Favorite Camo????

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Woodland has always been my favorite!

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I use nat gear or MO Brush if I'm not using a ghillie.

I've had a question about the PX article that I haven't seen brought up. They went on at length about how certain colors show up as different colors to a coyotes eye. My question is this: If your camo blends in with what's behind it, what difference does the color make? If a coyote sees hot pink as white and lime green as brown won't hot pink and lime green camo blend in and break up an outline in front of a hot pink and lime green background? Or does the exact shade make that big of a difference? I might have missed it in the article but to me it seemed like they were more hung up on what color turns to what than the basics of camo. I'm not asking this as a PX basher I'm just curious if anyone else thought the same.

Nate
 
Open Country FORTHEWIN
although my R-15 is Max-1 its a bit too green for what i hunt in. I rarely hunt in anything that Open Country dosent work well in.
 
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I use nat gear or MO Brush if I'm not using a ghillie.

I've had a question about the PX article that I haven't seen brought up. They went on at length about how certain colors show up as different colors to a coyotes eye. My question is this: If your camo blends in with what's behind it, what difference does the color make? If a coyote sees hot pink as white and lime green as brown won't hot pink and lime green camo blend in and break up an outline in front of a hot pink and lime green background? Or does the exact shade make that big of a difference? I might have missed it in the article but to me it seemed like they were more hung up on what color turns to what than the basics of camo. I'm not asking this as a PX basher I'm just curious if anyone else thought the same.

Nate



I wish PX would have used RealTree APHD, instead of the Advantage Timber in that PX comparison. The APHD is much lighter than the Adv. Timber, and apparently has a bit more contrast.

PX took three dark camo's, and compared them to M2D while sitting in the sunlight in a grassy environment. Seemed like a bit of a stacked deck in M2D's favor to me. I would have liked to see some of the comparisons take place in some fresh clearcuts, and deep timber (the stuff I hunt in for the most part) while set-up in the shade.

Camo for predators does appear to be more about shades, then colors (yes I know that being motionless is the most important thing). I noticed that when using the greyscale filter feature on Photobucket, on some hunting photos of my camo clothes, and gun. I had only realized that two of the colors I originally used on my gun's camo were the exact same shade, when I used the greyscale feature on photobucket.
 
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I really like my Natural Gear. I also like Realtree AP for spring, summer and early fall. The only thing I don't like with Nat Gear, as others have stated, is sizing issues. If you are short and a little round, you are stuck with bibs that are too long and fit right in middle or just right in the length but too snug in the middle. I finally went with a set of dark teal green Polar King work bibs in the larg/short size and they fit great and seem to work great with the Nat Gear coat.
 
It's pretty well established thought that canines have a lot of trouble seeing red and orange. At retriever field trials the dogs have to make blind retrieves and the dummy locations are marked with fluorescent orange ribbon. Guys use red light for hunting at night.

So why aren't we wearing camo to match? A lot of guys are passionate about guns, calibers, camo, Ford vs Chevy, etc. I think the key is that they all work and it's a matter of individual preference. Me? I wear a pull on suit of leafy camo that I got for hunting waterfowl locally where the brush around the edges of a flooded field is blackberry and hard to hide in. I can put on the leafy camo and sit in the open while the ducks are landing 20 yards in front of me. I pressed it into duty for calling but in reality I've called in and killed a lot of coyotes while wearing a pair of Levis and an old canvas pullover with the old military spinach and beans pattern. Sitting still counts for a lot in this game.
 
I use Cabelas Seclusion 3D Open Country most of the time. It blends with the terrain in Eastern Colorado pretty well. King Desert Shadow is another one I use but is a little too dark brown most of the time.
 
I'm old school. I lean towards oldschool milspec woodland camo. Most camos are based to look realistic at relatively close ranges. As you walk up you can see the detail. BUT at a distance you see a dark blob. The military got it right. woodland is a two demisional ghillie suit. No shape, no patteren, no design, it's nothing... which is the goal of any good ghillie suit. It has the light tans for grass, greens for shrubs and browns for tree trunks. Personaly I have more confidence in it than any other camo. BUT that is what the choice is really about. CONFIDENCE. You could sit there naked and probably still get a coyote, but how confident would you feel about him not seeing you?
 
I was wearing the old Treebark camo when I killed this one. It came in to about 10 feet before it saw me and took off.

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I agree the older stuff still works well, and it is more important to stay still and remain in the shadows if possible.
 
I have a set of Microtex from Cabelas in Skyline Apparition that is 14 years old. Looks as good today as when I bought it. I have had deer walk past me at less than 5 yards and never know I was there. Wish they still made that pattern in the same material, it might wear out some day!
 
I use alot of Military stuff. Its cheap, (FREE), and works well. I also like 3D open country and Camowest 'Arid' earlier in the year.

Back in PA, it is Seclusion 3D, head to toe.

For Ducks, its MAX-4
 
In western arizona i just throw on some of my old USMC MARPAT desserts matching cover, and coyote tan neoprene baclava, i may look like a ninja but ive only ever spooked one
 
I have saw reveiws on deer site reflecting about the same. as smart as a coyote and a deer is i dont beleive they would come sometimes a 1000 yards across a field right towards you while you are glowing blue. wander who is spending the most advertising dollars with PX and why there was not more patterns included? I know wich one blends in better to me.

I wear 3D Leaf in Nat gear most of the time when predator hunting The mossy oak brush and duck blind are ok also and king deasart
 
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