Fancy Camoflauge? What For?

BornToHunt

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Does anyone read The Varmit Magazine? Just Wondering because I got a 220 swift for Christmas and when we got it I picked up this magazine. Its really interesting the author of one of the articles has a theory. He says that the coyotes like dogs are color blind and that as long as you have on dark colors on and no light reflections, and you hide your silohuette you dont need fancy camoflauge. In the picture of him he has on carhardt brown coveralls and has them bleached in places. Just thought id let you know I thought it was interesting. By the way we think the gun is lucky because we went out tonight right before dark kind of messed up on the calling and one still came in right beside us. I looked over at dad to ask for a different call and saw him. I told dad I'd shoot him, when we went to retrieve him dad said he was looking down the draw for the coyote then I shot and he saw it flop over and he finished it off. It was fun because the past couple of times we've went out we've got skunked.
 
Personally , i think all these these newer camoflage patterns are more for people eyes than animal eyes.If Advantage or Mossyoak were the best camoflage then Bambi would wear it instead of his spots.I think being still or moving slow when you do move is more important than how much a person got suckered into paying for camoflage.Just my $0.02 worth.
 
Correct me if Im wrong, but Gerry Blair nailed a few coyotes dressed up like Jolly ole St. Nick on his hunting videos. JUST to prove the point. I still like my camo though.
 
Don't wear camo, and I promise you no one will care. Some do, some dont. No big issue. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
To wear or not to wear camo is absolutely a personal preference, but camo does do one thing for me it improves my confidence when I set down to make a stand, for that reason I do wear camo. Wearing it might just give me that extra split second I need to get a shot off and maybe not but it improves my confidence that a stand is going to be successful.
 
I've called a ton-o-coyotes in Carharts. The tan bibs happen to blend well with a lot of areas I hunt. In fact in some areas Carharts are a better pick than any camo I own. My feeling is that if coyotes see on the grayscale as they say, it makes sense to at least have neutral colors on. I've had times where I felt the camo gave me an advantage and others where I knew it was doing nothing. With the sun at your back, you are black as coal no matter what camo. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Like Neff said, It's a personal decision. I agree also that the extra confidence is a plus. If all I have to do is wear different colored clothes to have an edge...cool...that ain't heavy to carry. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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Curt- by definition, the tan Carhart's are camo, in your situation. Just like white overalls in the snow. I agree that the camo probably gives confidence. I know I wear it, even when I'm deer hunting in box blind. That make a lot of sense, huh? I think it is more the dark colors or shadows on camo that helps, not the brand or how much it cost.

Fred Bear killed a lot of stuff at close range and I don't recall ever seeing him wearing camo. Most of the pictures or videos I saw he was wearing red and black checked flannel. Of course, there was not a lot of camo then, and he probably would have worn it, especially if they were his sponsor.
 
I called in a coyote to about 15 yds yesterday and it didn't know I was there. We have snow right now, and I was sitting next to a cedar tree with my "used" german snow camo poncho and a pair of white pants. It cost me about 15 bucks for the whole outfit. you can camo up pretty cheap if you shop around, I have had good luck with the sportsmans guide and the bargain outfitters websites. My wife sews up all my face masks and my favorite one is actually a generic camo pattern, turned inside out. Use your imagination and you can hide yourself, use your terrain and background, and you can almost disappear, if you can hold still!
 
All of you experienced guys know that camo is only effective if the wearer can sit still. Motion, even when camo'd, stands out from the background and will be seen. Sit still in your Santa suit and you can still call coyotes. Honestly, the only pattern I've found that works effectively out of the box is NatGear. As far as supreme camo, I have to go with the ghillie suit. breaking up the human outline, especially the head-on-shoulders profile, produces incredible results. Having said that, I know a guy that wears his street clothes, smokes one on the way in, never howls, and still kills lotsa coyotes. Go figger.
 
Well I like to wear my cammies because I can scare the schnockies off of people if they happen by me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif I've done that a couple of times while bear hunting.

My efforts always try to get my skin covered though. I always feel very exposed when my face and neck are hanging out.
 
One point I liked was the confidence level being better. I know it helps my confindence go up.

Another point I liked is the movement. I know even with the ghillie suits on if you move you are busted. However the ghillie suits do give you a bit more freedom on the movement part,(Not Much Though).

Another point I liked is that which brand or type of camo you use basically doesnt matter. Especially with the ghillie suits. It is the leaf cut design that does the work, not neccessarily the camo pattern. I like the Superflauge pattern, and the main reason for that is that I know the folks at Lynch Worldwide, who were behind Superflauge at the outset. They are great folks.

I am not advocating any kind of camo, just telling my personal views on it. If you dont need it, save that money for something else. If you do need it, or think you do, then it is probably worth a try.
 
My Dad always used to tell me "If you don't move, it doesn't matter what kind of camo you wear, and if you do move it doesn't matter what kind of camo you wear. Keep still and stay in the shadows".
 
I don't think it is the camo that is important, it is the human outline and movement. I believe that coyotes become nervous when they recognize the human outline like a round head sitting on square shoulders. Regular camo does nothing to break up this outline. That is why they say to sit in front of a big bush or rock to break up this human form.
I am sold on the Shaggie ghillie suit as the camo I use. You can sit in an open cut field and look like a clump of weeds with no resembelance to a human form . Nothing breaks up the human outline better and it also hides movement more than regular camo.
If you want to disappear to a coyote get a ghillie suit and practice using it, it takes some getting used to. I have had coyotes jump over my legs, stop and turn around 5 feet in front of me and stay there looking at me trying to figure out what I was while I fed them a lead pill. If I had regular camo on they would have seen my outline being that close and been out of there at mach 5. Bruce
 


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