What is Camouflage to Deer? What Do Deer See? - Deer and Deer Hunting Video Tips
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- Опубликовано: 21 янв 2013
- bit.ly/ShopDeerHuntingCamo - What do deer see and what is camouflage to deer? Study shows what deer see and how they interpret camouflage, even pink camo! Learn more from the Deer and Deer Hunting pros in this deer hunting video.
As Fred Bear once said "the best camouflage is learning how to sit still"
Well I guess my car was camouflaged because he ran right into it.
I'm a South Texas stalker, lifelong. I used to wear camo up until about 2003-04. Camo isn't necessary. I usually stalk in jeans and a drab smok or t shirt. The wind direction, your movment, and being able to see deer before they see you is where it's at. I stalked a fork horn to six yards one winter and killed him without him knowing I was there. I realized camo for deer hunting is a gimick. See them before they see you and you'll be successful.
Stay out of direct sunlight, keep your face and hands covered and dont move. Hand and head movement has alerted more deer than the type of camo you wear. New camo patterns are designed more to fool hunters (buyers) than deer. Some of the greatest deer hunters known still wear green and black checked wool jackets. They stay down wind and watch their motions.
If a deer isn't moving they almost seem to disappear, but, as soon as they move, you can pick them up easily. This started me thinking about how deer are basically brown with white and a few areas of black and they have some of the best camo in the woods. No more high dollar camo for me.
Totally agree. I put deer seeing movement at the top. I have blended in a Bush up wind and had deer feeding within touch. After an hour or so I moved my hand a little bit and they were gone.
anybody else think this guy looks like the dogs owner from the fox and the hound???
I heard mostly just stating the obvious things in this video. Movement and smell are the most important things to consider when stalking or even just sitting in a stand. I've managed to get within 40 feet of a deer by timing my movements and moving oh so painfully slowly and staying downwind. You can also make yourself obvious and outsmart them, which is fun. Often in dense forest deer will circle back to figure out what you are after you startle them. I've used this fact with changes in direction to get them to sometimes walk right at me.
This guys is very knowledgeable. He provides a lot of technical information.
Ones ability to remain motionless is crucial.
I killed the biggest buck of my life while I was wearing jeans and an orange sweatshirt,I kept my movements to a minimum
Very informative , I learned alot from this video . I thank you so much .
I love the jacket he is wearing I'm searching for that jacket everywhere..!!!
“Successful” Deer hunting requires patience, opportunity and some skill. Camouflaged clothing really has very little to do with it. You generally ‘make’ your own luck. One caveat though: Deer HAVE to be frequenting or IN that area, whether moving through or “living” in the surrounding area/terrain. The biggest “gimmick” on the market today is the ‘scent killer’ crap they sell...clothes soap, etc. Hunting is all about LEARNING what to DO and what NOT to do...the animal will tell you all you need to know.
Deer see movement before they see colors. One of the best things i have learned about hunting deer in my 37 years of doing so, is that camo doesn't always work. I use solid colors nowadays. I use solid black mostly, then browns, and green shades. I have had deer pick me out of a tree stand many times when wearing camo, and that's what got me to thinking. So I switched to solid colors like I used to wear in the early 80's before camo was even around. Very seldom do I get spotted in the tree, and even on the ground. Try this test. Stand in front of a mirror, move your arms side to side. Which color hides your arm movement? When you wear camo, your arm movement is seen all of the time. Blacks and brown hide it best, where green works around evergreen trees.
I just hunted the other day in a stand on the edge of a cutover wearing khaki colored pants and a black Carhartt jacket. Went out at at 2pm and sat completely motionless until 530pm and moved really slowly when I had to. Right before sunset a doe walked right out in front of me about 25 yards upwind of me and had no idea I was there.
I believe it depends on where and how you hunt. I started bow hunting before the compound. Some guys wore surplus camo(The only thing around), or what ever we had that was comfortable. We still managed to kill deer. During the rut most bucks are way out of their home ground. During rifle season they are pushed out. The "Bucket" concept does not hold water. There is a big difference between hunting a "Managed" area and deer on full alert from hunting pressure. A lot of deer will ignore something out of the ordinary, or even come closer to investigate, if they do not associate it with danger. I had a puppy that ran around the TV looking for a way in when he saw and heard a Turkey that was big enough to fill the screen. Once was enough. After the one time, he just ignored it. Unless you use different, unexposed deer every time you test something, the experiment is contaminated.
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Just remember Indians didn't have cabelas leafy scent blocker suits and Fred bear held many records around the world for a guy in jean pants and a flannel shirt . Movement is the factor . I've had deer notice me stare at me and when I froze they just went right back to their actions
I never use cammo. The biggest thing you sort of touched on is blending in which means sit still. Where I live the last few years has been bucks only and I’ve had both bucks and does’ walk up on me. Last year a buck walked up within 30 feet and a doe and her dawn were standing 10 feet from me. I was sitting on the ground against a tree as still as could bee only breathing and blinking. The doe could smell me and knew something was different but couldn’t see me and walked around me for a long time snorting. The year before 2 fawns were 5 feet from my son who was laying on the ground watching them while the doe was trying to figure out what I was sitting against a fence post. A person doesn’t need thousands of dollars worth of bull crap hunting gear to get the job done. We went home with 3 deer last year and 2 the year before.