Hunting Camo Help...

[rino451]

I never thought that finding camo would be such a PITA. Anyone have a recommentation for camo pattern for San Antonio, TX area and a good place to buy them (local to Houston or mailorder)? We're looking for deer, turkey, hogs, and some exotics if it matters. Here's that I was told about the area:

The cedars are bright green. Oak trees are a combo muted green and grayish/brown. The grasses are grayish brown.

I picked up some Realtree Hardwoods HD but I was told it was a bit too brown.

 

[ArmedBear]

Realtree Hardwoods HD Green, then?

 

[rino451]

Saw that, but I haven't been able to to find any at Bass Pro or Academy. I'm checking Gander and other Academy stores tonight. I guess, I was really looking for something someone knows is in stock/ready to ship.

 

[Kingcreek]

I think the designer camos are over-rated.
The main thing is just something to break up your silhouette, eliminate the areas of uniform color. Sorry, I know that is not the answer to your question but I wouldn't worry about wether it is too brown or too green as long as they are natural earth tones. Maybe I have a fashion deficit but sometimes my camo doesn't even match! (That's OK, I usually out hunt the camo commandos.)
Most of my camo is Mossy Oak Break Up. Not because I felt I needed that exact pattern, but because when I found type of fabric and construction and features I wanted it just happened to be in Mossy Oak BU.

 

[skinewmexico]

Bushlan or Brush Country. Although I think camo is overrated, guys did fine without it for years, until marketing kicked in. If you look at black and white pictures (since deer see in black and white), the pattern in most camo is too small anyway, and makes you a black silhouette. Big patterns are better. And if you read most manufacturers web sites, they'll tell you to wear a different pattern on the top and bottom. Funny they never show that in their ads.

Or just buy what they have at Walmart. And here is my favorite, homegrown camo test and explanation. http://www.whitetail.com/camo1.html

 

[damagefactor]

I tend not to worry about camo for hunting, it is either a factor of sitting perfectly still or breaking your silhouette for slow (really slow) movement.

My state requires blaze orange for the Whitetail rifle season, I haven't noticed a difference during bow season when camo is allowed.

I use a small ghillie rag on my head, so I can pivot with less detection. It also breaks the silhouette of a human head on a torso.

There are a lot of factors in concealment, right down to where you sit or what detergents you use.

It only matters if you are hiding from another human, camo is designed and marketed to the human eye.

 

[asknight]

Sand/Tan jeans or Carhartts, and an olive drab T shirt or heavier shirt.

 

[Art Eatman]

Unless you're specifically hunting turkey, don't bother. Any old earth toned clothes will do for deer hunting. I've mostly worn khakis, these last forty-some years. The Goodwill store is a good starting point...

Art

 

[uk roe hunter]

i am with you on this as well Art.
I have an M65 jacket in your woodland camo pattern and some green strides and i seem to do alright. them funky camo designs are designed for catching pound notes from hunters wallets.

steve

 

[rcmodel]

Bushes come in every shade of green & brown.
Who is to say yours is "too brown"?
Most game animals only see in shades of gray.

The way to tell is to take a digital camera that has B&W capability and photgraph your camo next to what you plan on hiding behind.
If the blacks, whites, and shades of grays match pretty well with the backround, you are good to go.

And like several folks said, it won't make a bit of differance except to possibly Turkey, (and your overly critical hunting pardner).

Turkey apparently see in color, or x-ray vision, and can tell what color your underware is from 200 yards away. Especially if you even blink while they are looking your way, which is most of the time.


rcmodel