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Camo test

Started by PaytonWP, February 18, 2017, 12:51:46 PM

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deerbasshunter3

To me, they all seemed to start to blend in at 20 yards and out. However, the Fall predator camo seemed to have too much white and did not blend in as well. As it was mentioned, this pattern is best suited for treestand hunting, not ground.

Kudos to you for doing this. When I am bored, I plop down on the couch and get on my computer  :welcomeOG:...

Marc

Quote from: hobbes on February 19, 2017, 01:05:31 AM
Unless a tom catches you moving, any one of those patters will work.  I think the last one has a little too much white for having your back against a tree, but it still does a good job of breaking up your outline.
I agree that motion/movement is what the turkeys pick up on (waterfowl are another story)...

However, a camouflage patterns that blends better and has less contrast to the surroundings will mask movement better.  Dark green camouflage against a light brown background will contrast more, and make it far more easy to discriminate motion.

And also, remember that turkeys have more photoreceptors than we do...  The are able to discriminate colors and wavelengths that are invisible to us...  I have no idea how to translate that into what the birds see, but I do believe in using non-UV detergent to wash my hunting clothes...

To the OT: The original Bottomland combination looked pretty good to me.
Did I do that?

Fly fishermen are born honest, but they get over it.

Ihuntoldschool

Movement will get you busted regardless of what kind of camo you wear.   On the other hand, military woodland fatigues work great for turkey hunting as long as you don't move.   Turkeys don't care about fashion or marketing gimmicks.

PaytonWP

Quote from: dirt road ninja on February 21, 2017, 07:15:14 PM
Quote from: Fullfan on February 21, 2017, 07:11:00 PM
Someone has way to much free time..

My thoughts too. Bet his garage is very well organized.

It prolly took me as much time to snap these pictures as it did for you to find this thread. With over 2000 posts it looks like you have a good bit of free time yourself there ol buddy.