RE: COUGH IT UP Browtine!!!
LAST EDITED ON Aug-08-06 AT 09:51AM (MST)[p]Brian,
I agree. Movement -- and of course, scent -- are the two worse enemies of the stealthy hunter. In reality, I don't think any color, regardless of how garish, will alert game as long as it's sitting perfectly still. But if it is in sharp contrast with the surroundings as game animals percieve it, the slightest movement might send a critter to the next zip code in one big hurry.
In reality, hunters often make poor choices when picking out camo if the patterns are small and mostly the same color. While such patterns hanging on a clothing rack LOOK like they would blend in with a certain terrain, one needs to stand off at a distance to see if they block up and appear more like a solid mass than the preferred broken up outline. I think one of the best patterns for this is the stuff sold by ASAT. It is a very large and bold blend of shades of brown.
Incidentally, what I wrote above in regards to dichromatic vision applies to most game -- the ungulates, feline and canine. It also includes horses and cattle. But, the avian critters, including the wild turkey, do indeed see the entire color spectrum, including quite a bit of the UV part. -TONY
