This channel is really not about "you" and what "you" want... Its about hunting. I never mention politics, but hell it is a free country (for now), and I care deeply about the direction its going. Wearing my favorite shirts while Im in a video is not a political statement of any kind, its just who I am. A patriot who loves his country, cops, thinks every life matters, and despises fraud, and the blocking of free speech. I would never try to demand you dress a certain way... Its just a funny shirt. You should laugh at it rather than melt. Im sick of my freedoms being taken away, and really, this channel is for those who want to watch. No one is making you watch. If you hate the country, and hate who I am, so be it... But HATERS are not going to force me to change who I am or hide it. I love you no matter what shirt you wear, and even if you hate our police, hate our constitution, support fraud, etc... Those are your choices, and a lot of great Americans died so you could have the right to speak up about trying to end those rights and support socialism. #justgivepeaceachance #coexist
Totally agree. To many, are afraid to say, this is what I think. We all have opinions. Let’s try to live in peace, (don’t see that happening). That’s why I love bow hunting so much, the woods are filled with great peace.
I agree, Dan. I'm sick and tired of these professional whiners and complainers. They see some malicious INTENT in everything because they are in a perennial state of victimhood. Everything they see becomes another example of something being done "TO" them. So instead of YOUR shirt being about what YOU want to wear for YOUR OWN enjoyment, to THEM it's something you're doing TO THEM with THEM in mind. These people very literally want thoughts and actions controlled according to THEIR own views of right and wrong. They do not want it to be a PERSONAL choice, but rather something deriving from the GROUP. They have little use for the INDIVIDUAL, because they see the individual as being a bad thing. They want everyone to bow to the COLLECTIVE according to rules they THEY make. You're dead right that our freedoms are being whittled away year by year. We better stand our ground or we'll never get it back.
I have enjoyed the conversation about the shirts, but let us remember the videos are about hunting. Do appreciate all the advice, and the videos that you, “the hunting beast”, have shared. Thanks Dan
Enjoyed watching and learning as usual. I change my camo patterns almost like a darn chameleon. I have a heavy wool flannel i use in late season its brown and grey looks good! Eh thanks for being you. You're a great guy and your channel has so much information its incredible! Really enjoyed seeing the old pics too. I have an old north American whitetail magazine with a picture of you in it holding a giant! Love all you do for us thank you God bless you hope you and the family have a merry Christmas! Please do the reindeer mount thing 🙏 lol peace brother!
@@thehuntingbeast I’m watching the Minnesota Public Land Challenge when I saw your message. Cold front coming through tomorrow and I’m headed out. Really enjoy your content as well as THP boys and Garrett from DIY Sportsman
Camo is a lot more important when you are bow hunting, I’ve had deer so close that I have had to squint my eyes to where I could barely see lol, but they do look you dead in the eyes when they pick you out.
Dan "camouflage myself to people sometimes more important than to animals" can't agree more! Especially suburban whitetail hunting walking though backyards
The best camo brand out there is called “Stop moving!” The fact that a hunter can be dressed in a solid orange vest/jacket/hat and not be seen by deer within bow range squashes and camouflage theories. Also, observing air currents is another “make you invisible” camo that I wouldn’t walk into the woods without. Oh how this activity changed when commerce discovered money in the pockets of hunters.
Was thinking the same thing. Just shot a deer wearing no pattern blaze orange. Stared at me for 5 min but I was dead still, leaning into the tree. Didn’t get caught.
I also am a tool maker. I have many times went straight from work to the tree to hunt . I’ll Throw on an old army shirt and go smelling like cutting oil and metal . I have been just as successful in this situation as being all decked out in my camouflage. But , I always hunt the wind and try to be stealthy. I love deer hunting and have always found that keeping things simple is by far the most enjoyable way to hunt and live life .
Smoken buck at 9:58 Dan. Congrats on that Beast. Love the "crime family tee" such a ham. Way to keep us waiting for Santa! Hahaha! Guessing and laughing keeps you loose as a goose for the hunt.
Personally I've noticed that when you get on the ground inside thick brush where you hardly even have shooting room you can blend in so well that only your scent would give you away. Hunting in a tree, try hanging an outfit (pants and shirt) up there on a clothes hanger and stand down on the ground 15 yards away and see how well it blends in. If you recognize it then the deer also recognize it because they live there. Personally I'd like to have an oak tree bark looking outfit for the late season so that i could look like part of the tree trunk. I think a lot of the time late season in a bare tree that your movement is picked off from a long way off and you don't even see the deer.
Dan i received my Tidewe Vest today and want to thank you. The shipping was super fast and the response from them on the shipment of the vest was very good. Highly recommend Tidewe.
Started out Archery ground hunting sitting on an upside down 5 gallon bucket when I was 14. I wore the original treebark pattern jacket and army Camo hand me down pants. I have had deer within 10 steps walk by without ever seeing me. Every time I was picked off was due to movement on my part not the brand Camo I was wearing. Great video I agree wholeheartedly. 👍👍
Dan, couldn't agree more with you. I wear whatever clothes that are "earth tone colors" such as (brown, green, or off white pants for late season dead cattails or snow), and typically some type of camo jacket/coat, and a different camo hat) when I go hunting. Thanks for all these how to videos! I love how you break them down. Keep it up and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I
For years we would get military surplus shirts, jackets and pants for couple of bucks. Never fell for all these new camos for way too much money. Charcoal clothing? Those companies were laughing all the way to the bank! 65 years old now and still love to hunt, bow and rifle. I can think of only one year since I have been out of the service where I have not bagged deer and bear. You are the only hunter on U tube that tells it like it is!! Stick to the basics and you will not go wrong in any hunting situation. So carry on and keep doing what your doing, Telling the truth about what you need to do to bring meat home for the great venison meals. CARRY ON.
My Dad is a Vietnam vet and used to hunt in military Camo called tigerstripe. It is a tight pattern mix of greens and some black, vertical and horizontal. If he was not moving, you could not see him at any distance, on the ground. Most modern Camo patterns are designed to be appealing to us consumers. To deer, it’s all about breaking up your outline, and staying still. Great comment on prey species noticing a predator’s eyes. When I get busted, I feel they are seeing my eyes, and will squint until the deer relaxes enough for a shot.
Tigerstripe has horizonal stripes. It works great for a certain type of vegetation. This time of year, where I live, the woods are mostly a vertical pattern with the leaves all gone. Anyway, I don't think you can get the tigerstripe anymore, and the origional was made with an off brand of dye that faded.... too bad.
