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Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/23/15 04:30 PM
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Nick1
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I'll be hunting in central and south Texas and I'm looking for camo clothing that's not too hot, seems like everything in the stores is for 40 degrees or lower and not cheap. Just trying to get some input. What are yall using?? Hesitant about buying the really cold weather stuff.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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#5891730
08/23/15 04:50 PM
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billybob
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I use mil suplus stuff ACU and multicam. ACU in the winter and multicam in the summer. Matches my vegetation. If I'm hunting out of the blind.. hanes white
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/23/15 04:56 PM
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Aggieman775
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I love redhead. They Have nice light weight jackets and shirts but has stuff for the cold to. And we have a bunch of pine trees so the realtree pattern on it is great.
TSmith
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/23/15 06:09 PM
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Regular Guy
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T-shirt and a old pair of jeans I don't mind messing up, same for the tennis shoes. I have a couple thin, cotton long sleeve realtree shirts I picked up at walmart last year, like $5 a piece after deer season. I feel like expensive camo is a waste of hard earned dollars. I've snuck up on a lot of critters in regular clothing. I'd be more worried about what I smelled like, something like an old flannel and jeans from a garage sale shaken up in a bag of neutralized charcoal would be hard to beat. I know a guy that hunts pigs with high powered pellet rifles in Hawaii and he gets unbelievably close, no blinds or bait, just stalk and wait...
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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#5891875
08/23/15 06:22 PM
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GOLDSTEIN
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South Texas - tee shirt, brush pants, and snake boots
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/23/15 08:33 PM
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wkh2213
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Predator Camo Adrenaline pants or the 6 pocket pants and the Performance T-shirt.
I have these and they are awesome. I'm also running a special on them in the classifieds
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/25/15 01:59 AM
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A.S.A.T. or whatever you already have should work. if you're in a blind you can sit in your drawertail if you have a notion to. your scent when you're upwind and your motion will spook deer more than your clothing.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/25/15 09:01 AM
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kry226
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For deer, I really think the camo pattern is the last thing to consider when selecting what clothing to wear for a hunt. For me, the most important factors are:
1. Comfort - warm in cold weather or cool when it's hot; something that won't make you fidget and making you prone to getting busted by movement
2. Silence - I really like hunting in clothing made of silent materials. Like Billy Bob, I also really like the multicam pattern, but I've only seen it available in ACUs which happens to be constructed of pretty loud material. For bowhunting, that's a big issue, but not so much for turkey (shotgun) or rifle hunting.
3. Durability - is the ensemble quality-made? Can it stand up to repeated washings and wear for a few seasons?
If I can find the above qualities in a camo pattern that matches the terrain, great. If not, I feel that the above concerns outweigh the the importance of pattern.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/25/15 12:49 PM
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SniperRAB
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South Texas - tee shirt, brush pants, and snake boots I was thinking the SAME thing...Deer don't care
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/25/15 02:06 PM
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Jerry Fisk
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I use light weight merino wool most of the time. Not hot, holds the scent and quite while I am in stand or slipping along. The quite and scent determines more for me than having a pattern. Besides wool will out last other materials so it ends up being cheaper. Each to their own.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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#5902496
08/29/15 05:14 PM
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Crews
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camo..... the biggest lie the commercial hunting industry ever told us.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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08/29/15 08:11 PM
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billybob
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camo..... the biggest lie the commercial hunting industry ever told us. I don't know about that the military's been using it for 1000's of years and humans can't compare to the wildlife we hunt.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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#5922425
09/10/15 08:46 PM
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ATX_Hunter
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I hope i'm not the only one who wears the Academy $7.99 t-shirt special. I do mainly hunt out of box blinds though. I am a fan of Realtree APG when its on sale and made by Under Armour.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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09/10/15 10:30 PM
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stxranchman
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I wear what is comfortable for me then put on a leafy wear suit over it. Lightweight and works great.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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09/10/15 11:32 PM
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thedoveshooter
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As long as its not white or blue, I don't think it really matters if you limit your movement. I read that deer can only see the color blue.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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09/14/15 11:20 PM
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Nighteagle
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Camo really took hold in the military not even 100 yrs ago...really became widespread after Vietnam
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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#5929728
09/15/15 05:39 PM
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chalet
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If you are concealed in a blind it doesn't really matter. I like to get out of the stand here and there later in the season and back up against trees, brush, fence posts and such. Camo helps out definitely with those hunts, as does a hat that shades the face and I've even started using a little face paint.
Just about any pattern works. Most of my stuff is older advantage or mossy oak patterns with a little milsurp mixed in. If you're outline is broken up and you're still enough they will walk right up to you - unless they smell you of course.
Shoot. Eat. Repeat.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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09/16/15 05:30 PM
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Choctaw
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I successfully stalked hogs Saturday morning wearing khaki shorts and a green t-shirt. They didn't seem to mind that I wasn't in camo.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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09/17/15 01:08 PM
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Aggieman775
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During bow season even if I have a thermacell my bug tamer jacket is almost a must
TSmith
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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09/17/15 01:52 PM
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Tactical Cowboy
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Red plaid shirt, just like Chuck Adams.
The secret to a long life is to try not to shorten it.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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09/18/15 02:21 PM
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Big Daddy K
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Red plaid shirt, just like Chuck Adams. Yep Im wearing plaid on my traditional hunts. Maybe a Fred Bear hat too.
It ain't easy being me.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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#5934521
09/18/15 02:32 PM
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Tactical Cowboy
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Red plaid shirt, just like Chuck Adams. Yep Im wearing plaid on my traditional hunts. Maybe a Fred Bear hat too. You know what's up!
The secret to a long life is to try not to shorten it.
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Re: Best camo for Texas hunting???
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#5938206
09/21/15 02:07 AM
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westexhunt
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I buy natural gear when I find it on sale. Don't pay full pop for any of it.
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