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Hunting Camo clothing
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If camo doesn't work, why does so much of the animal kingdom use it (predator and prey)? Evolution is a wonderful thing. Happy shopping.
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i've had an army surplus dpm jacket for years. it provides a reasonable ''all round'' sort of blending in effect, and the main thing is it has loads of decent pockets. no matter what camo you use, it'll be compromised by movement 
i'm the same mate, i've thought about getting a flecktarn jacket for years but never got around to getting one
2506sendero
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Got mine from an elite military supplier - here's a photo from last week.
DM me for a link, as (for obvious reasons) this is stuff is not freely available to all & sundry
DM me for a link, as (for obvious reasons) this is stuff is not freely available to all & sundry
Id look on the phone app VINTED. I've had great deals on there. Some bargain cammo stuff for a few quid. Hats, gloves, neck warmers, trousers. Rags even! I just wear base layers. And cammo stuff over the top. I have an old pair of fishing salopetes that come up to my chest with elastic shoulder straps That i use in the winter. Again, second hand bargains to be had if your not in to forking out loads.
chouchin66
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Picture this ; wearing of just earthtones - say, an olive or sage sweater, khaki gillet, brown " boonie" hat & two tone trousers would / will give same effect as " Dazzle Camouflage" used by allied shipping to good effect during the Great War. Critters of fur bearing ilk see in dichromatic vision - seeing only in hues of blue & green, whilst reds & orange appear gray hued. 1000s of hunters of deer & upland fur bearing game wear bright orange & see success every year, in U.S woods, fields & prairies....
Fringe on a mountainman's buckskins weren't just for draining rain water away either.
Fringe on a mountainman's buckskins weren't just for draining rain water away either.
Try decathlon.
I wear these .
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/fleece-100-green/350567/c395m8842788 Its more suited to warmer weather mind you. . Had mine for close to 5 years with no issues . It was £10 back then.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/strong-trousers-steppe-100-green/334103/c109m8648365 I have a pair on just now . I have two pairs of these and two pairs of the older style , The older style were £10 5 years ago .
I have a MTP Smock also , That is used for the pockets as there is loads of them . The smock is fairly wind proof also which is handy as my permission is fairly open and the wind can rush through.
I wear these .
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/fleece-100-green/350567/c395m8842788 Its more suited to warmer weather mind you. . Had mine for close to 5 years with no issues . It was £10 back then.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/strong-trousers-steppe-100-green/334103/c109m8648365 I have a pair on just now . I have two pairs of these and two pairs of the older style , The older style were £10 5 years ago .
I have a MTP Smock also , That is used for the pockets as there is loads of them . The smock is fairly wind proof also which is handy as my permission is fairly open and the wind can rush through.
I'd say choose your clobber on the level of activity and the weather, rather than pattern
Shooting rabbits with NV walking over fields, requires very different clothing to shooting rats with NV when you're likely to be very much more static
And at night, as long as the colour of your clothing is dark, it won't matter a jot.
Daytime shooting for any quarry, just muted earth tones are fine, in fact I've shot plenty of rabbits, in jeans and T shirt
The only time I've ever worn full camo, is when roost shooting
Shooting rabbits with NV walking over fields, requires very different clothing to shooting rats with NV when you're likely to be very much more static
And at night, as long as the colour of your clothing is dark, it won't matter a jot.
Daytime shooting for any quarry, just muted earth tones are fine, in fact I've shot plenty of rabbits, in jeans and T shirt
The only time I've ever worn full camo, is when roost shooting
I do a lot of rabbiting so I need the harder goretex or wax material to bring the rips down to a minimum going into thick hawthorn or blackthorn and for getting under barbed fencing. I use the lighter Jack pyke jackets out shooting ..
chouchin66
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Hard Goretex/ waxed ...bet that makes a right racket ?
Paynut
Member Extraordinaire
Doesn’t make any difference when we are ferreting.. shooting yes but ferreting no. Barbed wire doesn’t take any prisoners so best to wear cheap heavy stuff rather than posh Jack pyke flimsy stuff that will rip
Doesn’t make any difference when we are ferreting.. shooting yes but ferreting no. Barbed wire doesn’t take any prisoners so best to wear cheap heavy stuff rather than posh Jack pyke flimsy stuff that will rip
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My shooting Jack pyke hunters jacket would have been in shreds.. . Army goretex dpm ,We find the best for getting Stuck into the hedges.. yes they rip on barbed wire but not as bad as the cloth material used for shooting jackets..
