I think wearing your work coveralls from Jiffy Lube and smoking cigarettes while hunting actually enhances your chances of a deer coming in close and dying of curiosity. [:-b

I don't regard camouflage as "necessary", but I am a relic from the Red Plaid generation.

All good and well, but do it with a bow under 20 yards and not inside a blind and tell me then how over rated camo is. With a gun during firearms season deer are moving and running from being either pushed or shot at. Red Plaid used to be the perfered clothing during firearms season. Why is that? Because red is the first color to leave the color spectrum and turn to grayish black add to it black and you get a busted up color patern, which is what camo is. The only reason Blaze orange is required is because humans cannot distinquish between a background and hunter and most rifle hunters shoot at whatever moves in the woods unless it's wearing blaze orange. I said most, not all. You guys keep wearing your blue jeans,carharts and smelly old boots. That just sends more deer my way. I still have probably another 20 years left in me for deer season. That adds up to about another 300 0r 400 more deer for me to hang on the pole.I actually like seeing 25 or more deer under my stand during the day when nobody else sees anything.

Cabela's studies indicate camo attracts more hunters than any other product, so they are all for it.
Seriously, have a friend who for his whole working life has been a predator control officer since getting out of army after Vietnam. He feels camo overrated, background and staying still are his most important considerations. My personal experience, stay away from polyester cloth that requires UV color fastening chemicals, they reflect light like a tin roof no matter what color.
Personally, feel camo cannot hurt, tho I rarely use it. Many African countries do not allow camo.

Happy Myles

I saw a bunch of them attracted to the camo racks and gun counter at Cabela's this afternoon! LOL!

I used to wear a faded old Carhartt chore coat and Pendleton gray herringbone tweed wool pants elk hunting for years until I figured out that the old Carhartt was the same color as an elk's rump. I figured that was the end of that in the timber... I shy away from brown and very dark colors in the woods. Might encounter one of the "If it's brown, it's down" crowd. If the sillyassed bear hunters can shoot fern pickers and hikers, I don't want to resemble Yogi or Boo-boo either!

Best Regards,
WAM

I think it can help in some situations if used properly. However the face paint is a bit much IMHO

When hunting with a rifle, I seldom camo up. When bowhunting, I do.

Here in SD camo is a must when bowhunting. you can sometimes get by without camo when rifle hunting but i usually camo up for rifle as well. but i agree with previous statements above that movement and scent control are the most important

Ed was Woolrich on a cold morning and paper hulled shotgun shells as good as I remember. Or just the selective memory of an old guy. My hope is the younger generation will have fond memories of things they can no longer touch.

Camo is just a con to get you to buy something. As long as you don't wear blue your fine ha

I don't think camo is necessary but I wear it anyway to help blend in a little bit better I think playing wind and staying still are more important though

Obviously, the manufacturers are going to overrate camo so they can sell the stuff. I still get a kick out of the "blurred" images you see on TV where the camo really blends in well.

I do not believe deer know the difference between Mossy Oak and Realtree. I also feel the most important role of camo is to cover your skin. Bare skin acts as a flag in the woods. The type of camo or pattern you wear is meaningless.

I started hunting in flannel and jeans and did just fine. As stated above, playing the shadows and staying still are the much more important than camo.

i can take it or leave it. it helps break up your outline quite a bit, but if you are in a blind, whats the point?

I believe that movement,or lack there of and knowing what you are doing is more important than what you wear. However Squirrelgirl has a good point.

Without a doubt, deer pick out movement at long distance more than your blue jeans. But I agree with several of the guys on here about camo from the bow stand. Watch these video hunts from last year www.deer30outdoors.com/hunting/deer/videos/ Daniel's doe and Randy's 8pt come in to less than 20 yards. If we were in T-shirts and blue jeans we never would have had a shot opportunity.

this year i killed a turkey, buck, 2 does and only wore tan brush pants and a black hooded sweatshirt. I did wear camp for my spring turkey tho. as long as you sit still you wont need camo.

Its only over rated if you let it be. I use it sometimes and sometimes I dont.