I think scent and how much you move if the deer does see you is way more important than the type of clothing you're wearing. I've set a deer blind out in the middle of a field once and the buck noticed the camo blind right away and just stared at it but didn't spook. Not until it got downwind of me did it finally take off.
That is a very good point about having 3 different types of camo/coloring. One of the most important things I look for in camo is how quiet it is when moving, i.e. drawing a bow, shouldering a gun. I hunt pines and hardwoods so I use a darker pattern when in the pine trees
I'm sold on the uv glow thing. Other than that I agree all camo works in the surroundings it blends, I'm old enough to remember when Tre Bark came out, and thought I was becoming invisible, only to be busted. Back in those days I'd soak in baking soda, for 30-45 minutes before getting dressed in Tre Bark washed in laundry detergent. I'd carry baking soda mixed with water and mist me ever so often. When the uv killer stuff came out, the getting busted slowed waaay down. All that said still Mossy oak fan, they seem to have been more diverse in camo schemes, which I remember ticked Realtree off. At the end of the day a whitetail lives by his NOSE. Thanks Dan, like the shirt dude
In my experience, it’s camo that breaks up your silhouetted outline that works the best. I’ve found ASAT camo does that the best. I learned this still hunting around cattle. The cattle never really cared about any other camo pattern I wore. If they saw me move, they stay focused on me, even when I stood still. But when I wore the ASAT pattern head to toe, the cattle would notice me move, then when I stood still, they would lose focus on me. It was really an eye opener, because these cattle would start panicking when I would stand still. They would start mooing and pacing around, and even start moving toward the direction where they last saw me move. The same started happening around deer too. One time I was still hunting and jumped a doe and fawn, and they bounded to the top of a hill. The doe stopped to look back at me, and she could no longer see me because I was still. And that doe walked all the way back down to me until she was about 30 yards from me when she finally caught my scent and booked it. It was pretty incredible!
Based on my experience I feel like I get caught moving before my camo gives me up. I have my favorites, but I don’t believe one pattern works the best throughout the entire fall. It’s more important to blend into your surroundings than believing one size fits all. I love all your t-shirt Dan, even the ones that do not align with my views. I’ll be man enough to stop watching before I get offended and start complaining. I’ll bitch about politics on the appropriate sites. Great info as usual and I always look forward to the next show. Peace out✌🏻
I started hunting deer when I was 10. That’s 46 years ago. I remember starting out we didn’t have much and we tried to blend in with whatever we had. All my clothes had to be multi purpose, work, school, hunting etc. My dad always preached you have to be in the right place at the right time and be still. Learn how to read the woods. I’ve managed to take multiple deer every year with minimal equipment. I basically wear flannel shirt and brown or drab colored pants and I always wear a headnet. I hunt on the ground with a 12ga single shot shotgun. If he get his ass 50 yards or closer he’s dead. Don’t overthink it. Dan speaks the truth. Listen to him and learn his hunting tactics. After all my time in the woods I think he’s the real deal. Thanks Dan for all you do.
I always wear different pants, top, gloves and headgear to help break up my silhouette. After over 50 years of deer hunting I don't think camo is necessary. Any pattern or solids in different shades of tans/browns/grays works well in my experience. Like you, I like flannels but again in those earth tone colors. When I do use camo I mix patterns and use only Realtree and/or Mossy Oak. Spending more on camo in the mountains of Virginia where visibility is short range is a waste of time and money from what I've found.
I've been feeling that way this season. I needed better cold weather rain gear this year, and I found a good deal on a full kit, so I picked it up. But, wearing all of it at once, I've started to feel like I'm sticking out like a sore thumb. Lately, I've been thinking about throwing the heavy grey flannel over it, or picking up a decent vest with a totally different pattern, and wearing my cat-tail hoodie under that. I was second guessing that thought process a bit, until just now. I'm hitting it again tomorrow, and I'm gonna mix it up some. Thanks Dan!
Love the t-shirts Dan, I’d ware every one of them !! 👍 The political state in America is sickening but that’s another subject and channel. I totally agree on the camo, the key is to break up the human outline and hide the face, in my opinion no one makes a good camo because it’s the same from head to toe, like Dan says he wares different pants, jackets, vests etc., me too, if deer look at me I squint my eyes so they can’t see a face or I hold my bow in front of my face. They never look at your boots or your belt, it’s always right to your face !
That makes alotta since wearing 3 or 4 different things to change up your camo patterns .I've always just wore matching clothes to blend in. Thanks for the tips
Love the shirt btw. Yeah now I wear whatever is comfortable and warm. I would argue to my younger self that camo was crucial. Ha! Gortex anything or flannel.
I must be a prey animal, I focus on the eyes and the nose when looking for deer and thick cover ,white throat patch.I use a variety of camo as well. Still use my old Vietnam tiger stripe camo, glad I got extra large when I was younger, because they still fits me. Always think and look ahead.💘 the video thank again Dan
I was looking for something I could add or disagree on, but you covered it all from at least my 'older guy' experience. Movement is huge, that's why saddle hunting sucks (there! I said it!!!) I actually use a saddle past 2 seasons, and now going back to my LW climber, saddle requires movement, & doesn't offer an equitable weight or packability advantage (my personal opinion, depends on pressure, location, gristle of the hunter etc...maybe advantage for some guys, just not for me).
I find myself buying camo clothing for the garments and the technology of the materials more than the actual camo pattern. That being said Mossy oak fall foliage was a killer camo back in the day.
I think it's more of a shade thing with camo. But the more open concept camos like natural gear definetly do blend in. A lot of camos at 40 yards look like a dark blob. The more open patterns don't look quite like a blob.
I don’t think your viewers would want to see you naked in camo paint Dan....lol...But I totally agree that blending is important. One year during Winter time with snow on the ground, I was wearing a winter camo which was a blend of white snow with 2 tones of brown bark. I blended so well that I a doe came in from behind me and walked within ten feet of me while I was setting in snow and down trees. Merry Christmas to Dan and Family.🎅🏻
Dan you are the realest guy I have ever seen , you share your knowledge thank you for all you do for the hunting community. "Embrace the suck" "camo video" etc. I think of multiple times Justice season you felt me the Hunter. Not counting your older stuff I've started to t dive into. 💯 camo is about blending into your surroundings just like you said like I said man real real
I don’t have a ton of experience but have about it long and hard. Agree with most of Dans opinions, I’ve found that the shade of your background or nearby objects really is the most important thing. If your camp is dark but your khaki pants are the same shade as the dirt along a stream bank, your better off with the khaki. I do use the macros such as Predator and big pattern flannel but feel these work better in open areas or when skylit. Against a tree or rock a solid or bark pattern is fine. Mix it up agreed, I often wear snow camp on bottom when hunting against trees in the snow.
