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Kinds of camo??????????????
« on: January 02, 2008, 10:54:46 AM »
Hey guys I am new to predator hunting, here is my question. If it snowed outside should you where snow camo or not, because I live in an area where everything is thick, so can I just put on normal mossy oak camo or not, and if you have any other ideas to this subject about camo it would be greatly appreciated. 

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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2008, 05:31:56 PM »
If money is very tight yes what you have will work.  Heck in real thick areas a snow break-up may make no differance.  I use the light over camo type snow break-up.  Two sizes larger and it goes right over my regular scent-lock getup.  Had mine for years but I believe they are still under 50 bucks.
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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2008, 06:28:27 AM »
Heck in real thick areas a snow break-up may make no differance. 

Well said! You can probably utilize the thicker areas and blend in just fine with your mossy oak. The open fields where you may be laying out prone would be an exception of course. It really doesn't take a whole lot of cover.
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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2008, 08:00:35 AM »
Just my general thoughts on Camo:

How did we ever get by without the plethora of camo patterns that we have now?  It's a wonder how we were able to get close enough to shoot anything!

Likewise with the scent-lock, etc.  Hunters in deer camp would smell smoky from woodstoves, cigarettes, cigars, booze, as well as a week's worth of unwashed human smell!

The manufacturers put out some great hunting clothes nowadays, but it's all in some sort of camo.  For the style-conscious, it all has to match.  Heaven forbid if you have mis-matching camo, what will the guys think about you?  How about making the same clothes in just green or olive green?  I guess if they did that they wouldn't sell as much.

I have found that camo orange works just fine for deer since they don't see color anyway.  Just a little pattern to break up the shape.

Well, I suppose that I'll just have to keep using my camo Gore-Tex parka (couldn't find one in green) and put my orange vest over it so some moron won't mistake me for a deer, or a moving brush pile.

But I concede that camo can work.  I found a nice Buck knife in a winter thaw that someone dropped during the fall.  Apparently the camo case worked so well that they couldn't find it.  If I hadn't happened to stop at the right place and looked down for some reason I wouldn't have seen it either.

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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2008, 05:27:30 PM »
.  For the style-conscious, it all has to match.  Heaven forbid if you have mis-matching camo, what will the guys think about you?  How about making the same clothes in just green or olive green?  I guess if they did that they wouldn't sell as much.


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Guess I ain't in style cause most of mine don't match.  Heck depending where and how I am hunting I have intentionally used a more ground cover for the pants and a more open pattern for the shirt.   My white breakup top is usually worn with my standard camo pants.  I love the video I have lying around somewhere where the caller manages to c all in yotes whereing a santa suit.
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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2008, 06:56:43 AM »
woodchukhntr, you expressed my thoughts perfectly. I've been wondering for several years how I ever managed to kill any thing in my Levi's and red shirt. I don't suppose camo can hurt anything though.

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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2008, 11:54:53 AM »
oldandslow,

Yeah, you're right.  It even works well when trout fishing as it can break up your outline against the trees when you are wading.  That kind of fishing is more like trout hunting anyway.

I just wanted to point out how silly it all is, camo for every background.  Some day someone will invent an interactive camo that changes depending on the background, sort of like a chameleon.  It'll cost a fortune, but some magazine writer will tell how it is the one most essential part of equipment that you need and cannot live without, and it will sell well.  Hmmm...I had better get to work on it right now so I can retire with a couple of million $.

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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2008, 06:06:03 AM »
Where I trout fish they are so dumb it you could wear dayglo orange the first couple of days and it wouldn't make any difference. By the time that truck comes with another load the ones left have become a lot harder to catch. I usually wear a camo tee shirt and cap just in case it helps. The browns are all native and are a lot harder to catch.

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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2008, 01:38:15 PM »
My heavy two piece suite for cold weather is Advantage camo.  So once the snow falls I use a light white cover jacket that I got from Cabela's to go over my regular suite or Carharts.  It was relatively inexpensive.  If I am in heavy trees I remove the white top easily, so I blend in with the trees, and don't stand out.  I don't worry about my pants since they look like a bush under me if I am standing.  If I am sitting they are covered by snow anyway.

But a white poncho could easily be made by cutting a hole in an old sheet.  Just make sure it is not too long to trip on, about the knees usually works well.  (Make sure you discuss this with the lady of the house first)  Wrap a white belt around yourself, or install some snaps under the arms and on the sides, to hold it closed, and wear a white stocking hat and face cover.  White gloves and white tape on the gun would complete a good snow camo outfit.

If it is snowing I sometimes carry an old white blanket.  Once I am sitting and ready to start calling I wrap the blanket around me, covering me and my gun.  I hold the blanket closed in front, and this not only cancels any movements other than my head, it gives me the opportunity to get ready under the blanket so that I only have to stick the barrel out the front and raise the gun to my shoulder.  At that point if the blanket falls, no big deal, I'm ready for the shot.  Most often the falling blanket is not even noticed.  Plus it does get warmer under the blanket, and helps sitting longer before the cold forces me to move.
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Re: Kinds of camo??????????????
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2008, 11:20:57 AM »
woodchukhntr, you expressed my thoughts perfectly. I've been wondering for several years how I ever managed to kill any thing in my Levi's and red shirt. I don't suppose camo can hurt anything though.

I'll ditto both of you.   Camo is certainly not a necessity for predator calling.   I never wore it the first 35 years, succumbed to the "fashion statement" for maybe 10, and then went back to camo free about 7-8 years ago.   Once you learn how to walk the walk in predator calling, it makes no difference in the numbers.

No doubt it helps those new to the sport get by with some mistakes until they gain experience, or makes better woodsmen out of some folks though. 
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