Ray Eye and non camo attire

[g8rvet]

I don't hunt Africa, but have friends that do (one was friends with Peter Hathway Capstick, which if you know Africa, you should know him) and it used to be illegal in many countries to wear camouflage.  Has that changed?

[davisd9]

Never worried or cared what others are wearing. 99% of the time I am wearing 3-4 different patterns. As long as I blend in with the shadows and stay cool then I am satisfied


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Marc]

I'd rather wear solid colors that match the color of my surroundings over a wonderful camo pattern that contrasts with the habitat.  In other words, I'd rather have on soldid green while hunting in tall green grass, than a really good brown camo pattern in the same cover.

Sitting in the grass, generally against brown trees, I typically wear green camo pants and brown camo tops...  I doubt it would make a lick of difference if I wore solid green pants, and a brown top...  But camo patterns do blend in a bit better, and probably hide our small movements better.

Unlike waterfowl, turkeys seem oblivious to any larger objects (such as a camouflage tent or even a car)...  They seem to be very keyed in on unnatural movement, or the sound of a turkey coming from a place there is no turkey...

[stinkpickle]

I don't hunt Africa, but have friends that do (one was friends with Peter Hathway Capstick, which if you know Africa, you should know him) and it used to be illegal in many countries to wear camouflage.  Has that changed?

I heard it was illegal in some countries also, since only poachers would wear camo.

[Bowhunter123224]

While I have no doubt that using cammo is not necessary and a game animal can be harvested without it I wouldn't purposely hunt anything without. I know that using the correct pattern while bow hunting I can get away with an insane amount of movement up in a tree; the opposite can be said about using the wrong cammo pattern in that same situation. I have worn the wrong color/pattern and been spotted immediately without any movement, and I have worn the correct color/pattern stood up, drew, and shot the animal without the animal having a clue as to what just happened other than it was just shot with an arrow. 

[tha bugman]

I was wearing a short sleeve shirt and a pair of sunglasses and killed a turkey.  Kinda glad I had my shades on since he had the sun on me.  Didn't realize I even had them on and forgot to take them off at the truck!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Bowguy]

 

I don't hunt Africa, but have friends that do (one was friends with Peter Hathway Capstick, which if you know Africa, you should know him) and it used to be illegal in many countries to wear camouflage.  Has that changed?

Capstick may be my favorite authors. When I was married I'd planned to go. Bought a gun just for the occasion. Anyway things didn't work out but are you serious about this? Something I didn't know.

[g8rvet]

It is mostly now military camo that is illegal is several countries but hunting camo is okay.  I had read that not long ago there were several countries that allowed no camo.  Like I said though, I have never been there.

When my client found out I was a Capstick fan, she told me she got her start writing outdoor material and he was her mentor.   Was a close friend of his.  Would have been an interesting man to meet.  Would love to shoot dragonflies with him! 


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[the Ward]

love Capstick! Have quite a library of his books and several of his videos. On camo, I use it but have hunted a lot without it in years past.I pretty much like the older camo patterns or my homemade guile poncho I made. I agree with others here, that movement is what gives a hunter away more than anything else. But colors/camo that matches the environment sure can help sometimes.