Does Camouflage Really Work

[Zak]

No idea if it works but I like being able to wear my solids around town all year

 

[rjthehunter]

No idea if it works but I like being able to wear my solids around town all year

Hey I enjoy wearing my camos around town too!

 

[Feshaw]

I’m a real fan of Optifade Subalpine in the Adirondacks forest of NY

 

[Schaaf]

I know a Hunter that doesn’t even use camo.

 

[Flatrock]

Wearing head to toe camo with a orange hat and vest is a bit of a headscratcher to me. Bowhunting is maybe a bit different.

With that said, Kuiu Vias has got to be about the worst camo pattern I've ever seen. Yea I'm sure it blends in on a rare occasion but damn near every single time I see a grip and grin pic with someone wearing it, it just sticks out terribly.

 

[Oldskool67]

It works on me spending too much money on it

 

[silasd]

I have a complete set of almost every piece Sitka makes. The fit and function is superb, but does it work? I honestly don’t know how well their patterns work, but after seeing (or not seeing) my sons in the timber with their Kuiu gear, I am a believer in that pattern.

If I didn’t already have such a bunch of Sitka, I would have Kuiu...

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Wow....that's impressive!

 

[dgc1963]

I think it helps break up our outline when hunting close as in archery when you 20 yrds from the game your hunting but do we need that for 100yrd plus shots I dont think so and does it matter if your gun or bow is camo heck no if a deer can see my bow back here at home we call that venison lol
Think of how many animals were harvested in wool rich black n red pattern or carhart tan yrs ago I need to look up how Fred Bear dressed and he harvested everything with recurves and long bows

 

[brocksw]

I've worn solids for every 4 legged critter and turkey I've killed since 2016 (multiple elk, mule deer, whitetail, antelope, and turkey). All spot and stalk with both rifle and archery equipment. Don't let them smell you or see movement and you'll be fine.

 

[Bigjay73]

Think about how many times you've stared right at a hill and not spotted an animal......until those 3 rocks started walking away. Camouflage doesn't have to be a fancy pattern.

 

[Elkmagnet]

Most good hunting clothing can be had in camo. I can't imagine a situation where camo hurts your odds of success. So I buy it. Although I don't think of it as a necessity.
Caveat - I don't like wearing it when the ticks get bad.

Fashion rules; Solids before labor day?

 

[Dakota79]

This is just me but it might help more hunters mentally then it does visually.

If someone has camouflaged head to toe they might think they're blending in better and being more sneaky and having more confidence.

I can't tell you how many times I've been extremely close to wildlife on the ranch wearing a wide variety of colors.

If the wind is right and you move at the right time I don't think it matters much.

 

[fowladdict]

Most good hunting clothing can be had in camo. I can't imagine a situation where camo hurts your odds of success. So I buy it. Although I don't think of it as a necessity.
Caveat - I don't like wearing it when the ticks get bad.

Fashion rules; Solids before labor day?

You know I'm not the biggest camo fan. I will never forget the day you and I were elk hunting in the snow and you looked up and down at me and said "Is that what you are going to wear today?" and then proceeded to pull out your white camo coat from your pack for me to wear.

 

[elkduds]

I can't imagine a situation where camo hurts your odds of success.

Bowhunter shot and killed in Colorado | OutThere Colorado

UPDATE: Additional information has been released about this incident. Find those details here.

www.outtherecolorado.com

 

[JLS]

If someone has camouflaged head to toe they might think they're blending in better and being more sneaky and having more confidence.

Or in the converse, they may become overconfident and move too fast.

 

[windymtnman]

I have a complete set of almost every piece Sitka makes. The fit and function is superb, but does it work? I honestly don’t know how well their patterns work, but after seeing (or not seeing) my sons in the timber with their Kuiu gear, I am a believer in that pattern.

If I didn’t already have such a bunch of Sitka, I would have Kuiu...

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I've said it before. One of the most successful bowhunters of all time, Chuck Adams, used to hunt in blue jeans, with a neutral colored stocking cap and hoodie. But, he stayed in the shadows and likely knew how to hunt and move.

 

[Elkmagnet]

You know I'm not the biggest camo fan. I will never forget the day you and I were elk hunting in the snow and you looked up and down at me and said "Is that what you are going to wear today?" and then proceeded to pull out your white camo coat from your pack for me to wear.

I do believe in snow camo. To Dakota79's point I feel like a ninja in good snow camo!

 

[Elkmagnet]

Bowhunter shot and killed in Colorado | OutThere Colorado

UPDATE: Additional information has been released about this incident. Find those details here.

www.outtherecolorado.com

I guess we have to define "success"

 

[mtmiller]

I've said it before. One of the most successful bowhunters of all time, Chuck Adams, used to hunt in blue jeans, with a neutral colored stocking cap and hoodie. But, he stayed in the shadows and likely knew how to hunt and move.

 

[MarvB]

I’m waiting for Kuiu to come out with a couch pattern and see if my wife can still find me…will keep y’all posted