JMO~That's your call, Nothing wrong with Old Woodland BDU's if they fit, I hunted for years in Jeans and red/black Plaid Shirt as a poor farm boy.

PS: That's when Plaid was Cool.Lol

That old woodland camo is just fine. Deer see motion, so if you can stay still and not skyline yourself, you'll see plenty of deer. The only time you need special camo is for real close range hunting like turkey hunting or archery. Best of luck to you.

Ouch Treestand.... Why'd he have to say it like that??? J/k LOL

Ouch?
"I" wear flannel shirts and jeans!

Bubba- it read to me like Dran was attempting to liken his greatgrand daddy's age to that of Mr. Treestands. It was only a joke based on my quick reading of his writing. if Maine law would allow it, I'd be in flannel in my deerstand as well.

Another red wool plaid and wool trouser guy here. I am less concerned with the deer seeing me and more concerned about trigger-happy hunters tossing lead at me, so I stick with red or plaid and it has served me decently.
On the other hand, I do wear camouflage for coyotes because I usually set up on private property (ranch) for coyotes.

007, I read Larry Benoit's book "How to Bag the Biggest Buck of your Life". I was wearing green and black wool clothing in Maine while hunting. I was copying the Benoit family style of hunting. I was way back deep in the wilderness hunting and didn't know there was another logging road at the back end. Another hunter stood up and I was shocked because I though I was far away from the masses. He told me I should wear orange for safety. The hunter also said he had his gun up thinking I was a buck coming through the bush. That was all I needed to hear. Now I where orange clothing all the time while gun hunting. The damn loggers log out so much in Maine you never know when a new logging road will pop up.

There are other things for hunting that I would say are more important than the newest camo pattern. A good rifle, plenty of ammo for practice, a fine knife, and so forth. Those BDU's will work for quite a while. Check your state's DNR website for rules on blaze orange. Good luck and be safe.

007 gave the best advice about blaze orange. If you hunt with a friend. Ask him what color the top light on a traffic signal is. If he says Grey or White. You might want to yell here I am during the hunt.I have also seen a number of calves that were taken under a Doe Permit. So be careful. As far as clothing I think Weather Specific is more important. But do not waste your money on scent masking. Buy a warm hat or after shave for Saturday night.

We use orange on our way to the stands because even though we are on private property we back up to a public lake people use for duck hunting. I hate those duck hunters they are too loud, bad callers and keep stealing our stuff.

Suit yourself. Mine goes on when I leave the truck, comes off when I get back into it, that gets me back home safely to what matters.

In rifle hunting, you are better off being highly visible. You don't have to worry about the deer seeing you as they key on motion and scent. You DO have to worry about another hunter dropping you in your tracks from 400 yards away. Use plenty of blaze orange.

I've rifle hunted in jeans and a green parka with an orange cap and vest and have always done fine. If you are bow hunting (close up situation), I'd advise camo but any that presents a broken pattern will work fine. They are color blind so you need to remember that most of the camo patterns are intended to encourage the hunter to purchase... not to affect the deer behavior.

One more bit of advice;be careful of your background. Know where your bullet is and can go. I painted my Uncle's house Upstate NY. Not the wide open spaces. I had to climb off the ladder more than once to get caulk to patch a bullet hole.

I guess if I were hunting in my backyard I would not worry too much about camo. There was a woman shot by a bear hunter a couple of years ago while she was hanging out clothes on her clothes line in the yard. Maybe she was large and furry, but she had a white t-shirt on if I recall correctly.

The .308 is a GREAT deer rifle for you.

Keep the B/O on. The problem during rifle season is that shooters can see movement from a LONG ways away and sometimes take a shot. The bozos that will do that will also stomp through someone's back yard as though they own it. Best to be safe because those rifle bullets really hurt! WAM's back yard lady is a true story... poor lady.