All the shirts are great, but that one that said Bigfoot saw me and no one believed him makes me lol every time I think about it. Keep on keeping on sir.
Love your insight on hunting topics because you have so much in the field experience. That cannot be learned by reading books or watching videos. Keep up the good work Dan👍🏻👍🏻
Agreed there is no one size fits all with camouflage. You need multiple colors, patterns, and warmth/comfort levels to be effective and consistent in taking game animals. Most major camo brands have a lot of money tied up into sponsorships and advertising so they have their brand pushed by big names. Just need to go with your gut and wear what is needed to blend in.
In one of your videos interviewing Andre camo gets discussed, and (if my memory is correct) he said he likes an olive drab or something similar, and that he feels as though the solid color can actually help hide your movement because there isn't a streak of pattern moving across the deer's vision. In this context I believe he was referring to the small movements you might make in a tree (as opposed to walking across a hillside, etc). I didn't see the vid on your channel so must've come across it on the beast forum. I got some olive drab wool overalls for christmas and I'm a little apprehensive about using them in a deciduous tree, but only time will tell.
I think what a lot of people fail to mention during this conversation is the eyesight of all the other animals in the woods not just the deer. Everyone likes to talk about a deer eyesight. But even if a deer is colorblind and can't see your bright color the turkeys and other animals can see those colors and will quickly ruin your deer hunt for you.
It’s necessary. Like you said dan, white camo dark forest. Definitely stand out... I think the old timers for red and black because it was warm and they were meat hunters lol
Dan, I really liked that hunt (I think it was last year) where you were hunting on the ground in the snow and shot a doe. Talk about thinking out of the box! I've learned a lot watching your show. Keep it up! God bless.
Just my 2 cents. I believe in Macro (large) camo patterns. Predator camo, KUIU VIAS are a couple of my favorites. I also have to agree with Dan on wearing different patterns at the same time, breaking up your body. Good luck the rest of the season guys and gals!
There's a reason people have worn tartan and then later plaid patterns for hunting for thousands of years, because they work always have and always will. All one really needs is something to break up the human profile. I've only ever seen one tree stump in the woods that ever looked human shaped and over 12 years I never saw any deer sign within 50 yards of it until it rotted and fell over.
I believe in camo, something/ anything to break up your body silhouette and to blend in. I usually try and use the dark shady spots. Love the shirt and enjoy your videos
Thank you dan ur videos keep getting better and better great work.thank you so much for sharing ur experience with us. I killed my first big buck last year thanks to ur advice on hunting like a beast
I know I'm a year late but I have a similar cammo approach, mix and match different pants and jackets, some flannel also. I hunt with a crossbow off the ground with no blind ( usually).
I'm kind of old school and I have to agree with you 100% And I do try to split my camo from the upper body and lower body into different patterns or like you said I've killed more deer in a flannel than I ever have in camo now the actual pattern I like is the old school tree bark I think I had more deer within 10 ft of me and never saw me in that pattern it just seemed to really work well
Just so you know, born in 1946 and from my youth I always wear jeans and some times jean shirt. Hunting in no camo and I still got what I was hunting. So for me camo really do not matter. You go ahead and buy the expensive camo all you want it doesn't matter. LOL
This is an interesting view on camo I've never heard before when you talked about mixing it up to keep yourself small. The biggest thing that surprised me though was the comment about wearing blue jeans. I've watched a video once about a study on a deers sight and how the color blue sticks out like a sore thumb. Then again, I am not a scientist and just have to take their word for it. But what I also heard in that video was a deers ability to pick up movement. I absolutely believe this. Anyway, another great vid. I enjoy listening to your hunting experiences and try to apply them to my hunts as much as possible. BTW....Love the shirt!!
I wanted to say somthing about blue jeans in the video, but forgot... I have never had a problem with dark blue new jeans... But over the years I have noticed faded denim getting picked off a lot.
ASAT is where it's at. I thought it looked completely stupid until I studied it and then tried it. Unreal. The longer they stare, the less they see. Any season, any terrain. Love it.
Great information. For myself being more of a waterfowl hunter. It has been how to break up shadows. When it comes to camo for any hunting. It is about being still. what will your camo choice can do for you. I am learning this again about deer hunting watching your videos. Wisconsin archery 2021 I'll see more deer from the lessons I've learned from your videos guaranteedand.
I think it’s worth saying that the camouflage meaning the pattern should be separated from the quality of material. Some of the big brand camo companies are where they are because the quality of material allows your to extend your hunts or range because you have functional equipment.
Great video Dan! As far as the shirt goes I love it, but haters are going to hate. Keep doing what you do and being who you are. You’re genuine and really give a damn about this country, and don’t want to see it crumble to this socialist agenda. God Bless you!!!
A company called Atsko makes a camo pattern blaze orange vest. Its a subtle pattern to the human eye but looks camo to the deer. They also make scent free detergent that removes UV brighteners in your clothing. Run a black light over it, it makes a difference.
I’d fully agree that camo is much more pertinent and necessary late season. I’d also opine that it’s more important when you’re hunting more heavily pressured deer.
Being camouflaged is necessary, but using camo isn't. My dad has a pair of grey coveralls and they blend in perfectly with poplar trees. Between him and myself those coveralls have shot dozens of deer. You don't always need to buy crazy expensive clothes to hunt.
I killed my buck this year with my camo hoodie laying on the ground at the base of the tree. I carried it in so I wasn't sweating and it fell out of my harness when I was setting up and i didn't want to go down and get it. I was in just a tan thermal on top, so its all about movement.
Where can I get one of those shirts Dan? I agree on wearing multiple patterns and no one camo is the best. Honestly the most important thing you must use on a hunt is the wind. If u do not hunt the wind correctly it doesn't matter how good your camo is. Great video.
I personally don’t buy into the whole camo hype. I have a family member who swears that you MUST HAVE camo on during archery season. That’s a well and good, to each his/her own on it. I think its over rated and in alot in some cases it’s expensive. I do have and wear camo but in Pa you have to wear 250 sq in of blaze orange on head, chest and back during gun season. So i wear what ever and a blaze orange vest.
