Thread: UV rabbit hole

Originally Posted by MB

My branded Buff in blaze orange looks like it's on fire under UV! It would be interesting to take a UV torch in to the bush in the day and at night to see how much of it lights up. Who knows what this means in real hunting situations, probably nothing most of the time. However, for close up bush hunting, my feeling is that camo does make a difference. I was bush hunting with two buddies, one in normal camo, one in blue camo. Guess which one stuck out like a sore thumb?

At risk of this thread deteriorating in to "I've shot plenty of deer wearing stubbies and a plaid shirt", staying still and quiet are the most important factors.

I know a lot of insects, flowers, and birds utilize the UV color spectrum though im not sure how many in New Zealand do. A big block of UV from a hunting vest would stick out a lot more than some dots of UV from flowers and bugs. But yeah it would probably look really cool if the NZ bush had some UV dotted about, would look pretty at night under those blue lights.