me headded in the right direction…

    Thanks in advance

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22418
    #123400

    I am slowly switching mine out as I buy new, to DigiCamo. Basically, what the military wears… it is designed to disappear and according to people I hunt with… I do, which is no small feat

    todders
    Shoreview, MN
    Posts: 723
    #123401

    Almost everything I own is real tree ap and I can’t complain. I believe for tree stand hunting the larger the pattern the better it will work like vertigo. I used to over think some of this stuff but have learned through countless errors that tree stand placement is the most important part of not getting busted. Deer have poor depth perception so having a network of branches behind to break up your outline will let you get away with the most. Good luck making a decision .

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    #123406

    Camo patterns are a bit of the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The good news, there is now more great camo on the market than ever before and the best garments imagineable.

    Realtree and Mossy Oak are two of the original manaufactures and they are the big dogs in the industry. Each offering multiple patterns to match the seasons. If hunting late October, I’d go with Realtree AP or Mossy Oak Break Up Infinity.

    Honestly, you can’t really go wrong as long as you get something. Todd’s point about stand placement is far more important than camo pattern. It wasn’t long ago when the old boys shot a lot of deer in plaid shirts.

    Welcome to cool side of IDO and to me the coolest part of hunting, bow hunting!

    neusch303
    Posts: 539
    #123407

    Like Kooty said. Camo doesn’t really matter.

    I have pretty much given up in buying camo. Once mine wears out that may be it. I can’t tell you how “wannabe hunter” I feel when hunting all camoed up and my guide is in blue jeans and a Carhart jacket.

    I worry about my scent and motion more than anything now.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    #123412

    Great info guys !!!
    I am lucky enough to have a great teacher of four years older… My brother !!!
    I really like to get a lot of info on anything I pick up. So what a better place to get it then right here in Kooty’s Palace !!

    swimingjig
    Waumandee, WI
    Posts: 695
    #123414

    I have Real Tree, Kings,Digital and Predator. I think Predator is the best all around. Works great out west and around home.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22418
    #123416

    I guess that was my train of thought too… not just for sitting in a tree (I spend alot of time in Bright Orange doing that and shoot plenty ), but also stalk hunting here and out West. Sometimes, the camo isn’t to disappear from the quarry, but from other hunters as well

    gobbler
    Central, MN
    Posts: 1110
    #123417

    Ecnook,

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    Later

    Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    #123477

    I have more hunting clothing than I care to admit. I haven’t bought anything new for quite a while so most of my stuff is Realtree Hardwoods Grey or Mossy Oak Breakup(not new Breakup). The next stuff I buy will be Natural Gear, Predator, or Optifade. My feeling being I want to look like nothing. Deer, ducks, grouse, pheasant, bobcat, bear, etc don’t look like leaves or branches and they blend in plenty good!

    johnsy
    Mantorville, Mn
    Posts: 831
    #123516

    Quote:


    I have Real Tree, Kings,Digital and Predator. I think Predator is the best all around. Works great out west and around home.


    x2 on predator camo it really breaks up your outline

    kentuckyboy
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 270
    #123988

    I’m a big fan of Realtree AP. I did wear Mossy Oak Breakup for a while. It just seemed to be a little to dark of a patern for my taste now.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    #124014

    I just picked up two sets of some stuff called Duxbak.
    One is Real Tree and one in Mossy Oak… I think for this year(my first) I’ll just pull it over what ever the weather tells me I need to wear..

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13467
    #124017

    A few years ago I took the stance that most camo is WAY over rated. No doubt that it is beneficial and needed, but to have that perfect blend is too much of a pain in the With the number of people that I guide for predator and turkey hunting, I get to see a lot.
    My #1 complaint on all camo is sun fade. After a couple years of exposure, it all gets a shiny sheen to it. Once it has that sheen, your screwed. You might as well be standing there reflecting a mirror with the sun. Much more true with turkeys than whitetail, but regardless if it shines at 600yrds away, its garbage.
    My 2nd issue with most camo is the variance of the environment. Cloudy, sunny, hardwoods, mid spring, early fall, swamps, grassland, treetops, snow, green, brown, and the list is endless. A perfect AP hardwoods looks great at 2:00 pm in the shade and at 7:00am with all the dew or frost, it stands out like a a streaker in a group of nuns.
    My final gripe is the cost for quality. If you want quality clothes that will last and be durable, your going to invest a big chunk of change. money that I would rather use to go hunting.
    So for a positive outlook on camo, I do have a variety of cheap stuff that works for my needs. Army surplus store for rip-stop pant plus white and camo slip overs. My other stuff that I have come to like is the sage camo shirts from cabelas, the Predator series, and military digital.
    I truly believe as Wade stated that it isn’t the camo, its the scent and motion. I have spot/stalked a lot of turkeys in open fields. Its a matter of having an outline that is broken to your environment and not standing out like a billboard.
    From what I have read, turkeys see in much higher contrast than compared to whitetail. So I took a a few pics of Olivia with/and with out a yellow filter to increase contrast and see more of what “they see”. I was surprised on how muted the camo looked in relationship to the background where her ground blind is located.
    Also, the sage camo shirts has been very versatile in blending with multiple settings. I’ve had a lot of deer and turkey walk within 30 yrds and never give me a second look until I am winded. I’m standing next to a round bail calling coyotes in the snow pic, and I’m against a few limbs on the ground in the upper right side of the woodland pic. The turkey shot is one that I stalked about 500yrds along my field in a fence row. It may be a level of unorthodox camo patterns, but it works.




    tdhowen
    Posts: 78
    #124057

    Good read Randy. I go with what ever is in the Bargain Cave

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22418
    #124109

    great stuff early season

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