OldStock
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Lot of good info there.
Muted clothing is virtually as good, in most cases, and less likely to provoke laughter.
I find when in woodland, movement is king but cover "human" identifiers like hands and face.
I will wear camo in the wood, simply as the greys are so skittish and once spotted, that is game over for hours, or the full day, if hunting in the afternoon.
But animals have been around 'camo' long enough now, that if they do make you, they can alarm more than just a normal appearance human.
Don't wear camo unless you mean it.
When I was ratting around loose stock (especially goats) I ended up using a ratty old brown & grey coat, they got used to it, and I had endless problems if I didn't go like that, so at a new place chose wisely. Rats are normally to be found around buildings and kit, so I don't think camo has much benefit, just non reflective, non shinny, muted tones and stay back.
Squirrels, I assume due to what predates them, are very aware of movement, so I can be full camo, but in line of sight, move even slightly too fast (differently to the background), and they are off.
I learnt that from early days, and just freeze until the line of sight is broken, or the extremely rare time you can get the shot off, in the "shocked" pause, or first stop while leaving.
I've some waterproof DPM I keep for really wet conditions, but generally it is Jack Pyke, or the Deerhunter stuff I bought from sales.
Muted clothing is virtually as good, in most cases, and less likely to provoke laughter.
I find when in woodland, movement is king but cover "human" identifiers like hands and face.
I will wear camo in the wood, simply as the greys are so skittish and once spotted, that is game over for hours, or the full day, if hunting in the afternoon.
But animals have been around 'camo' long enough now, that if they do make you, they can alarm more than just a normal appearance human.
Don't wear camo unless you mean it.
When I was ratting around loose stock (especially goats) I ended up using a ratty old brown & grey coat, they got used to it, and I had endless problems if I didn't go like that, so at a new place chose wisely. Rats are normally to be found around buildings and kit, so I don't think camo has much benefit, just non reflective, non shinny, muted tones and stay back.
Squirrels, I assume due to what predates them, are very aware of movement, so I can be full camo, but in line of sight, move even slightly too fast (differently to the background), and they are off.
I learnt that from early days, and just freeze until the line of sight is broken, or the extremely rare time you can get the shot off, in the "shocked" pause, or first stop while leaving.
I've some waterproof DPM I keep for really wet conditions, but generally it is Jack Pyke, or the Deerhunter stuff I bought from sales.
Bowland Blades
Busy member
When out for deer / fox / rabbit etc Colour match is really not matter , break up patterns are good but most mammals only see shades of grey . Birds are the ones who see colour and the crow is likely the keenest of vision ie better than we see .
Take all the nations that insist on blaze orange for safety , the hunter does just fine - but try those tactics on a crow shoot
Take all the nations that insist on blaze orange for safety , the hunter does just fine - but try those tactics on a crow shoot
Be aware some animals can see UV so if you use detergents with optical brighteners your going to stick out like a beacon.
Different types of Gore-Tex based clothing and not all are noisy . A drop liner under a tougher out fabric for example. .
Musto were one of the first to use it in hunting clothing. Outer is tough and durable fabric and makes little to no noise and the Gore-Tex drop liner keeps you dry .
Different types of Gore-Tex based clothing and not all are noisy . A drop liner under a tougher out fabric for example. .
Musto were one of the first to use it in hunting clothing. Outer is tough and durable fabric and makes little to no noise and the Gore-Tex drop liner keeps you dry .
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danhfromwales
Proactive member
Good old DPM, I prefer that to MTP. With MTP after a while it washes out and becomes more yellow and is less effective in European environments.i've had an army surplus dpm jacket for years. it provides a reasonable ''all round'' sort of blending in effect, and the main thing is it has loads of decent pockets. no matter what camo you use, it'll be compromised by movement
i'm the same mate, i've thought about getting a flecktarn jacket for years but never got around to getting one
Ive altered a mtp smock by cutting off the breast and arm pockets but keeping the zipper breast pockets and waist pockets. I've also removed all velcro replacing it with metal pop fasteners.
I'll eventually get around to putting on a game pocket on the lower rear of the smock.
It's meant for all rounder shooting, from hide to walked rough shooting.