clothes for the high country

[RadSav]

Not many orange vest hunters are going to try and get that 50 yard shot down to 30 or less.  And usually you want to stay completely out of sight at that distance.  So camo patterns don't always play a big role there, I agree.

But try still hunting bedded blacktail bucks in the tall timber or cutting across a hill side in plain view of a bedded sheep at 100 yards so you can get behind that one single rock that might keep you hidden while you close the rest of the distance to bowhunting glory.  That's when your camo pattern makes a difference.  Light beige in front of dark green or dark brown ain't going to allow you much room for error.

That shopping list you gave there Jager adds up to be about as much as my elk hunt in Canada is going to cost.  And that's at my Sitka ambassador price!!!  And for all the stollen goods to be Mothwing....Makes me sick and it's not even mine.

Bummer part is that not all the selection is available in Forest.  Sure wish it was! Sad thing is it probably never will be either.  I believe my Sitka Gear is worth every penny I spent on it, but it could be worth Oh so much more  .

[high country]

Having killed at least 2 lifetimes worth of game with bow and gun wearing a blue based fleece pullover....I think camo is waaaaay over rated. Protect your sillouette, slow your movement and play the wind.

[boneaddict]

I wear camo, but where I hunt it really doesn't matter.   Movement and silloutte are bigger deals. 

[lewy]

Not many orange vest hunters are going to try and get that 50 yard shot down to 30 or less.  And usually you want to stay completely out of sight at that distance.  So camo patterns don't always play a big role there, I agree.

But try still hunting bedded blacktail bucks in the tall timber or cutting across a hill side in plain view of a bedded sheep at 100 yards so you can get behind that one single rock that might keep you hidden while you close the rest of the distance to bowhunting glory.  That's when your camo pattern makes a difference.  Light beige in front of dark green or dark brown ain't going to allow you much room for error.

That shopping list you gave there Jager adds up to be about as much as my elk hunt in Canada is going to cost.  And that's at my Sitka ambassador price!!!  And for all the stollen goods to be Mothwing....Makes me sick and it's not even mine.

Bummer part is that not all the selection is available in Forest.  Sure wish it was! Sad thing is it probably never will be either.  I believe my Sitka Gear is worth every penny I spent on it, but it could be worth Oh so much more  .

  I sure wish they would offer mothwing again, some of my stuff has worn out and i had to replace it with oc, love the feel but hate the look

[boneaddict]

I also like mothwing.
LOW AND SLOW

[400out]

SLow I can agree with but low! there is nothing low about the area you hunt 

[boneaddict]

 

If a man my size can hide......

I blend in by looking like a squatch

[blackveltbowhunter]

I have no firsthand experience, but Kryptek makes all their gear in the Mothwing camo. If thats a big consideration, the gear looks very well made as well. Giving some of their gear a try is on my to do list.

[Skyvalhunter]

Not the deer in the rocks again!!!

[yajsab]

How about Kryptek for the mothwing pattern?

[RadSav]

I did not like the fit of the Kryptek so I have not used it in the field.  Guess the fit of Sitka and Kuiu just has me spoiled.  It did seem to be very well made though.

[RadSav]

I agree with Bone about low and slow.  But, your color has to be matched well with your suroundings.  Good camo patterns work with a lot more variations of terrain than poor ones or solids.  Black bear are low and slow, however I can spot them pretty damn quick in a berry bowl or open hillside at one heck of a distance.  Put a taller deer in that same situation and I'm not so quick to notice.

Sorry HighCountry, we sort of jacked your thread.

[HighCountryHunter88]

No! By all means I'm eating all this up! Great info!

[swanny]

For light, packable, warm insulation I wear this jacket in the Rockwall color. It packs into a small stuff sack so it easily fits in a bag and will keep you warm if it gets wet.

http://www.rei.com/product/807677/rei-revelcloud-jacket-mens

[deerslyr]

RadSav, you seem to be a gear junky so I have a question, have you tried the apxg2 l5 rain gear from russel outdoors? If so how does it compare to sitka and kuiu?