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The camo pattern doesn’t matter. It’s the irregular shapes of the camo that breaks up the outline of a stationary figure.

Yall way over complicate it i use a dux back suit from the 80s and my wall of bucks didn't seem to notice..

Its all about movement not colors or patterns killed many quality bucks in blue jeans and hoodie. if the deer is looking up in the tree at you, you are already busted and better move.

Eyesight is not a deer's primary means of identifying threats. It's 3rd in order of precedence. Smell, hearing, and then sight. Granted, deer can be educated to recognize certain sights as a threat and certainly, the human silhouette is among them, but generally 99% of camouflage for deer hunting is remaining still. A deer's vision is oriented towards detecting movement, not patterns. You could be out there in a clown suit but if you don't move the deer won't react to you (assuming they can't smell you, of course) All that said, most hunting camo is too busy and too dark for the environment it's used in. When in doubt, go with a more open pattern and lighter in shade. And hold still ;)

So take off your jacket... then go dress up your costume and wear white and blue and yellow sunshine colors. When that don't work bro... leave your mic and go get some Bottomland.

I did an experiment with my trail cameras infrared this past season. Some of the stuff that I owned glowed in the dark with no visible pattern , just a huge shiny object. The takeaway for me was to replace it with camouflage that didn’t glow like that. Also hide in cover so as to keep any fidgeting out of site.

literally anything that breaks up your outline.. hell, even if you don't have camo, just stay still and cover your face. that's it

could not disagree more

Plaid breaks up your pattern bud… yall get n way way too n the weeds on camo pattern for deer. Turkey, ducks, MAYBE.. but for deer, smell is way bigger issue than camo!

Sitting real still is the best camo

Most camo clothing has a uniformity to it. Predator camo uses larger blotches to break up human outline. I also feel camo clothing should focus on breaking up appendage connection area like shoulders and hips!

Wouldn't deer looking up at you see bark and think maybe you're a branch? But I hunt naked in my saddle so this may not be an issue for me

Its movement & ur silhouette as for the visual aspect..... Also matching ur surrounding Northeast hunter , when snow hits break out an old white sheet .... Blend in with ur surroundings....

Explains why red flannel and blue jeans worked so well for so many decades

Deer cant see red? Tell that to the buck that got spooked by my red IR, not once, not twice but three times while i was out coon hunting a few weeks ago

Blah blah blah, camouflage is way overrated, imo if you wear a gray or green or brown and sit still you’re gonna be fine, anyone that thinks camouflage is critical to your hunt has been bs’d into believing it.

Just use nods and no lights homie.

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Any thoughts can deer hear clicks from RECONYX cameras?

Tree bark was the best Camo ever made😂

Use cover and don't move it doesn't matter much in my opinion. I do wear camo a good bit mostly because you can't see how dirty and stained they are.

I've always gone by the wear the camo to match your terrain. A great pattern they don't make anymore was the Mossy oak hardwoods.

The canaidian black tail hunter 45 years of hunting blacktail deer in canada same habits.same deer love your podcast.i learned from drunk loggers Love intelligents. Since watching podcasts my deer are bigger,as I am starting to understand how hunt .thank you .

I've noticed just by seeing other hunters in the field that darker camo is not good. I've actually had my brother take pictures of me in the stand with different patterns and the light to medium darkness works the best for sure! And another thing of course is being as still as humanly possible! Train yourself to make slow and deliberate movements is the key especially in early season.

If the camo looks good to humans it’s shit for deer. That’s a good measure to go by.

Contrasting with your environment is huge. You need to make sure you blend in and don’t wear camo that stands out, wearing green camo in the late fall for instance is bad. It also highlights why you shouldn’t skylight yourself. Always have a backstop.

Ultra violet colors get you picked off by a lot of deer , Atsko ultra violet spray works great

Try HECS... You'll be glad you did... "TRUST Me!!!

New combo tag structure! 1-either sex tag , 2-anterless tags , for each season archery and fire arm . Any buck !