Finally, someone who confirms what I have been saying for years. No camo is good in all situations. I have been mixing and matching camo since I began bow hunting 43 years ago. It helps break up the human outline. I also could not care less about camo loyalty. I use what I think is going to help me blend in the area I'm hunting. Thanks for the great content Dan and keep the videos coming. I enjoy them very much.
This year my magic shirt has been a pink orvis long sleeve. Any time I've worn that as an outer layer its like I'm completely invisible to every buck I've seen. At one point I had 8 right around me all in bow range and none saw me even though the only tree I could get in was branch and leafless
P.S. I noticed from watching his videos that some of Dan's best camo of all time in a tree is when he wore those big baggy ass dark green coveralls. Unless he moves you can hardly pick him out.
From the ground, zi definitely see a huge difference using kill suits, leafy suits and ghillie suits.... anything that breaks up the head/shoulder silhouette.
Agree with this. And having "negative space" or a number of light areas in it is important as well. I was in the middle of a path in an open field wearing leafy camo (and head net) like that and had a doe flummoxed as to what I was and kept scanning near me as you could tell she couldn't get a bead on me. I became a believer
I went to go dheck pics. On a trail camera with my dog. coat is black and me dressed a in black with no scent cover . Heard deer walking towards us so I sat down in the long grass against a tree . The doe and a 4year old buck walked 15 feet in front of us. They stopped and looked and kept walking .
I kinda think it does matter, the 20th was the last day of gun season in Ohio and here comes 3 does ... I had a good wind but at 10 yards they seen me cause of the solid orange jacket I had on. Of course they spotted me and went back the way they came and out pops the biggest buck I've ever seen...smh if the does wouldn't have spotted me I'm positive he would have walked past me at 10 feet but he cuts across the field at 157 yards...that dang solid color owell,I have muzzleloader season coming up and I will be in a stand next time cause I was on the ground. Love your videos bub
I know they didn't see the orange,it was the outline and the solid mass in a world of sticks! Next time il be up in a tree lol I got over confident with a gun! Never under estimate a deer trying to survive!
Excellent video Dan. I’ll admit I fell victim to signing my life over to a certain camo pattern but with that being said I did not choose that camo pattern for no good reason. It worked, works, and probably still work till I die in my specific application. If I get an opportunity to hunt in some different terrain features I may invest in a different pattern if the investment is worth it.
For years I wore old military bdus in Woodland camo and when it got really cold I broke out the Carhartt duck brown bibs and coat. Killed lots of deer in them both. Brings back good memories but now in my later years i have a closer full of camo and i dont have to freeze in cotton long John's as a base layer lol
If you're going to be walkin' & stalkin', poundin' the ground sitting up against a tree or some natural formation, yeah...camo works. If you're going to be sitting inside of a ground blind or 20' up in a tree stand, you don't need camo. All you need to so is to break up the big blob of color that is a human being with some sort of pattern be it an nice old school vintage plaid jacket like the old timers wore (yep...the original camo) or some cheap Walmart Mossy Oak/Realtree gear or the Gucciflage they sell nowadays with exotic names. Two things I'd never wear to hunt; "Deer Hide" brown Carhartt or blue jeans. The Carhartt might make you look like a monster buck to another hunter and the color "blue" sticks out to deer like neon. Ironically, if you're dressed in civilian gear and come across deer, 9 times out of 10, they won't bolt. You could just be a hiker to them or completely harmless, but if you're a camo'd out blob and they can't make you out immediately? That's when they get spooked. However, 10 times out of 10, if you don't move and you're not wearing Old Spice after shave, they'll hang around you. I've had deer literally brush up against me while I was sitting on a stump in the dark at 4:30 in the morning and had them walk up to me within 12" in broad daylight while I was on the ground in camo or in earth tones because I was disciplined with both movement and with my scent elimination game. But I'd never hunt deer in regular pants and a hoodie because I hunt from the ground so I'd just be asking to get busted and where I hunt, the Catskills Region of New York, I rarely can get a shot passed 50 or 60 yards and I don't do ground blinds or tree stands. My "blind" is whatever fallen monster of a tree I choose to hunker down with for the day.
If you look back at the "deer killing days" with meat pokes with 20 to 30 deer hanging on them the hunters are all wear red and black flannels. I guess bc I have always worn camo I am scared away from not wearing it lol. But like Dan I have pictures of my father in blue Jean's and flower patterned shirts in nature colors. Good luck to everyone and remember you only have to motify something if it doesnt work
I’ve been hunting since the early 70’s and have killed more deer in blue jeans and a tee shirt than camo. I’ve only been using camo about 20 years now.
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This channel is really not about "you" and what "you" want... Its about hunting. I never mention politics, but hell it is a free country (for now), and I care deeply about the direction its going. Wearing my favorite shirts while Im in a video is not a political statement of any kind, its just who I am. A patriot who loves his country, cops, thinks every life matters, and despises fraud, and the blocking of free speech. I would never try to demand you dress a certain way... Its just a funny shirt. You should laugh at it rather than melt. Im sick of my freedoms being taken away, and really, this channel is for those who want to watch. No one is making you watch. If you hate the country, and hate who I am, so be it... But HATERS are not going to force me to change who I am or hide it. I love you no matter what shirt you wear, and even if you hate our police, hate our constitution, support fraud, etc... Those are your choices, and a lot of great Americans died so you could have the right to speak up about trying to end those rights and support socialism. #justgivepeaceachance #coexist
Amen to that brother!!!
Totally agree. To many, are afraid to say, this is what I think. We all have opinions. Let’s try to live in peace, (don’t see that happening). That’s why I love bow hunting so much, the woods are filled with great peace.
I agree, Dan. I'm sick and tired of these professional whiners and complainers. They see some malicious INTENT in everything because they are in a perennial state of victimhood. Everything they see becomes another example of something being done "TO" them. So instead of YOUR shirt being about what YOU want to wear for YOUR OWN enjoyment, to THEM it's something you're doing TO THEM with THEM in mind. These people very literally want thoughts and actions controlled according to THEIR own views of right and wrong. They do not want it to be a PERSONAL choice, but rather something deriving from the GROUP. They have little use for the INDIVIDUAL, because they see the individual as being a bad thing. They want everyone to bow to the COLLECTIVE according to rules they THEY make. You're dead right that our freedoms are being whittled away year by year. We better stand our ground or we'll never get it back.
Thank you for speaking up for the Silent Majority
I have enjoyed the conversation about the shirts, but let us remember the videos are about hunting. Do appreciate all the advice, and the videos that you, “the hunting beast”, have shared. Thanks Dan
I have to admit, it was fun going thru those old pics looking at what my camo of the day was way back when...
