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Brandon82
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I was just curious as to what camo people like using out here in the west. I personally use a combination of prarie ghost and mossy oak brush camo.
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LAST EDITED ON Jun-16-09 AT 10:14AM (MST)[p]Kings desert...except in June I wear purple and gold ;-)
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sageadvice
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Brown or tan Carhartt pants, Walmart camo tee-shirt, and any old camo cap.
IMO, camo, for other than archery hunters, is the most over hyped and over rated product on the market for Western hunters today. Some of the best and biggest bucks n bulls get killed every year by guys that know how to hunt, wearing blue jeans and a flannel shirt!
If it floats your boat, i see where you can now spend over a thousand dollars for a coat and pant set of Sitka stuff. If they made it in 5xl, i might put it down at the bottom of my wish list but as is, i'm wondering where T-bone is able to get his stuff.
Joey
IMO, camo, for other than archery hunters, is the most over hyped and over rated product on the market for Western hunters today. Some of the best and biggest bucks n bulls get killed every year by guys that know how to hunt, wearing blue jeans and a flannel shirt!
If it floats your boat, i see where you can now spend over a thousand dollars for a coat and pant set of Sitka stuff. If they made it in 5xl, i might put it down at the bottom of my wish list but as is, i'm wondering where T-bone is able to get his stuff.
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Brandon82
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>Brown or tan Carhartt pants, Walmart
>camo tee-shirt, and any old
>camo cap.
>
>IMO, camo, for other than archery
>hunters, is the most over
>hyped and over rated product
>on the market for Western
>hunters today. Some of the
>best and biggest bucks n
>bulls get killed every year
>by guys that know how
>to hunt, wearing blue jeans
>and a flannel shirt!
>
>If it floats your boat, i
>see where you can now
>spend over a thousand dollars
>for a coat and pant
>set of Sitka stuff. If
>they made it in 5xl,
>i might put it down
>at the bottom of my
>wish list but as is,
>i'm wondering where T-bone is
>able to get his stuff.
>
>
>Joey
I am an archer so it very much matters to me. i understand you rifle guys dont need it. I wear brush pants for my rifle hunts and a camo T-shirt.
>camo tee-shirt, and any old
>camo cap.
>
>IMO, camo, for other than archery
>hunters, is the most over
>hyped and over rated product
>on the market for Western
>hunters today. Some of the
>best and biggest bucks n
>bulls get killed every year
>by guys that know how
>to hunt, wearing blue jeans
>and a flannel shirt!
>
>If it floats your boat, i
>see where you can now
>spend over a thousand dollars
>for a coat and pant
>set of Sitka stuff. If
>they made it in 5xl,
>i might put it down
>at the bottom of my
>wish list but as is,
>i'm wondering where T-bone is
>able to get his stuff.
>
>
>Joey
I am an archer so it very much matters to me. i understand you rifle guys dont need it. I wear brush pants for my rifle hunts and a camo T-shirt.
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I generally buy whatever I can find that has the qualities I like and are priced right. Oftentimes I can't find exactly what I'm looking for in a particular camo, so I have to settle with what's available. But I do really like the Mossy Oak Brush. It works great for waterfowl too.
sageadvice
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Brandon, You betcha and i fully understand!
Back when i used to serious Bow hunt, i found the single best piece of camo i owned to be a mesh head/face net. Really was surprising at just how close game would come to me or i could get to them as long as i was still if/when they looked my way. I could look right at them and to me, that was a big advantage.
Sorry if i messed up your thread!!
Joey
Back when i used to serious Bow hunt, i found the single best piece of camo i owned to be a mesh head/face net. Really was surprising at just how close game would come to me or i could get to them as long as i was still if/when they looked my way. I could look right at them and to me, that was a big advantage.
Sorry if i messed up your thread!!
Joey
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maddglasser
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It seems very hard to find anymore, but I have always liked Natural Gear. I like a lighter camo that will allow other shadows to show. Many camo's are just to busy and appear to dark for my taste.
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The one that is on sale! anything that breaks up your outline is as good as any other. Lately, I have been buying ones with outfitters camo, certainly old school, but it works because it breaks up a hunters outline.
Can't remember his name at the moment, but the bowhunter that kills a big-un mule deer every year with a bow wears outfitters camo. So, you don't have to pay designer prices to have good camo.
txhunter58
venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)
Can't remember his name at the moment, but the bowhunter that kills a big-un mule deer every year with a bow wears outfitters camo. So, you don't have to pay designer prices to have good camo.
txhunter58
venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)
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mathewsman
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I really like predator green for summer/mountainous/archery, and brown for desert late season. Asat if you can find it is also very effective. Up close they're nothing special, but far away (60 yards and out) it kicks butt!
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Bullelk1
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Predator Deception works for me.
>The one that is on sale!
> anything that breaks up
>your outline is as good
>as any other. Lately,
>I have been buying ones
>with outfitters camo, certainly old
>school, but it works because
>it breaks up a hunters
>outline.
