Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!erb1!osnome!hunting From: rlp@druwa.ATT.COM (PrehnRL) Newsgroups: rec.hunting Subject: Re: Camouflage Summary: Type of Detergent matters. Keywords: Deer don't see color... Message-ID: <392@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> Date: 19 Mar 91 12:47:35 GMT References: <328@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> <348@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> <364@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> Sender: news@erb1.engr.wisc.edu Lines: 36 Approved: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu From: rlp@druwa.ATT.COM (PrehnRL) In article <364@erb1.engr.wisc.edu>, jjh@uhura.neoucom.EDU (Jerod J. Husvar) writes: > > > From: jjh@uhura.neoucom.EDU (Jerod J. Husvar) > Roddy, > > A very interesting point to consider when using camo. for hunting deer is > that deer cannot see in color... Which means that expensive camo gear is not > really a necessity... Al that is needed is gear that breaks up you outline... > This works much better than trying to "blend in." I usually wear a plaid > flannel shirt, with a good pattern of browns and greys.. as well as some red. > The bow-hunting magazines indicate that deer have good Ultra-Violet (UV) vision. The brighteners in many detergents can cause otherwise good camo to stick out. There are special soaps to eliminate this effect. Check out any good archery shop. Deer also tend to have their head down a lot while feeding and any motion low down can also be readily caught. (In Colorado anyway, where there isn't as much low growing foilage in the forests). I've spent enough time trying to get CLOSE to deer to learn this one. Robert Prehn +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AT&T Bell Labs | ____ _______ _____ _______ | Room 1F50 | / __ \ |__ __| / _ \ |__ __| | 11900 North Pecos | | <__> | | | \ \ \_\ | | | Denver, Co 80234 | | __ | | | / \ __ | | THE CHOICE| | | | | | | | | (\ / / | | | druwa!rlp | |_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| | (303) 538-4554 | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+