Looking Real and Being Real
In the last few years there has been an influx of companies coming out with their own camouflage patterns and hunting clothing lines. With so many choices on the market now how do you make a decision?
Pattern Source
Look for patterns that have been developed from 3D images which are then tweaked to breakup the human form and blend into the environment that you are hunting or are developed to an fool an animals eyesight.
You will want to choose a pattern that fits your hunting location and the season. Chances are that you will have a variety of patterns in your arsenal and will mix and match depending on when and where you are hunting. Don't be afraid to mix patterns.
True Timber develops their patterns directly from high resolution digital images of the land, trees and grasses. These sources make for the best patterns. The time the True Timber team spends on these patterns is unbelievable, however the final products are extremely realistic.
Early Season
Hunting season begins mid to late September, or on October 1st. In most locations, the trees and ground cover are still going to be green, so these early season patterns are going to need to have shades of green as well. There are a couple patterns from True Timber that will work very well for this time of year.
HTC Green is a mix of oak leaves, limbs and twigs. It is the perfect blend to help conceal your movements for this time of year, whether you are on the ground or in the tree stand.
Strata is the a new pattern for 2017.
While this is not a “traditional” pattern, because it does not represent the landscape, these types of patterns have been proven to fool an animal’s eyesight so that they do not recognize you for what you are. Strata is a mix of olive, tans, and browns and will work well into and through mid season. It is also versatile enough to wear outside of the timber locations that are mainly rock and dirt.
Mid Season
Once the leaves start turning and falling, you will want to start using a pattern that is more brown. The best choice is Kanati, which is a blend of fall colored oak leaves, oak branches, trucks and twigs. It blends in perfect with the autumn change and will work well into late season, even when the snow starts to fly.
Late Season
Once the snow is on the ground, you may want to change to a pattern that is mostly shades of gray. HTC Fall fits this bill very nicely. Again it is a mix of oak leaves, branches and twigs. The gray in the pattern blends in very well as the tree trunks start to get more of a grayish hue to them later in the season.
For those hunters who prefer the “snow camo” and like to go as white as possible, there are a few options, Snow Conceal, MC2 Snow and Viper Snow.
True Timber also has patterns for the Western hunter as well and all of the patterns can be found on their website.
Remember there’s a “difference between looking real and being real.”
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