I was at BassPro Shop last night so I walked over to gun/hunting section for a look.
I happen to overhear three guys talking about camo for an upcoming deer hunt one of the guy was going to.
Two guys were arguing about the pattern and how one was better than other. One felt there was too much green while the other one thought it had too much black, etc.
I thought it was funny that they they were arguing about colors when I was always told that deers are color blind and see only in shades of gray. I mean wearing all camo from head to foot and then covering it blazing orange vest?!?!?!
I've heard turkey and ducks have good color vision but most wild mammals like deer, hog, etc. usually see in shades of gray.
So why wear camo at all when hunting deers and hogs?
Would it not be just as effective to wear flannel or wool with some pattern on it to break up the shape?
There were lots of animals killed by hunters long before camo came along. It's like fishing lures - the designs are mostly created to catch the consumer.
There were lots of animals killed by hunters long before camo came along. It's like fishing lures - the designs are mostly created to catch the consumer.
Yep so true. It's the biggest marketing gimmick for DEER hunting ever. I do like my camo for turkey and duck hunting though.
Sometimes i wear it, sometimes i dont. I think it is made more for the consumer...
Yes, for duck or turkey hunting it makes sense as they have very good vision and can see color as we do.
For hogs and deers I don't think colors are very important unless the colors are in the extreme ends like all white or all black.
I think as long the shirt and pants has some pattern to break up the human form it would work as well as camo.
I think the mistake we make is that we assume animals see same as what we see when they see differently than we do.