I have wondered if a deer's eyesight is similar to trail cameras at night. If I wear polyester camo, the camera shows me as a solid grey blob. If I wear wool, it is normal

Maybe try not moving as much.I"ve been in the field for 50 + yrs.Nobudy know how a deer sees mostly.on the ground do NOT sit in "direct" light, try some cover above you to shade a bit,even if its cloudy 😊

I found an old thread on a hunting forum where two brothers started experimenting with NON-UV clothing as their camo… ie- wool , vintage military fatigues . Long story short they found that they became virtually invisable to deer and mature bucks once they made the switch to this non -UV fabric /brightener clothing. I adopted their methods and let me Tell you it worked like magic. As long as you keep your movement to the absolute minimum , the deer do NOT see you. Btw this ends up being extremely cost effective as well. I highly suggest everyone here look into this and try it. You will notice an immediate difference.

Today’s clothing and detergents contain UV brightners. Deer see. UV brightners as Blue according to study at University of Ga. Use UV killer to spray on your clothes and continue to wash in a sports wash that contains no UV chemicals.

Like anything else they get used to random noise as long as it’s not followed by danger

They hear the clicks from the trail camera taking pictures...

“I would rather have a wall of memories vs a wall of trophies” - Hunter Kautz

But how do I get them to bed on my small property?

They won't smell that at all

I've always bounced back and forth on the validity of this deer. This interview is hard to challenge. I would love to hear from the people that scored it. I always had a theory: Mitch shot a buck several years after the 98 buck that had the same type frame (you can find pics of this buck online). My theory was that the 98 buck was a fake using the shed antlers from the buck he shot years later. When Mitch shot the real deer years later it had regressed significantly. Obviously my theory doesn't work well if people actually saw the dead deer and skull plate but it would make sense absent hands on confirmation.

Maybe move the fucking stand. Dont fuck with their runways

Looks like my woods

Great podcast! Bill's Dream Farm is on the other side of the mighty Mississippi river from my Packerland Deer Camp property. He is a great deer hunter, influencer and land manager. Mindset is key to every challenge we face. Each of my hunting seasons starts with a mindset of greatness. It's tied to the why I hunt not just a big buck on the ground. If more people had a strong "why they hunt", then every hunt they do would be successful if they lived up to the standards of serving the greatness of that why. As I hunt, I learn, adjust, and grow into the reason I hunt, and as a result, I become much more fulfilled. When I begin a hunt I tend to have a strong reason (mindset) for each hunting season months before it starts. I allow my self-awareness of beginning with the end in mind to help me reach my strong reason for the bow hunting season to guide me to my success. #BigBuckInTheTruck2025

You actually do want to engage the brain into things that you don't have knowledge of. This is the beginning of developing subconscious auto pilot. Thoughs focused on doing the things that improve outcomes required positive reinforcement od positive feelings during the learning. Feelings of doubt or frustration while learning a new behavior creates a disconnect. Thoughts plus feelings become real to the body through chemicals that get released in the body. Cortisol induced thoughts and feelings become bad habits. Dopamine induced create good habits that become awesome outcomes. We literally embody our own thoughts and feelings. Awareness is the key to change. Using critical thinking toward awareness for the need to change to be better is how we begin to start a new habit. Remember, to associate positive thoughts and feelings as you develop a new habit. The higher quality and quantity of thinking and feeling towards the new habit the better. Too often people decide to not do something without replacing it with something better. Better and better over time leads to betterment. Think>feel>believe (embody)>speak (create the language of justice rather than justification)>do it (take action) get the result> developing awareness (take account) >repeat. Live, learn, adjust, grow and repeat. Associate more pain associated with remaining the same than the pain associated with the necessary change.

Dream Big brother 🙏

Good stuff.thank you

Can't tell my secrets 😅

good stuff, but without a few videos and photos of the hunts and deer, it was hard to listen to...

I would like to nnow your thoughts, I have thought hhat earning a buck might be ok but afrer learnnng more, I see it wont work here in Michigan. I am against professional culling. Extending seasons later into January isnt helping wither. Perhaps open another doe hunt in September. Maybe a 10 day hunt.