Enjoyed watching and learning as usual. I change my camo patterns almost like a darn chameleon. I have a heavy wool flannel i use in late season its brown and grey looks good! Eh thanks for being you. You're a great guy and your channel has so much information its incredible! Really enjoyed seeing the old pics too. I have an old north American whitetail magazine with a picture of you in it holding a giant! Love all you do for us thank you God bless you hope you and the family have a merry Christmas! Please do the reindeer mount thing 🙏 lol peace brother!
What about your hair style?
What camo was the indians wearing? There is more important things to talk about than camo. More of a recreational topic than one for survival.
Dan's T shirt game is unrivaled!!
That’s the truth,
I click just to see the shirts.... I hate hunting 😂
Love most tees (the one that said $20 is $20 isn’t right) I’m not a marsh hunter (old man too hard for this 69 year old)
@@doncook3584 Don, I have to agree with you on the $20 is $20 shirt, But a man cant back down on a "triple dog dare"...
@@thehuntingbeast I’m watching the Minnesota Public Land Challenge when I saw your message. Cold front coming through tomorrow and I’m headed out. Really enjoy your content as well as THP boys and Garrett from DIY Sportsman
Only in America .. people complain about content that they are watching for free.
Camo is a lot more important when you are bow hunting, I’ve had deer so close that I have had to squint my eyes to where I could barely see lol, but they do look you dead in the eyes when they pick you out.
Dan "camouflage myself to people sometimes more important than to animals" can't agree more! Especially suburban whitetail hunting walking though backyards
Merry Christmas to the entire Hunting Beast crew and their families! God Bless
The best camo brand out there is called “Stop moving!” The fact that a hunter can be dressed in a solid orange vest/jacket/hat and not be seen by deer within bow range squashes and camouflage theories. Also, observing air currents is another “make you invisible” camo that I wouldn’t walk into the woods without. Oh how this activity changed when commerce discovered money in the pockets of hunters.
Was thinking the same thing. Just shot a deer wearing no pattern blaze orange. Stared at me for 5 min but I was dead still, leaning into the tree. Didn’t get caught.
Imagine what kind've cool shit you'd get into having Dan as your Dad! Love the shirts too. Thanks for keeping it real H.B Family!
I also am a tool maker. I have many times went straight from work to the tree to hunt . I’ll Throw on an old army shirt and go smelling like cutting oil and metal . I have been just as successful in this situation as being all decked out in my camouflage. But , I always hunt the wind and try to be stealthy. I love deer hunting and have always found that keeping things simple is by far the most enjoyable way to hunt and live life .
Smoken buck at 9:58 Dan. Congrats on that Beast.
Love the "crime family tee" such a ham. Way to keep us waiting for Santa! Hahaha! Guessing and laughing keeps you loose as a goose for the hunt.
Personally I've noticed that when you get on the ground inside thick brush where you hardly even have shooting room you can blend in so well that only your scent would give you away. Hunting in a tree, try hanging an outfit (pants and shirt) up there on a clothes hanger and stand down on the ground 15 yards away and see how well it blends in. If you recognize it then the deer also recognize it because they live there. Personally I'd like to have an oak tree bark looking outfit for the late season so that i could look like part of the tree trunk. I think a lot of the time late season in a bare tree that your movement is picked off from a long way off and you don't even see the deer.
Dan i received my Tidewe Vest today and want to thank you. The shipping was super fast and the response from them on the shipment of the vest was very good. Highly recommend Tidewe.
Started out Archery ground hunting sitting on an upside down 5 gallon bucket when I was 14. I wore the original treebark pattern jacket and army Camo hand me down pants. I have had deer within 10 steps walk by without ever seeing me. Every time I was picked off was due to movement on my part not the brand Camo I was wearing. Great video I agree wholeheartedly. 👍👍
You should do a video about walking in with or without flashlights in the morning. Light color? Walking in with lights? Climbing trees with lights?
Aaand he did, just now. Lol
Dan, couldn't agree more with you. I wear whatever clothes that are "earth tone colors" such as (brown, green, or off white pants for late season dead cattails or snow), and typically some type of camo jacket/coat, and a different camo hat) when I go hunting. Thanks for all these how to videos! I love how you break them down. Keep it up and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I
Yes, well, I love Dan's shirts. My wife asks what I'm watching, I just say, "the Twenty Dollar guy." One of my favorite channels, for sure.
For years we would get military surplus shirts, jackets and pants for couple of bucks. Never fell for all these new camos for way too much money. Charcoal clothing? Those companies were laughing all the way to the bank! 65 years old now and still love to hunt, bow and rifle. I can think of only one year since I have been out of the service where I have not bagged deer and bear. You are the only hunter on U tube that tells it like it is!! Stick to the basics and you will not go wrong in any hunting situation. So carry on and keep doing what your doing, Telling the truth about what you need to do to bring meat home for the great venison meals. CARRY ON.
My Dad is a Vietnam vet and used to hunt in military Camo called tigerstripe. It is a tight pattern mix of greens and some black, vertical and horizontal. If he was not moving, you could not see him at any distance, on the ground. Most modern Camo patterns are designed to be appealing to us consumers. To deer, it’s all about breaking up your outline, and staying still. Great comment on prey species noticing a predator’s eyes. When I get busted, I feel they are seeing my eyes, and will squint until the deer relaxes enough for a shot.
Tigerstripe has horizonal stripes. It works great for a certain type of vegetation. This time of year, where I live, the woods are mostly a vertical pattern with the leaves all gone. Anyway, I don't think you can get the tigerstripe anymore, and the origional was made with an off brand of dye that faded.... too bad.
I think scent and how much you move if the deer does see you is way more important than the type of clothing you're wearing. I've set a deer blind out in the middle of a field once and the buck noticed the camo blind right away and just stared at it but didn't spook. Not until it got downwind of me did it finally take off.
That is a very good point about having 3 different types of camo/coloring. One of the most important things I look for in camo is how quiet it is when moving, i.e. drawing a bow, shouldering a gun. I hunt pines and hardwoods so I use a darker pattern when in the pine trees
I'm sold on the uv glow thing. Other than that I agree all camo works in the surroundings it blends, I'm old enough to remember when Tre Bark came out, and thought I was becoming invisible, only to be busted. Back in those days I'd soak in baking soda, for 30-45 minutes before getting dressed in Tre Bark washed in laundry detergent. I'd carry baking soda mixed with water and mist me ever so often. When the uv killer stuff came out, the getting busted slowed waaay down. All that said still Mossy oak fan, they seem to have been more diverse in camo schemes, which I remember ticked Realtree off. At the end of the day a whitetail lives by his NOSE. Thanks Dan, like the shirt dude
I somewhat agree with that... I wanted to add something in the video about figuring out that faded blue jeans glow to a deer...
