My girlfriend who is a fashion design major can't stand camo. Always nags on me whenever I'm wearing it. It's a running joke between us that camouflage looks best when it can't be seen. This couldn't be more true than when out in the woods and your success depends on staying hidden.
I'm sure for many of you, your favorite patterns are whatever is on sale or happens to be in the closet at the time. Mismatched or not...
I was wondering if any of you guys have personal favorites or find some camouflage patterns more effective than others?
I am partial to Mossy Oak Breakup in the early Spring and then something with more green in it for on top when I am not in the blind. Bought some Mossy Oak Obsession (NWTF Version) this year, will see what I think of that.
MO Bottomland (vintage or new) pants early season, MO Obsession pants late season, with a 3D leafy pullover. I like to mix patterns between tops and pants. I'm not real picky but if I was to pick it would be new Bottomland, just works year round.
early season: Original Advantage pants , and Mossy oak Bottomland top
Late season : mossy oak green leaf, Realtree Xtra Green.
I wear whatever miss match sets ... , bottomland , green leaf , realtree .... got some new MO Obsession pants, shirt and jacket ... after green up....
The original Mossy Oak Bottomland and Greenleaf have always meant Spring Gobblers to me.
But I don't think the pattern matters much at all, not moving is the key.
I've been happy with Nat gear. I love my 3D leafy Nat Gear, even though it is close to 20 years old.
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The original Mossy Oak Bottomland and Greenleaf have always meant Spring Gobblers to me.
But I don't think the pattern matters much at all, not moving is the key.
This is my thought as well. Absolutely love MO original bottomland eary and green leaf later.
Gotta go with bottomland
New bottomland
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Mossy Oak Original Bottomland or Treestand early season Forest Floor pants and defusion 3D Obsession jacket late season
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Early season I like On Sale, late season I switch to Clearence.
If I had to pick a pattern, I'm partial to Spring Mimicry.
I like Bottomland and Greenleaf. Got some breakup and obsession that I'll wear sometimes.
The old Mossy Oak Treestand. Wished I still had some of it. Nowadays I just wear whatever, it's all about being set up right and knowing when you can move.
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Mossy Oak Original Bottomland or Treestand early season Forest Floor pants and defusion 3D Obsession jacket late season
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I have never seen a pattern blend so well with our East Tn. woods as the old Forest Floor pattern. Wish I had 10 new pairs of pants in Forest Floor, they always discontinue the good stuff. Only used it for the bottom half, everything else Bottomland. Would flat out disappear in our early spring hardwoods.
Big fan of real tree edge of hd. Also like the mossy oak bottomland.
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Have any of you guys seen the patterns by Prym 1 or Predator? They seem unique compared to many of the leave, stick, and tree prints that are out there. The use geometric shapes and stripes to break up outline, much similar to military style type camo. I just thought the concept was interesting and different to most of what's out there.
Mossy oak is my favorite. I like full foliage but they haven't made it in a long time. Bottom land or green leaf is what I currently use most
Mossy oak original Bottomland and Greenleaf...I also like the old Realtree camo..I think we care more about camo than the Turkey's do. Like others said being still is more important.
I go with whatever is clean. For many years, I just used my Marine Corp woodland bdus. As long as you stay still, you can get away with most camo. Old timers used to hunt in blue jeans and flannel shirts and killed them
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Timber Ghost, what I have left is getting faded bad. Shame you can not find it anymore.
Bottomland all season for me. Rocking original bottomland pants and a new bottomland shirt.
I tend to be pretty partial to the new bottomland. That being said I have hunted with many different patterns and I don't think it matters too much. I still have an old set of original Realtree from the 90's that one of the fellows that helped me get started handed down to me. I have worn them maybe one or two times. It still works though.
I'll always have a soft spot for original Mossy Oak Bottomland. First "turkey camo" I ever had. My folks gave me a set for Christmas when I was like 14. Hasn't fit in years but I still have it packed away in the bottom of the wife's cedar chest.
I've probably used Mossy Oak Break Up more than any other. Got some new Bottomland and Obsession for this year.
