Full blaze or vest

[ClownColor]

After 20+ years of wearing total blaze from head to toe, I'm switching this year to almost most minimal as possible. I am hunting heavy public, but I feel I spooked quit a few deer last year in my stand.

I've added tree skirts for leg movements, moved stand for optimal landscape background shadowing, but feel my upper movement may be the problem.

So , what have you done to maintain concealment?

For added safety while walking in public woods, I'm going do what I do when I drive, keep my headlamp on even during daylight hours.

[Bear55]

On public I would never minimize orange, however a good orange camo can go a long way. I use a pattern similar to this, seems to do the trick.

[Jameson]

I have always just done the upper body in blaze orange, way prefer a camo-blaze orange jacket w/ full sleeves. For my cap I try and have it not be camo-orange,just straight blaze orange. My thinking is while twisting my head the non-camo should show less motion.

[Scott K]

When on state land, if I could wear a flashing beacon I would. I have had bullets zing past me a few times. I prefer to be alive and hunt next year.

[surewood]

I wear a vest and blaze hat, but I'm typically 20' up so deer don't see me. Always turn my flashlight on in low light.

[mntatonka]

you guys realize that deer can't actually see blaze orange the way we do, right? Orange is just a different shade of gray to them. Obviously you'd still want to break up your outline some if you're worried about perfect concealment, but it's not like they can see someone in full blaze orange a half mile away the way humans can.

[nofishfisherman]

I wear full blaze right down to blaze orange undies.

The head lamp goes on anytime I'm walking through the woods and I also hang a blaze orange shirt on the back side of the tree I'm sitting in.

I've had deer 10 yards away looking straight at me and as long as I didn't move they couldn't see me.

A good backdrop behind you is more important than wearing less blaze.

[TruthWalleyes]

Something i learned the other day, about 60% of men are colorblind to some degree. This didn't mean too much to me until i heard a 1st hand story about how hard it is to see orange being colorblind. This peticular hunter could only see blaze orange when someone pointed a person out to them, then he could tell the difference and see the people. I'm glad he hung up shooting/hunting after realizing it is a major safety issue. He was unclear many times there were people in his backdrop.

So, with that said, orange isn't always going to make you visible

I generally hunt private land, but do push some cattails in public land at times. I wear a leaf cut suit head to toe. A Brown/Orange vest and an orange hat. Whenever i'm sitting in my leaf cut blind, i have extra hats/gloves with, and i hang those orange clothes on each post of my blind for added visibility. On deer drives i'll often take one of those hats or gloves and hang them up a little higher in a tree above me or somewhere for increased visibility to help spot me during a drive.

If i'm ever busted on the ground, it's scent related.

[Powerstroke]

If you're getting busted by deer, less orange isn't going to help you.

I bow hunt all through gun season and I wear full plain orange head to toe. Scent control and movement will prevent you from being busted. Unless you've got the worst stand placement in the woods, you should be able to hunt without a problem. Focus on your scent and movements and you will be better. There is no magic camo pattern out there to keep deer from seeing you in a tree.

[ClownColor]

If you're getting busted by deer, less orange isn't going to help you.

I bow hunt all through gun season and I wear full plain orange head to toe. Scent control and movement will prevent you from being busted. Unless you've got the worst stand placement in the woods, you should be able to hunt without a problem. Focus on your scent and movements and you will be better. There is no magic camo pattern out there to keep deer from seeing you in a tree.

Actually, your wrong-less orange WILL help you. Orange it's self, through the eyes of a deer, become brighter shades of browns and greys. Solid orange stands out, camo orange breaks it up pretty good, and of course, camo tops the chart...this is science.

[Todd Caswell]

Quote:

Actually, your wrong-less orange WILL help you. Orange it's self, through the eyes of a deer, become brighter shades of browns and greys. Solid orange stands out, camo orange breaks it up pretty good, and of course, camo tops the chart...this is science.

Untill deer can talk we will never really know... This is fact.

