My first deer season, what camo should I get?

Okay guys this is my first full season deer hunting. Trying to decide on what type of camo to buy but I'm having a hard time. I'm originally from the Midwest so I consider the late season pretty mild around here. I'm looking for some camo that I can wear early-season bow hunting through late-season gun hunting. My club is down around Dadeville, and we have a lot of hardwoods and some fresh-cut over.

Give me some recommendations on brands and patterns. Thanks.

Late season mild around here? did i read that rite? Late season is the best in alot of portions of this state my friend. Camo doesnt really matter, your over thinking it. It can get hot around here in early bow, Get something fairly light, that you can still throw a camo jacket on if it gets colder, It can get pretty dang cold to, sometimes i find myself wearing umpteen layers of clothes and jackets in december and january, None of my camo matches at all. As long as the deer dont wind you and you got descent cover, you can wear a blaze orange suite, people hunt in orange all the time

Back to the original question, My answer is, Just buy some camo brother, you dont have to go all out to kill deer, Just got to know how to hunt

Most of mine came from Walmart lol

That's easy. Just buy whatever's on sale...

I believe the "mild" he was referring to was the temperature.........not the action.

I remember more than a couple of mornings last season that were in the low to mid teens and with the humidity that is pretty dang cool if you ask me. Buy what is on sale and wear layers you can always take it off.

Use the stuff you already own and get you a scent-lok suit to put over it. Camo pattern doesn't matter. Just sit still and sit downwind

If late season temps are mild for you then early season you will need one of TC's camo thongs.

This is what I do.

early season usually pants and tee shirt (leafy suit), maybe a light jacket, in something with green leaves, mid season a little heavier clothing with green, brown and grey. Late season pretty much grey and brown with access to jacket/bibs, or coveralls, or fleece.

Get ya one of those leafy / ghillie suit things and wear whatever ya want under it.

I remember 3 or 4 hunts last season that were all but mild. In fact one at I_Hate_Poacher's property when it was 20 deg with a 20 MPH wind and I was 20 feet up a tree.

Maybe that's mild to you but if it isn't you may wanna consider some insulated camo

Everybody knows only the hunters with the most expensive guns and stuff kill big bucks. Naw just what works best for you. Dont skimp on footwear, cold feet are no fun. .02

doesn't matter what you wear. it's movement and scent the deer detect. i've killed more deer in a red sweatshirt than in camo. last season i wore chartreuse green just to see if the deer spooked. they did not.

Watched some one from buck commander kill a nice buck in a Santa suit.

Buy whatever is on sale and one size bigger than you normally wear.

X2 on the good foot wear, must have! Ploy-pro liner socks and outer socks with high percentage of wool. Get several pairs of wool army gloves from the army surplus store. Several pairs cause they're cheap and you'll loose them, least I do . Then get a muff, when it's cold use the gloves and muff with some hot hand packs inside. Oh' cut the trigger finger out of the glove.

As far as other clothing, you want a good base layer of ploy-pro or something similar. And a good outer layer that is wind proof. What you wear between them really doesn't matter, what's next to your skin and the outer most layer is what gets it done.

Hijack here! If we all, including myself and most guys I know, only buy camo that is onsale and cheap (cheaper), who in their right mind pays the $200-$400 prices for a jacket or a pair of bibbs to justify stores asking that? If I had money coming out of my ears I dont think I could pay those prices.

To the original question, been some good answers so far. Buy something that is comfortable and dont worry about the camo pattern. Hunt smart and kill deer. Good luck!

Id get a t shirt, pair of camo pants, a camo two pocket button shirt and a cold weather lined jacket.

In bow season I wear a camo long sleeve t shirt and camo pants, hat, face mask and gloves.

If it gets colder, I add a button shirt over it I carry in my pack.

In the colder months I wear a camo jacket too.
I layer up under it each day according to the tempature.

Just buy a few sportsman condos and then wear whatever you want. That's what I do

Under Armour, expensive but well worth it, all of their collections are great from early to late season.

Blue jeans and any long sleeve shirt you can find. Deer see movement.

Don't let your feet get wet. Over.

x2

I wear carhartt brown bibbs and if it gets in the teens polypropylene base layer. I don't know if I even own a camo jacket or pants

I prefer wearing camo and I match head to toe. I have multiple patterns and thickness for the changing season. I personally think it's silly to go out in blue jeans and a tee shirt unless your on a dog drive or something . Why try to stand out when you can be hidden? I'm a big fan of mossy oak bottomland since I'm on tree most of my hunts . Realtree hardwoods is nice as well.

I'm with Surefire1911. IMO, Mossy Oak Bottomland is a great pattern weather you're in a swamp or a pine thicket.

