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Hunters: is camo just cosplay? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by baggachipz@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I’m not trying to troll, I’m genuinely curious. Thinking about deer specifically, it doesn’t seem like visual camouflage would really help much when hunting them. Deer sense predators by sensitive hearing (big ears) and smell (long snout). Their eyes are on the sides of their head, so they detect motion rather than high-resolution.

So trying to blend in with the surroundings doesn’t seem to be an advantage in this case. Assuming all this, what’s the point of clothing with camo print on it?

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[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you are just walking the woods with shorts, a t-shirt, and a weapon, you will likely freak some people out.

Results may vary depending on what state you’re in. I’m in Idaho, and while I no longer hunt, if I’m going backcountry I carry as a last resort if my bear spray won’t cut it or in case of survival emergency. But I admit, if I was in the Foothills north of town I’d probably be a bit perplexed at some rando hiker with a rifle, though not surprised.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Yeah, a hostered pistol in the backcountry certainly comes across different than a compound bow in a close-in chunk of woods.

I've actually thought about hunting in regular clothes because the deer are so acclimated to humans, it sometimes seems like the the camo spooks them more. I guess with regular clothes, they see you/smell you, recognize you, and dont care that you are there, while with camo and scent blocking, you just seem like some kind of phantom.

I would probably be arrested, though.