[Archerysniper]

Here is my normal gun/blackpowder hunting wear.

[jbell1981]

I have had deer that I wasn't interested in taking walk with-in an arms reach while hunting on the ground. I don't think orange is busting you. The keys are being still and scent. I am usually head to toe in Blaze orange while sitting.

[eyeguy 54]

still and scent and quiet. shot a nice 6 pointer a few years ago at 6 yards. 10 feet up , blaze orange on with my bow. Gun hunting this year and will have lottsa orange on top with some black. I figure it's best that another hunter close by needs to have an idea of where I am. kitty likes it... lol

[Pinusbanksiana]

I wish we could still wear those red wool jackets. I now wear a orange vest over wool.

[laker1]

I wish we could still wear those red wool jackets. I now wear a orange vest over wool.

Being Red_Green color blind,I can tell you red is not a good color for many hunters to see. Orange is so much safer. It stands out for me.

[Ufatz]

IF.....and that's a big IF... I were to venture into the woods during any one of these lower 48 deer seasons I would weat blaze orange from head to toe, a strobe light on my head and flashing lights wrapped around my body.

Up here at our place we stock up on food tomorrow and then hunker down for the next four days. I have dispatched two wounded deer in the last ten years and after waiting for hours and hours for somebody to track them to me realized nobody was even TRYING to find them. I could see their blood trail for a quarter-mile across the snow coming onto my land.

Gimme south side of Chicago any day! Ha Ha Ha!

But ya'll guys have fun. Nothin' like deer camp!

[BryanL]

still and scent and quiet. shot a nice 6 pointer a few years ago at 6 yards. 10 feet up , blaze orange on with my bow. Gun hunting this year and will have lottsa orange on top with some black. I figure it's best that another hunter close by needs to have an idea of where I am. kitty likes it... lol

Hey eye, how was Cable ,WI for hunting?

[pikerliker]

ClownColor I think breaking up your silhouette is the most important thing. I have been orange head to foot and shot deer and I have just had the orange vest and hat and shot deer. One thing I do when up north is look for a big pine to put my stand in. It breaks up my shape and prevents me from being "skylined" by deer looking up in my direction. If your on the ground stand in or near brush, a big stump, or something similar that again will break up the "big blob" shape of a person.

[DooWap]

I go with the blaze vest over camo but not because I think the camo helps. A few years ago I splurged on really good outerwear and it seems like the best outerwear is only available in camo. Plus I can wear it for both gun and bowhunting.

I do always wear a headlamp when walking into and out of the woods as well and hang blaze sweatshirt on tree behind the stand.

[Mr Special]

Archerysniper,

thats pretty much the same set i have vest and hat.

however,

my attire has not produce the same deer as yours have. i must have defective gear lol

Great looking deers

i now hunt private land, but when i have hunted public land. it was blaze from head to toe. parka, bibs, hat, gloves and mask on the colder days and i would hang a spare vest on my tree as well. even when i bowhunted.

i personally do like the realtree blaze camo over reg blaze, cz i think it does conceal you better.

good luck and have a safe/fun season everyone

[Eric Wettschreck]

I wear pretty much the same thing as archerysniper, minus the pile of nice bucks.

I've never asked a deer if it could see my awesome orange vest right before I shot it so I don't know if they can see it or not. However, I'm colorblind and I can't see an orange vest any differently from a brown vest. What I can see is movement and I'm guessing this is what the deer see also.

[CrappieAttitude]

I am another vest and hat wearer. However I have often thought that the bright green in most safety vests could be an even better color option than the blaze. I'm not sure if that would stand out any more to the deer or not. I am red green color blind as well and although I can still pick out blaze, that green is in a league of its own.

CA

[TruthWalleyes]

However, I'm colorblind

I'm amazed you haven't mistaken a busch lite for a PBR yet? haha...Get the wife on board and get a weekend booked for this winter Eric. Hard to beat the fun times and talk in a small ice house.