I've always been a fan of Realtree HD Green. I like the looks of the new Mossy Oak Obsession, Bass Pro True Timber Strata and Cabela's O2 Octane. Gonna try some of the Octane this year. By the time Turkey Season opens here in Kentucky Mid April things are always green as a gord on the ground.
I have several patterns that, I wear together. My Fav camo though is Tigerstripe. Issued during the Vietnam war. I was lucky to find a Shirt and pants together along with brand new Dog Tags! The shirt has 5 Pockets and, I cut the arms off and now it doubles as a light Vest.
Mossy oak Bottomland has to be my all time favorite
New brown bottomland early and then obsession/greenleaf later after the greenup. Realtree in the fall
The pattern on sale.
ive got my mossy oak bottomland stuff i wear, but i really like the Kryptek hyperion shirts and the lightweight pants in Mandrake. i have been sitting 5 yards from turkeys and they never see me
I've been a big fan of Mossy Oak for a long time. I've used various patterns over the years.
My favorite is Greenleaf M O. I have and use M O breakup, trebark, military camo and realtree.
I'm still wearing my old Real Tree from 25 years ago but put on a leafy cut-out top and bottom over them. It's hard to get rid of an ol' friend!
Advantage Classic
MO Obsession
Realtree Xtra
I guess these are what I prefer........because it's mostly what I have.Lol
Turkey and deer don't care but I like to look good, in case I run into another hunter in the woods. ;)
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Original Bottomland is my favorite looking. However, I think that predator deception is one of the most effective.
My all time favorite was advantage timber. But can't find it any more. Natural gear is my next favorite.
My favorite is mossy oak bottomland
Farm land gold for fields.Mossy oak break up, for trees.
I liked the old Treebark, now I think it's bottomland for tukeys
Mossy Oak Break Up has always been my favorite but I think my Realtree AP blends into the surroundings better than any I've ever used.
I'm of the firm belief that camo helps in turkey hunting, but I'm not particularly tied to a given pattern.
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British DPM has been as good for me as anything, as has USA Woodland.
Here's a pic of me in 2002. I don't know what all I was wearing, but it did a good job for me:
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Here's a pic from more recently
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My favorite patterns were realtree xtra brown in the spring and xtra grey in the fall. I also loved the advantage classic pattern.
I'm partial to mossy oak tops in the spring and real tree in the fall for bow hunting. My pants tend to be bdu's regardless of the season. I'm still rocking a pair of real tree hardwoods coveralls circa 1996/97 my parents bought me in highschool.
Bottomland and Obsession.
I usually don't have a matching set of camo on. I will usually have 3 different patterns on and that kind of helps you break up your outline. I like most of the mossy oak and Realtree patterns. I have also had good results with the original woodland camo. In the fall and on the ground in hardwoods it's hard to beat ASAT or Predator camo. I actually saw a video of a guy that bought burlap and made a long poncho out of it and spray painted it camo and safety pinned strips of burlap to it for 3D effect and that would work great also.
Hard to pass up bottomland. Especially the original. Also doubles as deer and duck hunting clothes
Bottomland has really become my favorite, works so well in a variety of environments. Lean against a tree with rough bark and you'll vanish into it. What really sold me on it was when I leaned my shotgun (in Bottomland) against a tree, walked away to do my business, and when I came back it was gone! Walked around a few different trees, came back to the first one and there it was! Took a double take after a quick glance to see through the camo!
That's cool owl. I really like the new bottomland too it has definitely became my favorite. I also like the old Mossy Oak Break up
My favorite Camo pattern is Original Bottomland.
My favorite Camo to hunt in is solid Olive or Gray pants with either a Camo jacket or a leafy top.
Natural gear
Many years back,I was able to buy what was called- Tiger Stripe
The outfit came complete with Dogtags! I was told Army surplus . I loved that Pattern.
I wear more mossy oak brand camo than anything here in central Florida hunting turkeys and ducks. But it is hard to beat real tree edge in the fall in the Georgia pine woods I deer hunt. If I had to pick one pattern and one pattern only it would be mossy oak forest floor hands down for the areas I hunt. In the spring woods I wear a lot of obsession but do try to cater to get general areas I will be hunting if hunting more pine flats, oak hammock areas it's obsession or green leaf and if I'm going to be in more river swamps I like a darker pattern like forest floor, bottom land, and shadow leaf.
