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nico · September 14, 2006, 08:10 PM

I'm not sure that camo makes a huge difference with deer. My dad has shot his last half a dozen or so deer wearing blue jeans and a navy blue winter coat, and a lot of folks on here and THR seem to think that scent control is more important than camo.

That being said, i agree with you in principle. Even if deer can't see colors per se, I'd think that if they happen to see you it'd be beneficial to have a pattern that breaks up your outline instead of large patches of solid colors. This year, I'll be hunting in an M65 jacket and pants in woodland camo along with a blaze hat and a Cabela's Blaze fleece 3/4 vest. The vest is supposed to last a lot longer than a plastic one and I got camo patterns because I figure it can't hurt.

September 14, 2006, 08:10 PM	#3
nico Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 75	I'm not sure that camo makes a huge difference with deer. My dad has shot his last half a dozen or so deer wearing blue jeans and a navy blue winter coat, and a lot of folks on here and THR seem to think that scent control is more important than camo. That being said, i agree with you in principle. Even if deer can't see colors per se, I'd think that if they happen to see you it'd be beneficial to have a pattern that breaks up your outline instead of large patches of solid colors. This year, I'll be hunting in an M65 jacket and pants in woodland camo along with a blaze hat and a Cabela's Blaze fleece 3/4 vest. The vest is supposed to last a lot longer than a plastic one and I got camo patterns because I figure it can't hurt.