In my experience, it’s camo that breaks up your silhouetted outline that works the best. I’ve found ASAT camo does that the best. I learned this still hunting around cattle. The cattle never really cared about any other camo pattern I wore.
If they saw me move, they stay focused on me, even when I stood still. But when I wore the ASAT pattern head to toe, the cattle would notice me move, then when I stood still, they would lose focus on me. It was really an eye opener, because these cattle would start panicking when I would stand still. They would start mooing and pacing around, and even start moving toward the direction where they last saw me move.
The same started happening around deer too. One time I was still hunting and jumped a doe and fawn, and they bounded to the top of a hill. The doe stopped to look back at me, and she could no longer see me because I was still. And that doe walked all the way back down to me until she was about 30 yards from me when she finally caught my scent and booked it. It was pretty incredible!
Based on my experience I feel like I get caught moving before my camo gives me up. I have my favorites, but I don’t believe one pattern works the best throughout the entire fall. It’s more important to blend into your surroundings than believing one size fits all. I love all your t-shirt Dan, even the ones that do not align with my views. I’ll be man enough to stop watching before I get offended and start complaining. I’ll bitch about politics on the appropriate sites. Great info as usual and I always look forward to the next show. Peace out✌🏻
I started hunting deer when I was 10. That’s 46 years ago. I remember starting out we didn’t have much and we tried to blend in with whatever we had. All my clothes had to be multi purpose, work, school, hunting etc. My dad always preached you have to be in the right place at the right time and be still. Learn how to read the woods. I’ve managed to take multiple deer every year with minimal equipment. I basically wear flannel shirt and brown or drab colored pants and I always wear a headnet. I hunt on the ground with a 12ga single shot shotgun. If he get his ass 50 yards or closer he’s dead. Don’t overthink it. Dan speaks the truth. Listen to him and learn his hunting tactics. After all my time in the woods I think he’s the real deal. Thanks Dan for all you do.
Thanks Mike... You brought back some memories of the past and a smile with that comment...
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I always wear different pants, top, gloves and headgear to help break up my silhouette. After over 50 years of deer hunting I don't think camo is necessary. Any pattern or solids in different shades of tans/browns/grays works well in my experience. Like you, I like flannels but again in those earth tone colors. When I do use camo I mix patterns and use only Realtree and/or Mossy Oak. Spending more on camo in the mountains of Virginia where visibility is short range is a waste of time and money from what I've found.
I've been feeling that way this season. I needed better cold weather rain gear this year, and I found a good deal on a full kit, so I picked it up. But, wearing all of it at once, I've started to feel like I'm sticking out like a sore thumb. Lately, I've been thinking about throwing the heavy grey flannel over it, or picking up a decent vest with a totally different pattern, and wearing my cat-tail hoodie under that. I was second guessing that thought process a bit, until just now. I'm hitting it again tomorrow, and I'm gonna mix it up some. Thanks Dan!
Love the t-shirts Dan, I’d ware every one of them !! 👍
The political state in America is sickening but that’s another subject and channel.
I totally agree on the camo, the key is to break up the human outline and hide the face, in my opinion no one makes a good camo because it’s the same from head to toe, like Dan says he wares different pants, jackets, vests etc., me too, if deer look at me I squint my eyes so they can’t see a face or I hold my bow in front of my face.
They never look at your boots or your belt, it’s always right to your face !
That makes alotta since wearing 3 or 4 different things to change up your camo patterns .I've always just wore matching clothes to blend in. Thanks for the tips
Love the shirt btw. Yeah now I wear whatever is comfortable and warm. I would argue to my younger self that camo was crucial. Ha! Gortex anything or flannel.
I must be a prey animal, I focus on the eyes and the nose when looking for deer and thick cover ,white throat patch.I use a variety of camo as well. Still use my old Vietnam tiger stripe camo, glad I got extra large when I was younger, because they still fits me. Always think and look ahead.💘 the video thank again Dan
I was looking for something I could add or disagree on, but you covered it all from at least my 'older guy' experience. Movement is huge, that's why saddle hunting sucks (there! I said it!!!) I actually use a saddle past 2 seasons, and now going back to my LW climber, saddle requires movement, & doesn't offer an equitable weight or packability advantage (my personal opinion, depends on pressure, location, gristle of the hunter etc...maybe advantage for some guys, just not for me).
I find myself buying camo clothing for the garments and the technology of the materials more than the actual camo pattern. That being said Mossy oak fall foliage was a killer camo back in the day.
I think it's more of a shade thing with camo. But the more open concept camos like natural gear definetly do blend in. A lot of camos at 40 yards look like a dark blob. The more open patterns don't look quite like a blob.
I don’t think your viewers would want to see you naked in camo paint Dan....lol...But I totally agree that blending is important. One year during Winter time with snow on the ground, I was wearing a winter camo which was a blend of white snow with 2 tones of brown bark. I blended so well that I a doe came in from behind me and walked within ten feet of me while I was setting in snow and down trees. Merry Christmas to Dan and Family.🎅🏻
I will try to keep my clothes on
Dan you are the realest guy I have ever seen , you share your knowledge thank you for all you do for the hunting community. "Embrace the suck" "camo video" etc. I think of multiple times Justice season you felt me the Hunter. Not counting your older stuff I've started to t dive into. 💯 camo is about blending into your surroundings just like you said like I said man real real
I don’t have a ton of experience but have about it long and hard. Agree with most of Dans opinions, I’ve found that the shade of your background or nearby objects really is the most important thing. If your camp is dark but your khaki pants are the same shade as the dirt along a stream bank, your better off with the khaki. I do use the macros such as Predator and big pattern flannel but feel these work better in open areas or when skylit. Against a tree or rock a solid or bark pattern is fine. Mix it up agreed, I often wear snow camp on bottom when hunting against trees in the snow.
All the shirts are great, but that one that said Bigfoot saw me and no one believed him makes me lol every time I think about it. Keep on keeping on sir.
Might have to dig that one out of retirement... LOL.. I enjoyed that one to.
