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Title: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: sixgun_symphony on January 04, 2022, 10:39:38 AM
Deer are red-green color blind. What that means is that a red plaid Makinaw coat will break up the human outline, thus effective camouflage on deer. The color red will make one visible to other hunters with normal human color vision. Thus safety.
Our grandfathers knew this, as illustrated by this hunting outfit from the mid-20th century. Somehow that was forgotten.

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Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Stein on January 04, 2022, 10:46:28 AM
Yeah, I remember reading years ago how they don't see the red end of the spectrum but do see the blue end.  I always try to avoid blue on anything, whether it makes any difference or not is unknown.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: GWP on January 04, 2022, 10:46:45 AM
I have (or had) one! Exactly that one! Not sure where it is.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: pianoman9701 on January 04, 2022, 11:00:58 AM
I've owned lots of Woolrich and LL Bean wool clothing. I didn't really buy much camo until I moved out here and found out that the only gear elk can't see is Sitka.  :tup:
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Stein on January 04, 2022, 11:05:25 AM
Unfortunately this is what Woolrich makes today...and it's $795.

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Or, you can get a flannel shirt for $195.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Bareback on January 04, 2022, 11:44:21 AM
A bit different from yesteryears, was a good product.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Fidelk on January 04, 2022, 12:13:56 PM
With that new product, the deer will only see a disembodied man/wolf head and two legs. Guaranteed to freak any deer out. Do we have to wear hunter orange so the deer can see us and even things out? 
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Jonathan_S on January 04, 2022, 01:07:23 PM
I'd probably wear my Canadian Tuxedo hunting, blue as it is, before I wore a $1,000 Mackinaw plaid outfit  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: elkrack on January 04, 2022, 02:07:56 PM
Not saying it was because I was wearing a black and green flannel but the whitetail I shot this year was just staring at me while I walked into view turned 90* nocked an arrow drew and shot. Thought it was kinda weird that a whitey let me do that :dunno:
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Bullkllr on January 04, 2022, 02:36:57 PM
Not saying it was because I was wearing a black and green flannel but the whitetail I shot this year was just staring at me while I walked into view turned 90* nocked an arrow drew and shot. Thought it was kinda weird that a whitey let me do that :dunno:

It is the magic effect of plaid. ;)

I hunt in my red/black Woolrich all the time. Wore it today.

My old man had one coat to his name; a red/black Filson (two if you count rain gear).
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: ghosthunter on January 04, 2022, 03:06:17 PM
Use to be when I started hunting, we just wore what we had,  killed lots of deer and elk.
I had a red cruiser vest with lots of pockets I always wore hunting.

Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Rob on January 04, 2022, 03:21:09 PM
I own that exact jacket! (the one from the first post, not the girly-man version available today)

Very very warm jacket and it has lasted generations!
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Rat44 on January 05, 2022, 04:12:34 PM
Grew up in upstate New York.
Everybody wore red plaid.
Many still do.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: wadu1 on January 05, 2022, 05:04:00 PM
I've been using a Blue Swanndri plaid for years muzzie hunting. Never had a deer or elk shy away because of the blue.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: KFhunter on January 05, 2022, 05:21:22 PM
Look up big bill instead
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: sixgun_symphony on January 05, 2022, 06:09:06 PM
The hidden truth about hunting camouflage. - YouTube
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Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 05, 2022, 06:47:16 PM
My usual blacktail hunting outfit is a red/black wool shirt and gray wool pants.  Both were the "super wash" variety from Cabelas.

If I would have known they were going to be discontinued after I bought them, I would have picked up a couple extra sets.  Have to be close to 10 years old now.  Hard to beat wool for being quiet when still hunting, and stays warm when it gets wet.

It's not easy finding quality wool hunting gear now, at least not much that's affordable out there any more.  Woolrich and Pendleton don't really carry anything geared toward hunting these days and Filson is just outrageously expensive now.  A lot of what I own is second hand at this point.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Alchase on January 05, 2022, 09:16:58 PM
I wore wool/Flannel up until fleece was introduced around 2000, killed many deer and elk, and never cared about the color. Fleece is much lighter, with better warmth when wet. I have worn fleece good quality fleece since. Still don’t care about color, and the only “camo” I wear is my Columbia light weight hunting pants I have worn for 10 years. They just won’t die! I bought two pairs and both are still running strong.


Having said that, my grandkids bought me. Old style insolated flannel shirt/coat? I forgot how comfortable they wer, it is now my garage coat.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: GWP on January 06, 2022, 12:11:03 AM
I was also going to mention that virtually all of the pictures of Fred Bear and Glenn St Charles hunting they are wearing plaid.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: Ghost Hunter on January 06, 2022, 12:28:05 AM
Woolrich plaid coat and brown bibs, my go to cold weather tree stand outfit.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: hunter399 on January 06, 2022, 05:42:03 AM
The hidden truth about hunting camouflage. - YouTube
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Dude I watch old Tom River all the time.
His video is old school ,classic hunting stuff👍
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: LDennis24 on January 06, 2022, 07:21:17 AM
Was in Grangeville the other day and looked at Larson's Dept store. They had some nice Filson coats and pants in there. Still nice stuff. Even had tin cloth pants and wool bib overalls. Few hundred bucks.
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: elksnout on January 06, 2022, 09:54:34 PM
I still have that exact coat that I bought new in the early 80's in Seattle. What was that place downtown? Sportsman's Emporium? Or something like that. I'd still wear it, but it shrunk.... or I grew?  :chuckle:  And it's got the made in USA tag still on it!



elksnout
Title: Re: Plaid clothing = camouflage for deer
Post by: sixgun_symphony on January 06, 2022, 11:20:41 PM
This is interesting, Woolrich and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery are producing their Pennsylvania Tuxedo, a spruce hopped IPA.

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