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Old 11-09-2013, 01:38 PM
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So...I'm in my blind and nothing is moving. I've got a question: if deed are frigin' colour blind, why wear Camo???
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Old 11-09-2013, 01:39 PM
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Cuz it makes you look cool
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Old 11-09-2013, 01:40 PM
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Because all the cool kids are doing it. A mackinaw worked for all the old timers.
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Old 11-09-2013, 01:42 PM
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I wear camo to help break up my outline.

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Old 11-09-2013, 01:42 PM
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cause it makes you feel invisible
cause it looks cool
cause it breaks up your outline
cause it looks cool
cause they do see some colors but not all
cause it looks cool
cause it comes in nice modern materials that keep you warm
cause it looks cool
cause hunters cant see you as well or at all
cause.......well you know
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Old 11-09-2013, 01:44 PM
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Because all the cool kids are doing it. A mackinaw worked for all the old timers.
What the Halifax is a "mackinaw"???
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Old 11-09-2013, 01:45 PM
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cause it makes you feel invisible
cause it looks cool
cause it breaks up your outline
cause it looks cool
cause they do see some colors but not all
cause it looks cool
cause it comes in nice modern materials that keep you warm
cause it looks cool
cause hunters cant see you as well or at all
cause.......well you know
So....it's the cool thing to do, eh? I must be freagin super awesome cool. Even my boxers are Camo.
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Old 11-09-2013, 01:47 PM
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I wear camo to help break up my outline.

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This would be great for Rosie O'Donald...lol
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Old 11-09-2013, 01:50 PM
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This would be great for Rosie O'Donald...lol
There ain't no breakin up that outline...!!

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Old 11-09-2013, 01:53 PM
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Cool That's a Makinaw

http://www.filson.com/mens/coats-jackets/-1011/
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Old 11-09-2013, 01:59 PM
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Pretty fancy! I though you meant those cowboy coats... That would look weird.
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Old 11-09-2013, 02:00 PM
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There ain't no breakin up that outline...!!

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Ya...mossy oak would not do well...more like redwood boreal. Lol
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Old 11-09-2013, 02:04 PM
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If you road hunt should you wear camo?
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Old 11-09-2013, 02:06 PM
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If you road hunt should you wear camo?
That way u can hide on ur camo seat covers...
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Old 11-09-2013, 02:07 PM
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Touché !!!!!
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Old 11-09-2013, 02:56 PM
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If you road hunt should you wear camo?
Your camo and your seat covers have to match, also the camo around your wheel wells and rocker panels should match the camo you are wearing.
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Old 11-09-2013, 03:04 PM
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If you road hunt should you wear camo?
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA it would not be so funny if it were not true............
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Old 11-09-2013, 03:04 PM
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It's a uniform.
Most guys are proud to wear. It automatically distinguishes us from other people. Just plain old human nature.

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Old 11-09-2013, 03:08 PM
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I have often wondered that to, I wear wool pant and carhartt jacket seems to do the trick for me.
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Old 11-09-2013, 03:15 PM
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I've always wondered about this myself! Won't the animal you seek be able to pick up your scent anyway? Please don't beat me up, just wondering.
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Old 11-09-2013, 03:27 PM
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I've always wondered about this myself! Won't the animal you seek be able to pick up your scent anyway? Please don't beat me up, just wondering.
not if you watch/hunt against the wind.
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Old 11-09-2013, 03:46 PM
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Iwear camp so other hunters can't see me once shot a buck like that just before a road hunter got him they were already getting there guns
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Old 11-09-2013, 03:53 PM
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why wear Camo???

for bowhunting i will. i like spot and stalk best, and it helps to break up your outline.

for rifle hunting, i dont like it. there are some items of technical gear that you dont get a choice for, but mostly i dont like it because its a pain to take on and off all the time when i go to town for lunch or gas or whatever. i dont like wearing it when im around normal people simply because i dont need to advertise what im doing to those who hate hunting. i have no need to dress for the role or play a part....some guys just think its cool to wear the uniform. i dont care if you do or dont wear camo....but ive never understood why so many do care what i wear???
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Old 11-09-2013, 03:56 PM
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Camo is a chick magnet.
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Old 11-09-2013, 05:04 PM
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It's a uniform.
Most guys are proud to wear. It automatically distinguishes us from other people. Just plain old human nature.

Jamie
x2 and it breaks up your outline and I wear blaze orange camo during rifle season for safety.
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Old 11-09-2013, 05:45 PM
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Camo is a chick magnet.
The chick I've been with for the past 32 yrs doesn't seem to mind if I am in camo or plaid, she still seems to hang around.This is what I started wearing instead of camo and I like it better . I may get a matching Elmer Fudd hat to go with it Blends in at the coffee shop to
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Old 11-09-2013, 06:19 PM
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It's almost impossible to buy a hunting coat these days with lots of pockets and a quiet outer shell that isn't camo. I'm not a big fan of camo but my hunting coat is camo simply because I couldn't find a suitable hunting coat in my price range that wasn't camo.
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Old 11-09-2013, 06:24 PM
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It's a uniform.
Most guys are proud to wear. It automatically distinguishes us from other people. Just plain old human nature.

Jamie
Yup, lets you identify the out of town hunters, in the Sundre Sobeys.

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Old 11-09-2013, 06:31 PM
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It's almost impossible to buy a hunting coat these days with lots of pockets and a quiet outer shell that isn't camo. I'm not a big fan of camo but my hunting coat is camo simply because I couldn't find a suitable hunting coat in my price range that wasn't camo.
Go Carhart. I don't wear camo either. Just Carhart work or play. Goodstuff. Comes in a few colors too.
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Old 11-09-2013, 06:41 PM
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There ain't no breakin up that outline...!!

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Maybe if she worn something like this it would:

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