Binoculars - Camo Necessary?

[Herms27]

This spring will be my first time hunting turkeys. I know I need a good pair of binos that work well in low-light situations. I found a screaming deal on a pair of Nixon Prostaff 7 binos, but are black. The best deal I could find on the same pair in a camo color are about $100 more. How important is it for everything on me to be camo? I've made sure every piece of gear I will wear is camo and a matching pattern so would black binos stand out? Thanks all.


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[dirt road ninja]

Find something else to worry about. You'll be fine.

[RutnNStrutn]

Movement is much more important than camo. Old timers and indians used to kill turkeys with no camo at all. I use black binocs strapped to my chest with bino-straps. I use them all the time, even with turkeys in sight. I just s-l-o-w-l-y raise them up, and s-l-o-w-l-y scan with them. Don't waste your money on camo binocs. 

[Herms27]

Thanks guys, appreciate the advice. Black it is.


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[silvestris]

What is important is what you see when you look through, not at, the instrument.

[FL-Boss]

You could go turkey hunting dressed up like a circus clown and kill just as many birds.....fact.     No movement is the key!

[Gobble!]

Movement is much more important than camo. Old timers and indians used to kill turkeys with no camo at all. I use black binocs strapped to my chest with bino-straps. I use them all the time, even with turkeys in sight. I just s-l-o-w-l-y raise them up, and s-l-o-w-l-y scan with them. Don't waste your money on camo binocs. 

bingo

[Cut N Run]

I'm pretty sure that the main reason camo binoculars exist in the first place is;  If you happen to set them down in the woods, you'll have trouble finding them again and you'll need to buy a new pair.

I know this is exactly how it works with camo flashlights by experience. Truth.

Jim

[spaightlabs]

I've been out scouting and had a jake walk across my feet while dressed in jeans and a white t-shirt and I've killed most of my birds with a plain black shotgun...

[Bigspurs68]

Camo on binos is in the same category as the glitter on the top of a Zara Spook.

[surehuntsalot]

camo is overrated

[bbcoach]

Glare.  Check the binos you have and make sure that they don't have any glare in bright sun light.  Glare from any source is a hunt killer.  Other than that, you should be OK with black ones.

[mgm1955]

camo is overrated

[captin_hook]

Get the black ones

[turkeyfoot]

Black is fine I never use them in hardwoods hunting anyway but if hunting large areas out west they are a must sucks to put a hour long stalk on jake that you thought was longbeard