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What's y'all's thoughts on the best camo pattern for hunting in the mountain late Nov-Jan in southern middle tn?
 
I'm not a firm believer in the importance of camo patterns. ANYTHING that breaks up your outline will work fine.

But as a treestand hunter, in a hardwood environment, my favorite camo pattern of all time was the old Treebark. Looked just like a white oak's trunk.
 
I agree with what has already been posted. I was having this discussion with someone just the other day. Most camo patterns are made for humans of what looks good. If you place it at a distance a lot look like a dark blob. pick what you feel matches your surroundings best. This can differ from hunting hillsides to hunting bottoms on the same property.
 
A few years ago I was 'picked out' by Gobblers, while being still- turkey hunting.

So I took several of the various camp patterns into the woods and hung them up to try and see if there was a lot of difference. It was amazing how much some of them stood out, in comparison.

A few of my favorites didn't blended in well at all, and were likely what caused them to booger even though I didn't move.
 
BSK said:
I'm not a firm believer in the importance of camo patterns. ANYTHING that breaks up your outline will work fine.

But as a treestand hunter, in a hardwood environment, my favorite camo pattern of all time was the old Treebark. Looked just like a white oak's trunk.
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I liked the treebark myself. Sometimes I think it matters and sometimes I don't. I think it matters more stand hunting when they are looking up at you just my opinion. And again this might just be in my head.
 
It doesn't matter imo. I wear flannel shirts a decent bit while hunting. But if I had to pick. Old tree bark, bottom lands, treestand and green leaf for turkeys. But I honestly don't think it matters at all. I think an orange vest proves that as well.
 
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obviously camo pattern is less important then we as hunters believe it to be, however to answer the specific question it really depends on your normal set up. Are you on ridge tops more often where you are skylined or are you in bottoms with hillside back grounds?

I run a lot of solids as far as pants go but Ive also found over the years I really stay away from dark type camo (most of realtree and a lot of mossy oak). My personal favorite that seems to work great no matter the season is First Lite Fusion, however if I am skylined on most of my set ups then lighter colors like Elevated2 work really well.
 
REN said:
obviously camo pattern is less important then we as hunters believe it to be, however to answer the specific question it really depends on your normal set up. Are you on ridge tops more often where you are skylined or are you in bottoms with hillside back grounds?

I run a lot of solids as far as pants go but Ive also found over the years I really stay away from dark type camo (most of realtree and a lot of mossy oak). My personal favorite that seems to work great no matter the season is First Lite Fusion, however if I am skylined on most of my set ups then lighter colors like Elevated2 work really well.
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What about for Turkey hunting?
 
Carlos said:
What about for Turkey hunting?
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now thats somewhat a different animal lol. While I DO believe camo/concealment matters a little more on turkey then deer, having cover and being still is much more important. I dont care what camo you have on, if you are sitting on a pencil thin tree with nothing around you and the sun shining on you, chances are you are gonna get busted.

I still generally run solid colors on my pants, and even still LOVE fusion for most environments in TN or northern states. Now get out in pine country and swamp areas like MS and Bama and bottomland OG or new version is hard to beat. I hunt a few states each year so my goal in camo is just find color patterns that closely match the terrain. I like browns/yellows/tans/greys the best cause that is pretty universal throughout the country. I like solid color pants in browns or greys and then camo top so it is a big contrast of my outline. I dont like blacks, dark browns etc because in the shade or at a distance its just a solid blob
 
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Far and above the best camo for deer hunting is having large enough backdrop to encompass you. If you sit out in the open or in a skinny tree with nothing to hide you, you're going to stand out & get noticed. Doesn't matter how good the camo pattern of your clothing is. On the flip if you are well concealed in some brush and/or have a larger than you backdrop so you aren't silhouetted than you'll get by without being noticed even if you're not wearing camo at all. It's really as simple as not being so obvious.
 
BSK said:
I'm not a firm believer in the importance of camo patterns. ANYTHING that breaks up your outline will work fine.

But as a treestand hunter, in a hardwood environment, my favorite camo pattern of all time was the old Treebark. Looked just like a white oak's trunk.
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I bought some back in the 80's and still wear it
 

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