Back in the day when there was no camouflage there was no problem filling
Your freezer
Love your insight on hunting topics because you have so much in the field experience. That cannot be learned by reading books or watching videos. Keep up the good work Dan👍🏻👍🏻
Agreed there is no one size fits all with camouflage. You need multiple colors, patterns, and warmth/comfort levels to be effective and consistent in taking game animals. Most major camo brands have a lot of money tied up into sponsorships and advertising so they have their brand pushed by big names. Just need to go with your gut and wear what is needed to blend in.
My family asked why I was laughing so hard. "That would be weird." Haha
Good point on wear different colors for different parts of the body. I have been doing this for the last several years and never wear matching camo.
It's actually an interesting idea. Never thought of it that way before
In one of your videos interviewing Andre camo gets discussed, and (if my memory is correct) he said he likes an olive drab or something similar, and that he feels as though the solid color can actually help hide your movement because there isn't a streak of pattern moving across the deer's vision. In this context I believe he was referring to the small movements you might make in a tree (as opposed to walking across a hillside, etc). I didn't see the vid on your channel so must've come across it on the beast forum. I got some olive drab wool overalls for christmas and I'm a little apprehensive about using them in a deciduous tree, but only time will tell.
I think what a lot of people fail to mention during this conversation is the eyesight of all the other animals in the woods not just the deer. Everyone likes to talk about a deer eyesight. But even if a deer is colorblind and can't see your bright color the turkeys and other animals can see those colors and will quickly ruin your deer hunt for you.
It’s necessary. Like you said dan, white camo dark forest. Definitely stand out... I think the old timers for red and black because it was warm and they were meat hunters lol
Dan, I really liked that hunt (I think it was last year) where you were hunting on the ground in the snow and shot a doe. Talk about thinking out of the box! I've learned a lot watching your show. Keep it up! God bless.
Just my 2 cents. I believe in Macro (large) camo patterns. Predator camo, KUIU VIAS are a couple of my favorites. I also have to agree with Dan on wearing different patterns at the same time, breaking up your body. Good luck the rest of the season guys and gals!
Asat or predator
@@johnoblak9631 either. Large camo
There's a reason people have worn tartan and then later plaid patterns for hunting for thousands of years, because they work always have and always will. All one really needs is something to break up the human profile.
I've only ever seen one tree stump in the woods that ever looked human shaped and over 12 years I never saw any deer sign within 50 yards of it until it rotted and fell over.
"Kill a deer naked" LOL Laughed out loud at this. Loved all the pictures!!
I believe Dan could and should do it. Its just not something I would want to see. We can take his word for it if he does though, he seems honest.
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@@thehuntingbeast LOL, me neither.
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When I was younger I could turn sideways and use a tree for cover. Now more sticks out if I turn sideways than if I face straight on. LOL
ccwilder3 LOL, getting older stinks
Hurts too..
I believe in camo, something/ anything to break up your body silhouette and to blend in. I usually try and use the dark shady spots. Love the shirt and enjoy your videos
Love them T shirt slogans!.. keep them rolling Dan!!!
Love the old pictures, Dan. Really happy there are none of you in your birthday suit next to a dead buck! Haha
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I may add quiet camo has its place as well great video thanks Dan the BBSK .
Thank you dan ur videos keep getting better and better great work.thank you so much for sharing ur experience with us. I killed my first big buck last year thanks to ur advice on hunting like a beast
Love the t-shirt! I think camo has a place, however I don't think you NEEEED it.. but it helps. Its more about movement.
I know I'm a year late but I have a similar cammo approach, mix and match different pants and jackets, some flannel also. I hunt with a crossbow off the ground with no blind ( usually).
I'm kind of old school and I have to agree with you 100% And I do try to split my camo from the upper body and lower body into different patterns or like you said I've killed more deer in a flannel than I ever have in camo now the actual pattern I like is the old school tree bark I think I had more deer within 10 ft of me and never saw me in that pattern it just seemed to really work well
Just so you know, born in 1946 and from my youth I always wear jeans and some times jean shirt. Hunting in no camo and I still got what I was hunting. So for me camo really do not matter. You go ahead and buy the expensive camo all you want it doesn't matter. LOL
I love the T shirt. Great video the best info sometimes comes from people who put products out there that they aren’t sponsored by.
This is an interesting view on camo I've never heard before when you talked about mixing it up to keep yourself small. The biggest thing that surprised me though was the comment about wearing blue jeans. I've watched a video once about a study on a deers sight and how the color blue sticks out like a sore thumb. Then again, I am not a scientist and just have to take their word for it. But what I also heard in that video was a deers ability to pick up movement. I absolutely believe this. Anyway, another great vid. I enjoy listening to your hunting experiences and try to apply them to my hunts as much as possible. BTW....Love the shirt!!
I wanted to say somthing about blue jeans in the video, but forgot... I have never had a problem with dark blue new jeans... But over the years I have noticed faded denim getting picked off a lot.
ASAT is where it's at. I thought it looked completely stupid until I studied it and then tried it. Unreal. The longer they stare, the less they see. Any season, any terrain. Love it.
Great information. For myself being more of a waterfowl hunter. It has been how to break up shadows. When it comes to camo for any hunting. It is about being still. what will your camo choice can do for you. I am learning this again about deer hunting watching your videos. Wisconsin archery 2021 I'll see more deer from the lessons I've learned from your videos guaranteedand.
No frills, honest, and unbribed opinion. What a rarety on TH-cam. Thanks!
I think it’s worth saying that the camouflage meaning the pattern should be separated from the quality of material. Some of the big brand camo companies are where they are because the quality of material allows your to extend your hunts or range because you have functional equipment.
Great video Dan!
As far as the shirt goes I love it, but haters are going to hate. Keep doing what you do and being who you are. You’re genuine and really give a damn about this country, and don’t want to see it crumble to this socialist agenda. God Bless you!!!
I camouflage myself from people as well. Your sleigh ride is awesome. Love it
Dans shirts just keep getting better and better
A company called Atsko makes a camo pattern blaze orange vest. Its a subtle pattern to the human eye but looks camo to the deer. They also make scent free detergent that removes UV brighteners in your clothing. Run a black light over it, it makes a difference.
Loved the ending. Meeeerrrrry Christmas to you and yours Cereal Killer!
Flannel has worked for a good long while. Everyone's grandpa hunted deer in flannel
I’d fully agree that camo is much more pertinent and necessary late season. I’d also opine that it’s more important when you’re hunting more heavily pressured deer.
Love the content keep it up Dan!! Thanks for the info helps out with pa public hunting
Being camouflaged is necessary, but using camo isn't. My dad has a pair of grey coveralls and they blend in perfectly with poplar trees. Between him and myself those coveralls have shot dozens of deer. You don't always need to buy crazy expensive clothes to hunt.