Quote from: quavers59 on February 24, 2024, 06:59:21 AM
Many years back,I was able to buy what was called- Tiger Stripe
The outfit came complete with Dogtags! I was told Army surplus . I loved that Pattern.
There's an outfit called Origin that is making a pattern real similar to the old school Tiger Stripe
https://originusa.com/collections/hunt
It looks nice. It's made in the USA and the price reflects paying a living wage to the workers. I. E. it's expensive
Bottomland with North Mountain leafy top. It is Country DNA because it was on sale.
Something with green in it. Obsession works well around here. MO Greenleaf too.
My favorite is Realtree APG, since I live in Eastern NC with early spring green up and plenty of planted pines.
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Mossy Oak Original Bottomland or Treestand early season Forest Floor pants and defusion 3D Obsession jacket late season
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I have never seen a pattern blend so well with our East Tn. woods as the old Forest Floor pattern. Wish I had 10 new pairs of pants in Forest Floor, they always discontinue the good stuff. Only used it for the bottom half, everything else Bottomland. Would flat out disappear in our early spring hardwoods.
I agree, Forest Floor was a pretty good pattern. I prefer older camo designs like that when I find them, but also wear First Lite Fusion a lot and the older King of the Mountain patterns as well if it's cold.
Bottomland
Original bottomland is really my choice......
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Mossy Oak Original Bottomland or Treestand early season Forest Floor pants and defusion 3D Obsession jacket late season
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I have never seen a pattern blend so well with our East Tn. woods as the old Forest Floor pattern. Wish I had 10 new pairs of pants in Forest Floor, they always discontinue the good stuff. Only used it for the bottom half, everything else Bottomland. Would flat out disappear in our early spring hardwoods.
I agree, Forest Floor was a pretty good pattern. I prefer older camo designs like that when I find them, but also wear First Lite Fusion a lot and the older King of the Mountain patterns as well if it's cold.
MO Forest Floor was one of the best spring or fall patterns. I have an original chamois shirt from MO in that pattern, back when their clothing was higher quality. Wish I bought ten of those.
Mossy Oak shadow branch or fall foliage, I still have some of both, quite a bit of shadow branch actually.
I've noticed original Bottomland is slightly better at a distance, with the new Bottomland being a bit better up close. Both are excellent in my opinion.
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I've noticed original Bottomland is slightly better at a distance, with the new Bottomland being a bit better up close. Both are excellent in my opinion.
At a distance in the fall woods, it was really hard to beat Realtree's original Advantage pattern. Those grays and larger leaf shaped browns, guys just simply disappeared.
Hard to beat Mossy Oak Greenleaf in the early spring
Mossy Oak Obsession seems to work for me. There is green all year round in my neck of the woods so it's my go to camo.
In the fall and before green up I really like NatGear.
I also want to mention Mossy Oak Tree stand. I have a Mossberg 835 Ulti-mag Turkey in this camo from 1991. It is Original Bottomland with some branches added. Underrated for sure, a real nice pattern....
Turkey hunting - original bottomland leafy top. Really like greenleaf later.
Deer hunting - ASAT leafy suit.
That green Kryptek looks good as well.
MO bottomland for me as well - leafy suit top - natgear is my second choice!!
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MO bottomland for me as well - leafy suit top - natgear is my second choice!!
Yes, I like Nat gear camo as well. Basically I've been hooked on camo since I walked in my Dad's den at 5-6 years old and saw some military camo early 70's, stopped me in my tracks.
I've always been a Mossy Oak fan. Select the pattern for the terrain. Turkey hunting bottom land or greenleaf. Deer hunting I still get along with some older tree stand stuff. Ducks and geese I like original shadow grass.
For ducks I still have some old WWII tan camo.
I've got a few pieces of Sitka/Gore stuff but I don't think it'll replace MO for me
Realtree original is my favorite.
