Camo for plains and sage

Corn,
What is up buddy? How's the scouting going? Have you called in any cats yet this year?

As far as the camo goes that stuff that Tony is supportinf looks pretty good. I am a big fan of the Mossy oak brush and especially the nat Gear.
 
Hi Carl,
How's it going now that you are back in Idaho?

Scouting has been somewhat non-existent this summer. I have pretty much worked the whole thing through. I got out this morning for some antelope scouting but got distracted chasing coyotes.

You know, after all of this, not one of the four coyotes ever saw me this morning and I was wearing my waterfowl shell in MO Shadow Grass. Maybe I can run with it until the grass dies off.
 
Seems to me you are wanting/needing a lighter color to help blend in...right? Why not just get a surplus military coat in desert camo or the desert "digital" camo? Nice light and lighter mix of browns/tans.

I personally think that todays camo patterns are about the same and generally over rated. Faded Carharts with some brown lines works as well a most of em IMO. That being said, I wear Camo coats and pants and like an Advantage pattern where I live and hunt.

I think your camo pattern contributes the least of many factors to a successful hunt. My standard deer hunting garb is Carhart bibs and coat with a full orange vest. Deer don't seem to care.

CB
 
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I think the only drawback with M2D is their limited selection of headgear and they don't have any gloves at all. Oh well, I'll piece something together.




M2D Camo Gloves, face masks, 1/2 face masks, bibs, all sizes of lightweight jackets are currently being manufactured and should be available by end of October.

Tony
 
I feel camo is over-rated,i also believe the vast array of different pattern's color's ect..ect..is simply the result of marketing.

I've been using a military surplus jacket in the desert camo pattern & whatever pant's i feel like wearing.I also just use brown glove's.

This style of jacket is fairly light,has adjustable cuff's so you can also layer underneath.

I bet the desert camo pattern would work fine for you're terrain.

JMO
 
I like the Mil surp desert (chocolate chip) camo and also River Ghost

This is the River Ghost in case you've never seen it

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Thats a beautiful pic wyote!
We were in WY last week and noticed that Realtree AP was a perfect match in the very deep heavy sage, but the military tri-color desert was much better in the more open stuff. I thought that the Cabelas Open Country seclusion would have been pretty good in both.
 
I think that you should go and buy the latest copy of Predator Extreme. There is a terrific article in it about the science of a dogs eye and the color spectrum that they see. It is much different than ours. I think that most camo sold today is sold because the hunter likes it not necessarily because it works. Kind of like those fishing lures that only catch fisherman. While I agree that camo is necessary, I am not always ceratain that colors make or break camo. I think that it is more based on shades. The more the shade contrasts with its enviroment the more you will stand out. If it were all based on color and pattern then why are so many on here in favor of carhardt jeans? Why does Plaid work so well. And who writes the rules on this stuff anyways? I like the Natural Camo because I think that the shades in the patterns represents well the shades in the areas that I hunt around here. Namely Sage brush. But then again I have had really good success in faded BDU's of the Woodland Pattern. I personally refuse to pay above $30 for a pair of camo Pants and $25 for a Camo Shirt. SOme may Scoff and thats OK. My car isn't a Rolls Roice either. This opinion is my own and it is just an opinion.
 
I'm just finishing up a ghilli smock like that. I made it out of 2 digital sage ground blinds I bought from Midway and cable ties. I think breaking up your head/body outline is the most effective way to hide when sitting.
Did you call that coyote in and kill it that close to your rig? If so, that's quite a trick.
 
Gotta admit, that ghillie action is real sexy in a sniper sort of way.........

Thanks for the recommendations everyone.

I guess I had better get that issue of Predator Extreme and learn a bit too.
 
This is what I wear, while calling in CRP or picked cornfields.
[Cabela's Lightweight Waterfowler's] ghilli suit[boonie hat, coat & pants]. I fleck painted it with harvest gold latex paint. To help blend in even more with harvest picked corn fields.

A light & airy camo suit[note; Not advised in wearing over cut-offs in the Fall, in CRP fields. To many groin biting spiders] /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc78/moreammo/ghilli.jpg?t=1223163921
 
I love Mossy Oak Brush. I have been on the Pro Staff with Mossy Oak since 1992 and been after them to come with a pattern that would work out west. Since Brush came out, I find myself setting up where I would have never attempted it in the past.
 
HI, i'm from Quebec, and i'm hunting in some corns and soya fields (ounce harvest ), so it's kind in the same colors and same lack of trees and places to hide. For, my part i use those cheap net suit with the leafs imitation on. and had some jute (burlaps i think in english but not sure !!!) thing that those guys make ghuilies suits with. I use the original colors for the dark pieces and i put some in a water and bleach mix as long as i want them to become lighter. The turn brown pale (almost beige) and litle yellow, almost like staw (but not that yellow), After you know the drill, cut, separate ant attach to the suit...it's reallly nice, since you can cut of or had as you wish. A tip to attach those, take 3-4 pieces at the time and use a small knit hook to pass them thrue. But remember, you will get all thoses jokes from the guys when they see you "knitting" your little pieces of jute... :)

I will try to get somes photos...

Good luck
 


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