>
>Can't remember his name at the
>moment, but the bowhunter that
>kills a big-un mule deer
>every year with a bow
>wears outfitters camo. So,
>you don't have to pay
>designer prices to have good
>camo.
>
>txhunter58
>
>venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore
>I am)
I think his name is Randy Ulmer. I too like the outfitter camo.
> anything that breaks up
>your outline is as good
>as any other. Lately,
>I have been buying ones
>with outfitters camo, certainly old
>school, but it works because
>it breaks up a hunters
>outline.
>
>Can't remember his name at the
>moment, but the bowhunter that
>kills a big-un mule deer
>every year with a bow
>wears outfitters camo. So,
>you don't have to pay
>designer prices to have good
>camo.
>
>txhunter58
>
>venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore
>I am)
I think his name is Randy Ulmer. I too like the outfitter camo.
As stated above, what ever is cheap when I need some hunting clothes. I used to bow hunt with an old pair of light weight, wool slacks, and a plaid shirt. Had any number of deer and elk 10 to 20 yards that never took me for what I was. Before he got the big endorsements, Chuck Adams used to wear single color pants and plaid shirts/jackets.
I like prairie ghost for the look, but think that motion is far more a consideration for invisibility than patterns of clothing. No matter what the camo, if the animal catches your motion, the game is more than likely up.
I like prairie ghost for the look, but think that motion is far more a consideration for invisibility than patterns of clothing. No matter what the camo, if the animal catches your motion, the game is more than likely up.
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PredHunter
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Green nat gear for archery hunting
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marcopolo
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Blaze Orange...................
cantclosethedeal
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Material first. Color scheme second. Pattern third (Mainly to look good in the hills!).
I back country hunt so I must wear clothing that works in hot an especially wet/cold situations. (Usually Microtex or Sitka)
Color scheme/Pattern: I focus on the basic color hue to match the terrain. Outfitter camo if hunting above timberline in the quakes, or down in the flats. A darker pattern in the thick timber. (Seclusion, Mossy Oak Treestand)
I back country hunt so I must wear clothing that works in hot an especially wet/cold situations. (Usually Microtex or Sitka)
Color scheme/Pattern: I focus on the basic color hue to match the terrain. Outfitter camo if hunting above timberline in the quakes, or down in the flats. A darker pattern in the thick timber. (Seclusion, Mossy Oak Treestand)
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lotsahuntn
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Someone said this to me once "whatever makes you feel dangerous". Some of the best big wood trackers from maine wore green and black flannels. That was their trademark. As stated above they know how to hunt. They would laugh at some fools looking all fashionable with matching everything while their hauling a 250 pound buck home to the larder. Oh ya if you want good hunting advice their last name starts with b. In fact 3 famous people/persons famous for big wood huntin back east starts with b. I'm from the west.
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Predator Deception works for me also. Its cheep and works awesome. If sitka was cheeper I would use it.
Last year on a friends bow hunt we were filming different camo patterns with a gl2 camera for different possible sponsors for a show on the outdoor channel.
We used
predator deception brown
predator green
prairie ghost
asat
sitka
mossy oak
and two other brands I cant remember
we filmed each shirt on top of several different bushes and trees. We also put the camo on and walked through the trees.
the camera told us that predator was the best if you matched the green with green and brown with brown. one of the other camo brands I can remember matched the color very well. leafy asat broke up the human body but stood out color wise. Sitka was decent and the fact they have light weight layered clothing weighed heavily on our minds. Mossy oak and prairie ghost were the worst They stood out like a sore thumb with every application. Prairie ghost stood out even in sage brush and that is where it was supposed to do well. we actually named it glowing ghost.
Archery is a year round commitment!!
Last year on a friends bow hunt we were filming different camo patterns with a gl2 camera for different possible sponsors for a show on the outdoor channel.
We used
predator deception brown
predator green
prairie ghost
asat
sitka
mossy oak
and two other brands I cant remember
we filmed each shirt on top of several different bushes and trees. We also put the camo on and walked through the trees.
the camera told us that predator was the best if you matched the green with green and brown with brown. one of the other camo brands I can remember matched the color very well. leafy asat broke up the human body but stood out color wise. Sitka was decent and the fact they have light weight layered clothing weighed heavily on our minds. Mossy oak and prairie ghost were the worst They stood out like a sore thumb with every application. Prairie ghost stood out even in sage brush and that is where it was supposed to do well. we actually named it glowing ghost.
Archery is a year round commitment!!
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We are backpackers and having light weight small packing functional clothing is a must so + for sitka
sitka is built the best + for sitka
sitka camo was third best so not so bad
The cost was the worst - for sitka
If the silver lining actually works that would also be a + I however think sent elimination products are a scam. I quit using them over 6 years ago and haven't noticed a difference.
If I had the money sitka would win hands down they make a good enough camo to blend in.