Patterns like realtree hardwoods or trebark are good around here with the amount of maple/beech/ash we have
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What don't I like? Nat Gear, Bottomland, Obsession, Break Up, First Lite Cipher, O2 Octane. I know I have a lot. And I do wear it all at some point during the year.
I'm starting to like the Digital stencil patterns.
Ive been using Realtree timber the past few years and have good luck with it. I feel like its the best realtree pattern for turkey they have came out with in a long time.
my favorite is mossy oak, only because I dont care much for Ben Gordon. But, at the end of the day, the pattern dosent matter. A decade ago, I did a season long experiment. I hunted the entire season in faded blue jeans and the same red T-Shirt and red fleece hoodie with no gloves or head net. A few of the turkeys saw me just before they met their maker but the end result was the same. That said, I still wear either earth tones or camo. But, I havent used a head net or gloves since.
Leafy suit
I'm a fan of original bottomland and greenleaf.
My favorite camo is Bill Jordan's Advantage "Timber", however it has been discontinued for quite a while.
My favorite camo pattern is cheap.
Whatever is on sale. I'm going to destroy it any ways.
I'm OCD, everything I have has to match. My Turkey gear is all realtree APG
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I've got a little bit of everything hanging in the closet...and for a lot of it, I honestly could not tell you what brand it was without reading the label. I am not particular about what I grab other than contemplating where I will be hunting and what will most likely match the habitat and the weather and temperatures the best. My theory about camo is that just about anything will work (with some exceptions) if the user does his part in terms of minimizing movement and not doing stoopid stuff. ;D
My camo purchases are generally based more on price than quality for the most part. Any time there is a discount rack with camouflage mixed in, I am sure to take a look. :D
Sitting still is the best Camo pattern.
Movement is what makes them panic.
They see you but don't always recognize you as a predator until you move. Then it's game over. You're never invisible to them unless inside a blind/ behind a barrier etc...
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Ive been using Realtree timber the past few years and have good luck with it. I feel like its the best realtree pattern for turkey they have came out with in a long time.
100% agree!
I hunt river bottoms and cypress swamps and the Realtree Timber is the best in that environment.
Farmland gold
Mossy oak shadow leaf
Quote from: WildTigerTrout on March 01, 2024, 07:44:13 PM
My favorite camo is Bill Jordan's Advantage "Timber", however it has been discontinued for quite a while.
I was in Academy and I'll be dag-on if they didn't have shirts in good old fashioned Advantage. I haven't see, or even thought about that pattern in ages. Reckon if Realtree is hoping lightning can strike twice for them, the way it did for MO Bottomland.
Does anyone else here use ASAT camo? Man, that 3D leafy suit of theirs is one of my prized possesions
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Quote from: WildTigerTrout on March 01, 2024, 07:44:13 PM
My favorite camo is Bill Jordan's Advantage "Timber", however it has been discontinued for quite a while.
I was in Academy and I'll be dag-on if they didn't have shirts in good old fashioned Advantage. I haven't see, or even thought about that pattern in ages. Reckon if Realtree is hoping lightning can strike twice for them, the way it did for MO Bottomland.
Does anyone else here use ASAT camo? Man, that 3D leafy suit of theirs is one of my prized possesions
Nomad and real tree both came out with stuff in the advantage pattern this year it looks like
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Mossy oak. I have been a mossy oak person since they 1st started.
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My favorite pattern is Mossy Oak Greenleaf...
I wear a mix of Mossy Oak New Bottomland, OG Bottomland, Greenleaf, and NWTF Obsession.
Most of the time, I'll have on my North Mountain Gear leafy jacket in Greenleaf and any assortment of pants in all the above patterns or even a pair of KUIU Attack pants in a bourbon color.
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Real tree edge and mossy oak bottomland are my two favorites. If i had to pick just one the nod would go to the real tree edge pattern.
Fl-camo palmetto and/or glades works great for me, otherwise it's mossy oak.
I like original Bottomland & Greenleaf....Anything works if your still imo...I just like it since it reminds me of my youth and how much i wished i could afford it,but couldn't back then..I usually used Army surplus!