Thread: How much camo is too much?

Originally Posted by Gkp

Don't waste your $
It's all about time on the hill that will make you a better hunter.

true -so long as you wear suitable clothing - camo helps- do it dressed as a nun in white - go on dare ya

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

true -so long as you wear suitable clothing - camo helps- do it dressed as a nun in white - go on dare ya

wearing that mounted arapawa sheeps head hat????.........your just down right kinky Barry.....too much

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

wearing that mounted arapawa sheeps head hat????.........your just down right kinky Barry.....too much

cheeky bugger the only thing kinky about me is my knees after 12-14 hrs in tractor all day in full season lol

Originally Posted by Gkp

Don't waste your $
It's all about time on the hill that will make you a better hunter.

This is true. Some guys I know are always getting deer ( public land ) and don't wear flash camo gear. The difference is they are always hunting.

On a recent hunt I had to cross about 300m of wide open country where the deer had clear line of sight right at me. I already knew this was likely to be the case so I dressed accordingly.

I wore black. All Black. This was so I looked like a pig.

Guess what. It worked.

You can argue with me as much as you like about this, but I have chosen to believe unequivocally that my pig camouflage was the smartest thing I’ve ever done!

Hey flyblown are you telling porkies ����

Im to skinny to look like a pig

More like the paknsave guy

Makes sence. Deer would often come into contact with pigs I would think.

Everything I wear except for my puffer Jacket I got at an Op Shop, random combination of outdoors gear. Getting your layering system correct is far more important (for your safety) than the pattern or colour of the clothing.

I think if you’re bush hunting, in general it makes little difference.
But big open country I think it does help you blend in.

But I am 100% certain; give a good hunter a worn out 303, dress him in pink tights and a silver sequin top, he’ll consistently get more deer than an average hunter with his full Kuiu camo setup and a 1/4 MOA Euro rifle. (Me)

An older bush hunter I know and respect fairly well swears by three things as far as camo: Any blaze colour is just hi-vis greyscale to a deer, and its a blob that isn't part of the natural surroundings. Any skin showing is going to blow a stalk, particularly hands and face. And most camo designs lack the contrast required to blend in with the background so you just look like a blob anyway. His current thinking is that the stoney creek tuatara is too dark but the alpine is OK, hunters element pattern seems to work best and has put him within feet of deer with the wind right, and army DPM/flecktarn is again too dark. He recently tried wearing blaze camo patterns of both orange and blue and had deer bust off him for the first time in years.

Mind you, if you're rubbish at finding deer in the bush and sneaking in on them, does camo help or hinder your efforts?

Just wear whatever you want to as long as it does the job.
Perhaps in the future technology will revolutionise everything camo wise.
Gillie suits used consistently.....?
Any deer farmer / hunter use then on a consistent basis.

Can't remember who it was on here who posted that bloody incredible video of the whitetail deer that was about 14cm away... didn't they say they weren't in camo? I'd say that answers the question pretty well.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ed-deer-95034/

Well I love my realtree Xtra green camo, but after stalking up and shooting a yearling at 12m playing the wind into my face and using the shadows, stalking quietly... I recon I could have done it in jeans and t shirt.....!

Look at the old timers hunting gear, no camo to be seen or army green at the best.

Open top county it may be an advantage to be in similar colors to the surrounding tussock etc...