Camouflage

The whole purpose of Camouflage is to blend in with your surroundings enough to avoid detection. Mainly this is accomplished by breaking up the human silhouette. A common mistake people make when selecting a camo pattern at the store is looking at it 18 inches away while it is on a hanger. Wow, yeah, that is a nice pattern. But really one should look at the pattern from 20 yards away. For a hunter, this would be about as close as you would want to be. If your prey is only 18 inches from you, you better not be bear hunting! Mainly movement will attract the attention you are trying to avoid. Secondly, your outline or silhouette will give you away. If you can successfully break up your silhouette, not looking like a human standing there, then concealment has been achieved. The perfect pattern, now that is a hard choice also. Know what terrain you will be in, and try to match it as close as possible. Here in Colorado, we have a diverse area of patterns. Rock fields, tree areas, sage brush, snowfields, and grasslands to name a few. My objective was to find a pattern that would blend in with all these areas. I don't have the budget to buy six different sets of clothing, nor the patience to pack it with me and change when needed. I did find a set of clothes that seem to do the trick. Predator brand camouflage, with a Fall Grey pattern. I tried it out by using different backgrounds, and taking a picture from about 20 yards away. As you can tell, it breaks up the outline of a person. Now keep in mind that the game you hunt sees in black and white, so be sure to check out the next photo also.

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