Hunting Camo History

[Yoder409]

Does anyone remember "Ranger" brand camouflage clothing?  That's the first I recall being sold as hunting camo in sporting goods stores. This would have been in the late 1960's. Prior to that, you could buy "Greenbriar" clothing from the Bill Boatman catalog. That was simply olive drab, not regulation camo per se, but it was good stuff. Our own Eggshell was involved in that enterprise, I believe.

I thought I had been around for a while.    But neirher Ranger or Greenbriar are ringing any bells.......althought the Bill Boatman catalog floated around our house.

You chance have any pics or other details on the clothes, Bill ??

[Yoder409]

My first camo outfit was a light cotton woodland-type jacket and pants from ~1978.   I bought a Carhartt jacket and pants in Trebark when it came out.    Then original Realtree Brown Leaf.

Still have them all.   Don't know who they'd fit.........          But I have them.

[WildTigerTrout]

My first camo outfit was a two piece pants and shirt set in the only one available at the time, the WW2 camo pattern.  That was about 1975.  Then to Woodland, Realtree, etc.  My all time favorite pattern is  Bill Jordan's Advantage "Timber".  My Benelli SBE I is that pattern.

[Bill]

I thought I had been around for a while.    But neirher Ranger or Greenbriar are ringing any bells.......althought the Bill Boatman catalog floated around our house.

You chance have any pics or other details on the clothes, Bill ??
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We had complete outfits back then but the only thing left of that old "Ranger" camo is this fragment of a headnet that I use to this day on whatever hat is handy. Wish I could find more of it.  All the new headnet material is stiff and shiny by comparison.

If Eggshell sees this I am sure he will chime in re: Greenbrier.  He actually knew and worked for Bill Boatman back in the day.





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[Tom007]

I thought I had been around for a while.    But neirher Ranger or Greenbriar are ringing any bells.......althought the Bill Boatman catalog floated around our house.

You chance have any pics or other details on the clothes, Bill ??

We had complete outfits back then but the only thing left of that old "Ranger" camo is this fragment of a headnet that I use to this day on whatever hat is handy. Wish I could find more of it.  All the new headnet material is stiff and shiny by comparison.

If Eggshell sees this I am sure he will chime in re: Greenbrier.  He actually knew and worked for Bill Boatman back in the day.





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Cool Camo there......

[Dtrkyman]

I still have an old vest in the Fratzke pattern.

Winona I believe is the camo, always thought KUIU copied it a bit with their Vias pattern.


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[Neill_Prater]

That guy with the headnet looks as dumb as a post!

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[Yoder409]

I thought I had been around for a while.    But neirher Ranger or Greenbriar are ringing any bells.......althought the Bill Boatman catalog floated around our house.

You chance have any pics or other details on the clothes, Bill ??

We had complete outfits back then but the only thing left of that old "Ranger" camo is this fragment of a headnet that I use to this day on whatever hat is handy. Wish I could find more of it.  All the new headnet material is stiff and shiny by comparison.

If Eggshell sees this I am sure he will chime in re: Greenbrier.  He actually knew and worked for Bill Boatman back in the day.





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That's a VERY similar pattern to the "woodland-like" jacket and pants I have.......

[Bill]

That's a VERY similar pattern to the "woodland-like" jacket and pants I have.......

Maybe it's he same thing?  "Ranger" is just a brand name I remember, not necessarily a specific camoflage pattern.

[Bill]

That guy with the headnet looks as dumb as a post!

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It's sad that in today's society people continue to judge posts based simply on their appearance.

[PALongspur]

I have a lot of fond memories (and thankfully, photos) of my late father wearing Trebark hunting turkeys. He was never into fads or technical stuff but he was serious about concealment.

[Happy]

I still have a little of the old school stuff. I have given a pile of it away. Every once in a while, i break some out and kill a turkey while wearing it.

[Tom007]

I still have a little of the old school stuff. I have given a pile of it away. Every once in a while, i break some out and kill a turkey while wearing it.

Now I see why they call you "Happy"! Great pic!

[ElkTurkMan]

I have a one of those bottomland 870's. It's my main turkey rig. I will never part with it. I also still have a treebark jacket and treebark rain coat from the 80's. I still wear and hunt in  the jacket. The rain coat not so much as it's pretty noisy.

[Tom007]

I have a one of those bottomland 870's. It's my main turkey rig. I will never part with it. I also still have a treebark jacket and treebark rain coat from the 80's. I still wear and hunt in  the jacket. The rain coat not so much as it's pretty noisy.

The bottomland 870's are really nice, I enjoy mine too.  I wish they would introduce them again, they would be a big hit....