I killed my buck this year with my camo hoodie laying on the ground at the base of the tree. I carried it in so I wasn't sweating and it fell out of my harness when I was setting up and i didn't want to go down and get it. I was in just a tan thermal on top, so its all about movement.
I shot a buck off the ground with my bow in plain brown coveralls this year
Where can I get one of those shirts Dan? I agree on wearing multiple patterns and no one camo is the best. Honestly the most important thing you must use on a hunt is the wind. If u do not hunt the wind correctly it doesn't matter how good your camo is. Great video.
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@@thehuntingbeast thank you. Love the videos always looking forward to the next one.
I personally don’t buy into the whole camo hype. I have a family member who swears that you MUST HAVE camo on during archery season. That’s a well and good, to each his/her own on it.
I think its over rated and in alot in some cases it’s expensive.
I do have and wear camo but in Pa you have to wear 250 sq in of blaze orange on head, chest and back during gun season. So i wear what ever and a blaze orange vest.
Love the shirts you wear its awesome be reall do what you do. Merry Christmas Dan
Merry Christmas Chris
Finally, someone who confirms what I have been saying for years. No camo is good in all situations. I have been mixing and matching camo since I began bow hunting 43 years ago. It helps break up the human outline. I also could not care less about camo loyalty. I use what I think is going to help me blend in the area I'm hunting. Thanks for the great content Dan and keep the videos coming. I enjoy them very much.
What I really learned..... camouflage don’t mater and Dan is a OG big buck killer 👍
This year my magic shirt has been a pink orvis long sleeve. Any time I've worn that as an outer layer its like I'm completely invisible to every buck I've seen. At one point I had 8 right around me all in bow range and none saw me even though the only tree I could get in was branch and leafless
Great advice.its all about experiences and learning something from every hunt.
P.S. I noticed from watching his videos that some of Dan's best camo of all time in a tree is when he wore those big baggy ass dark green coveralls. Unless he moves you can hardly pick him out.
i LOVED THOSE OLD FASHIONED COVERALLS.... Now no one sells them.
From the ground, zi definitely see a huge difference using kill suits, leafy suits and ghillie suits.... anything that breaks up the head/shoulder silhouette.
Agree with this. And having "negative space" or a number of light areas in it is important as well. I was in the middle of a path in an open field wearing leafy camo (and head net) like that and had a doe flummoxed as to what I was and kept scanning near me as you could tell she couldn't get a bead on me. I became a believer
I went to go dheck pics. On a trail camera with my dog. coat is black and me dressed a in black with no scent cover . Heard deer walking towards us so I sat down in the long grass against a tree . The doe and a 4year old buck walked 15 feet in front of us. They stopped and looked and kept walking .
Great point about having different camo so the deer pics out a shape different from a whole human.
I kinda think it does matter, the 20th was the last day of gun season in Ohio and here comes 3 does ... I had a good wind but at 10 yards they seen me cause of the solid orange jacket I had on. Of course they spotted me and went back the way they came and out pops the biggest buck I've ever seen...smh if the does wouldn't have spotted me I'm positive he would have walked past me at 10 feet but he cuts across the field at 157 yards...that dang solid color owell,I have muzzleloader season coming up and I will be in a stand next time cause I was on the ground. Love your videos bub
Its all about the outline. And having proper cover.
Wasn't the orange they seen.
I know they didn't see the orange,it was the outline and the solid mass in a world of sticks! Next time il be up in a tree lol I got over confident with a gun! Never under estimate a deer trying to survive!
Excellent video Dan. I’ll admit I fell victim to signing my life over to a certain camo pattern but with that being said I did not choose that camo pattern for no good reason. It worked, works, and probably still work till I die in my specific application. If I get an opportunity to hunt in some different terrain features I may invest in a different pattern if the investment is worth it.
Always awesome knowledge man. Thanks again and again
The smoke Lou hat blends in pretty well
For years I wore old military bdus in Woodland camo and when it got really cold I broke out the Carhartt duck brown bibs and coat. Killed lots of deer in them both. Brings back good memories but now in my later years i have a closer full of camo and i dont have to freeze in cotton long John's as a base layer lol
Your shirts are always the best my man
Merry Christmas Dan God bless y'all!
Merry Christmas Mike
i think Dan's shirt is awesome!!!!!! he wears some really cool ones keep it up Dan!!!!!!!
If you're going to be walkin' & stalkin', poundin' the ground sitting up against a tree or some natural formation, yeah...camo works. If you're going to be sitting inside of a ground blind or 20' up in a tree stand, you don't need camo.
All you need to so is to break up the big blob of color that is a human being with some sort of pattern be it an nice old school vintage plaid jacket like the old timers wore (yep...the original camo) or some cheap Walmart Mossy Oak/Realtree gear or the Gucciflage they sell nowadays with exotic names.
Two things I'd never wear to hunt; "Deer Hide" brown Carhartt or blue jeans. The Carhartt might make you look like a monster buck to another hunter and the color "blue" sticks out to deer like neon.
Ironically, if you're dressed in civilian gear and come across deer, 9 times out of 10, they won't bolt. You could just be a hiker to them or completely harmless, but if you're a camo'd out blob and they can't make you out immediately? That's when they get spooked. However, 10 times out of 10, if you don't move and you're not wearing Old Spice after shave, they'll hang around you.
I've had deer literally brush up against me while I was sitting on a stump in the dark at 4:30 in the morning and had them walk up to me within 12" in broad daylight while I was on the ground in camo or in earth tones because I was disciplined with both movement and with my scent elimination game.
But I'd never hunt deer in regular pants and a hoodie because I hunt from the ground so I'd just be asking to get busted and where I hunt, the Catskills Region of New York, I rarely can get a shot passed 50 or 60 yards and I don't do ground blinds or tree stands. My "blind" is whatever fallen monster of a tree I choose to hunker down with for the day.
If you look back at the "deer killing days" with meat pokes with 20 to 30 deer hanging on them the hunters are all wear red and black flannels. I guess bc I have always worn camo I am scared away from not wearing it lol. But like Dan I have pictures of my father in blue Jean's and flower patterned shirts in nature colors. Good luck to everyone and remember you only have to motify something if it doesnt work
I’ve been hunting since the early 70’s and have killed more deer in blue jeans and a tee shirt than camo. I’ve only been using camo about 20 years now.
Merry Christmas to you and yours Dan.