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    Camo

    Camo.. I know been asked so many times before.. but not by me
    So camo is it worth it? Do you use it? Are you one for real tree type stuff, army issue or just plain one colour.

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    It's nice, but I'd never wear jacket and trousers together.

    I'd wear a jacket with no trousers, or trousers with no jacket.

    Also it tones very nicely with the right shade of orange.

    Hope this helps.

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    find out what you quarry can see then pick your camo to suit .

    No point buying one that sticks out like a sore thumb.

    Be careful what washing detergent you use as some have optical brighteners and can make you stick out if the quarry can see you glow when out shooting

    http://www.bowhunting.net/artman/pub..._printer.shtml




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    Quote Originally Posted by Aa410k View Post
    Camo.. I know been asked so many times before.. but not by me
    So camo is it worth it? Do you use it? Are you one for real tree type stuff, army issue or just plain one colour.
    When I think of shooters who wear camo I think of this vid

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X60ckKzNgc&t=8s

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barryg View Post
    When I think of shooters who wear camo I think of this vid

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X60ckKzNgc&t=8s
    That video is hilarious I’m sure we’ve all thought we’re in narm or the sniper on saving private Ryan at some point

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    Quote Originally Posted by bighit View Post
    find out what you quarry can see then pick your camo to suit .

    No point buying one that sticks out like a sore thumb.

    Be careful what washing detergent you use as some have optical brighteners and can make you stick out if the quarry can see you glow when out shooting

    http://www.bowhunting.net/artman/pub..._printer.shtml




    Rabbits see in blue and green
    I’ve always washed my shooting stuff in plain water so it didn’t get the clean detergent smell but I didn’t know about optical brightneners and I haven’t used camo in years and some of the closest To rabbit or deer I’ve got is wearing neutral colours

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rickenbacker View Post
    I'd wear a jacket with no trousers.
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    Okay if hunting, but at a range?

    Some articles suggest what we perceive a camouflage, isn’t through the eyes of the prey.

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    camo

    I wear a mix of camo and green gear when shooting (mainly greens).

    I buy gear for performance (weather wise). The camo stuff I have is mainly ex military goretex for the rain.

    I'll choose the appropriate gear for the weather regardless of being in the field or at the range.
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    No bright colours obviously ,but always camo gloves and lightweight mesh hood/ veil when hunting.

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    Movement and "pale hands and faces" give the game away and noise of course.
    Just wear natural drab coloured outer clothing.
    “Let us not dwell on the distance we have fallen short, let us dwell on the distance we have travelled" !

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    A mixture of different camo types can work well, and I never ever wash my camo gear (it is kept in the garage due to ponging a bit) really it's a case of matching the camouflage to the environment you are shooting in which will change with the seasons. I find spring and summer when there's more greenery dp m works quite well but Autumn/ winter the darker realtree patterns blend in better. Overall camo doesn't make that big a difference as it's mainly your fieldcraft that gets you close to the quarry, but let's face it it can't do any harm whilst hunting. Hope that helps mate.

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    No one has mentioned another reason of wearing camo is because the amount of crud you get covered in, the snagging of a thorn that's tears, etc. Ex military, or even new, camo doesn't cost a fortune nowadays, so you won't cry when, not if, it gets ripped or worn.
    I'm looking out for a mtp umbrella for when it rains.

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    DPM ex-army jacket for me, matched with drab-green trousers. I've no complaints.
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    I've been hunting in bright coloured tee-shirts and still managed to bag something. Good fieldcraft fills the pot...

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