SRS1, I wear Nat Gear most all of the time for my deer hunting in southern ohio. Here are some facts. In recent clear cuts keep the wind to your favor, limit noise & movement, and you can forget about deer seeing you.I have been caught in what I would consider to be terrible spot, stood still, and had deer pass by without much concern. I've had some look then relax, and go about there business. I do try not to stand tall if I'm away from an edge though. In timber I've never felt that I was spotted, or my cover blown. I've also had great luck in treestands wearing Nat Gear. Personally I dont think it blends in a tree stand situation, but I've yet to have a deer pick me out while wearing it. They just dont seem to suspect the earth tones in the overall pattern, as standing out. My ultimate conclusion about the stuff was proven when I walked out through a field at dusk, the last evening of gun season, without spooking 4 does that were feeding not 80 yards from my passing. Again I was on the edge, with wind to my favor, but I felt like the overall shade in the Nat Gear was key to my being unnoticed.
I will tell you to watch Nat Gear Dri-Stalk. I have a wind/rain shirt in dri stalk and it is way to noisy in cold temps, basically crunchy sounding. When I e-mailed Nat Gear to ask if they had solved the problem with Dri-Stalk 2, they failed to reply. When I called customer service they avoided giving me a straight answer by saying they had switched the laminate, and I would stay warmer.....lol With that, I gave up on considering any Dri-Stalk durring winter.