What camo should you get? Well first...What Can Deer See?
http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/big-buck-zone/2014/07/video-new-study-sheds-light-what-deer-see

Take aways:
Dont wear blue or white.

Deer see yellow and greens. But are not able to distinguish the shades of the yellows or greens as well as we do. So most camo is going to look like a blob to them unless it is really an open pattern. Ex. predator camo or woodland BDU.

Don't know if it's been suggested, but you can go to Cabelas's web site and look at the "bargain cave." Usually some good deals this time of year on winter clothing.

You will definately need early season and late season clothes. I have been sweating profusely on some bowhunts, wearing a "T" shirt. It can get into the single digits here, it did this past year. Also, if you live here now, you will get acclimated to our weather thru time, and 25 degrees will be cold to you. The quality of the clothing matters more than the color. I have some clothes that i've been wearing for over 15 years, that i bought from cabela's. When it comes to deer hunting, camo is not as important, as turkey hunting. Even the old trebark had enough vertical, and horizontal lines on it to help break-up your outline.

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How many deer do you wanna kill? ASAT 3d leafy suit, throw it over whatever you want to wear anytime of the year. I suggest a good wool wicking later by first lite or similar, a windproof layer, and a water proof layer.

Here ya go ^^^^^, leafy suit, then wear whatever you want under it, a hunter orange snowmobile suit in cold weather, something lighter in early season. Wear your orange to and from the stand then put on the leafy top on over it when you get there.

Don't worry about it and just be still. Been just as many deer killed by hunters wearing plaid flannel shirts and brown coats as the latest and greatest camo patterns. I swear I thought duck hunters were bad about buying into camo company hype,but I have realized deer hunters are even worse. Dress warm,comfy,hunt the wind,and BE STILL

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just be careful when sitting in a shooting house with the propane Mr. Heater going. those leafy things are flammable!

I hunt in jeans and t-shirt. Unless it's cold, then throw on my old coveralls.

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I have a couple leafy bug suits that are a size bigger than I need; great for early Bow and can cover up when you layer in the harder winter weather.

Ron

Get good boots and whatever for the rest of it. Light early and have a good heavy jacket and possible bibs for late season but pattern doesnt really matter. I know a couple guys that could kill a big buck in the middle of I65 and they wear whatever work clothes/jacket thats close by.

Get out of my head

Mossy oak everything! Period

Son of a..............

I still use my old Army BDU's. If I ever finally wear out any of it (which ain't often) just go to the surplus store and replace. My heavy BDU coat with the removable liner is warmer than anything else I ever used.

I've really think the Cabelas Microtex in any camo pattern is a great product. I don't care for the the way the jacket fits all that much, but the pants and shirts are good. You can get them in ScentBlocker, but I think you'll be wasting your money. Just buy a nice camo jacket for the cold days along with some good thermals, hand muff, and something to cover your head and you'll be set.

Almost forgot... good warm boots are a must. I am a fan of Lacrosse Alpha Burly 800 grms.

I personally think an ASAT leafy suit is the best camo out there. It's not made to attract a hunter to buy it, it's made to make you disappear, and it does that very well.

buy the cheapest that you can find that is comfortable. deer don't care how much it cost and if you are hunting from a shoot house the can't see you anyway. If hunting from a ladder stand buy something that fits the surroundings. Deer normally smell you before they see you anyway.

Carhart bibs with light leafy jacket for bow, and Carhart insulated bibs with heavy Carhart Coat and leafy jacket when cold. I spray paint my leafy jackets to the cover I hunt.

I never go hunting without my full ghillie suit!

This... I do have some Walls camo coveralls for all day or really cold weather sits. Most of the time I wear camo BDU pants and a camo hoodie. I like the BDU pants because they are warm and relatively thick if you have to hit a briar patch. If you hunt from a climber, in my opinion, the more natural cover you have around you the less important it is to look like a bunch of leaves. If you're on the ground camo is a lot more important.. Being still and using your surroundings are the real important factors.. Comfort is number two, because if you get cold, you won't be as still or not be able to sit as long as possible.

An old turkey hunting guide was once asked what he looked for in a camo pattern. He replied "stillness".

I've found it to be true. Everything else is just marketing.

What ever Walmart had and buy some good boots.

all earth colors soft tones, light ruck sak, buy over sized so you can layer what you wear , then your ready safe hunting.

Thanks for all the replies. I've been doing some research into some of y'all's suggestions and how the deer see the world. The more I look into the ASAT the more I like it. I also like the fact that I can just throw the leafy suit on over whatever.

Has anyone here ever bowhunted with one of these suits on?