If predator was built as good a sitka I would only use predator
I pretty much only use predator as it is now.
If I could make my own camo it would be light weight like sitka, have some kind of layering system like sitka, have the predator camouflage, and have a leafy option like Asat.
sitka is built the best + for sitka
sitka camo was third best so not so bad
The cost was the worst - for sitka
If the silver lining actually works that would also be a + I however think sent elimination products are a scam. I quit using them over 6 years ago and haven't noticed a difference.
If I had the money sitka would win hands down they make a good enough camo to blend in.
If predator was built as good a sitka I would only use predator
I pretty much only use predator as it is now.
If I could make my own camo it would be light weight like sitka, have some kind of layering system like sitka, have the predator camouflage, and have a leafy option like Asat.
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I recently started using Multicam, after I got a set for tactical use at work. I absolutely LOVE it. It is the best camo I've been able to find. Its fairly new, and there isnt a huge selection in styles, etc., but its definitely worth looking at.
http://www.multicampattern.com/gallery.html
http://www.multicampattern.com/gallery.html
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+1 predator. The new sitka line looks great but rather expensive.
When are we going to see some quality predator clothing. The camo is great but the cotton and weight of the cloths sucks?
When are we going to see some quality predator clothing. The camo is great but the cotton and weight of the cloths sucks?
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I like Cabela's Seclusion 3-D Open Country. Light colored with just enough black sage to really break up your outline. I also use outfitter, which works well, but that Open Country really makes you disappear. I took a stand against a tree stump that was a victim of a lightening strike and my wife got on the radio all pissed cause I walked off and left her, until I moved and she could see me again.
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SirGlassalot
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I'm also a Cabela's Seclusion 3D Open Country fan. Great camo, and a great selection of clothing to choose from.
For me, a good camo gives me more confidence when still hunting or making a stalk. Rifle or bow.
For me, a good camo gives me more confidence when still hunting or making a stalk. Rifle or bow.
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SirGlassalot
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>I bought some scent lock stuff
>at Cabealas. Only problem i
>can still smell my own
>farts.
You should try the Fart Muffler. (The Cough Muffler's stinky cousin)
>at Cabealas. Only problem i
>can still smell my own
>farts.
You should try the Fart Muffler. (The Cough Muffler's stinky cousin)
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Bucks4brains
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That stuff right there ----------------------------------------}
Cabela's Seclusion 3-D Open Country and Outfitter camo for predator calling.
Like was said above: the material choice is my #1 consideration. Most of the better materials seem to come only in camo patterns or I would use a lot of the solid colors.
If I move at the wrong time in the wrong place, I get seen by sharp eyed animals.
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Like was said above: the material choice is my #1 consideration. Most of the better materials seem to come only in camo patterns or I would use a lot of the solid colors.
If I move at the wrong time in the wrong place, I get seen by sharp eyed animals.
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Measure wealth by the things you have,, for which you would not take money.
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BOW1231
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Predator Predator Predator...
Bucks and bulls may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!
Bucks and bulls may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!
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STITZEL
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I like the mossy oak brush, but I have heard from a co-worker that they are no longer going to be making it anymore. Good thing I have every type of clothing you can get in that camo.
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redrabbit
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>>
>>Sitka was decent and the
>>fact they have light weight
>>layered clothing weighed heavily on
>>our minds.
>
>What is your take on this
>statement? Just curious why light
>weight layering would weigh heavy
>on your mind? Thanks
Can "food for thought" make one fat? How many calories in a thought?
>>Sitka was decent and the
>>fact they have light weight
>>layered clothing weighed heavily on
>>our minds.
>
>What is your take on this
>statement? Just curious why light
>weight layering would weigh heavy
>on your mind? Thanks
Can "food for thought" make one fat? How many calories in a thought?
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Spencer
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Kings Desert Shadow & Mtn Shadow as well as some Max-1.
Scott
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Scott
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Anything open, and anything with a light tan, beige, gray base color. Everything else goes dark at a distance. For me, it's outfitter, mossy oak brush, predator, advantage max-1, and natural gear.
From those, I choose based on the construction and clothing materials it's offered in. No cotton for me in the mountains. So anything in polyester or a blend of some sorts is what I also go with. I also have a lot of stuff in just a solid tan or light green. I'm usually wearing a blaze vest over it anyway.
WH
From those, I choose based on the construction and clothing materials it's offered in. No cotton for me in the mountains. So anything in polyester or a blend of some sorts is what I also go with. I also have a lot of stuff in just a solid tan or light green. I'm usually wearing a blaze vest over it anyway.
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predator, cabelas guide, and nat gear. . .
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For all you Predator guys, would you recommend their waterproof products? I'm probably going to get a set of their lightweight pants/shirt; but i'm interested in their waterproof pants and jacket also. Is it comparable to Gore-Tex, or should I just use their stuff for non-rain days?
Thanks
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