Very clever blind design.
https://youtu.be/U3olQQ5gLkg
I get bored sitting. I have a similar tent, but it never gets used.
I love America... buy expensive camo to make yourself invisible, and then drape yourself in bright orange to make yourself visible. The land of the great ;D
I'm trying to imagine that thing blowing across the Karoo veld like a giant tumbleweed in a strong wind.
Why does orange clothing work so well in the US, but so bad here? What are we missing?
Quote from: Ds J on Jul 29, 2025, 04:51 PMWhy does orange clothing work so well in the US, but so bad here? What are we missing?
I think we are less concerned about shooting one another than they are. Suspect it's to do with them having an excess of lawyers.
Quote from: oafpatroll on Jul 29, 2025, 07:33 PMQuote from: Ds J on Jul 29, 2025, 04:51 PMWhy does orange clothing work so well in the US, but so bad here? What are we missing?
I think we are less concerned about shooting one another than they are. Suspect it's to do with them having an excess of lawyers.
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Why do I find this hilarious ?????
How much do jackets prevent shooting accidents, and how much does it affect successful hunting?
It is said, perhaps proven that deer do not see colours as we do, but do see in shades of greys, sepia and greyscales. There is no red, yellow or neon, only lighter, darker in a very functional way.
Human eyes however are very susceptible to colours and can perceive very fine variance in shades of colours.
Reminds me of an EC guide who arrived in Camo, with a bright orange beanie. I rolled my eyes when I saw the beanie. He then took me to a camp that was wall to wall with aloes that were man high, and flowering in bright orange. A perfect colour match. What a genius ;D
This thread reminds me of stories and pics I've seen of farmers in Canada/Canuckistan painting 'cow' and 'don't shoot' on their animals to prevent hunters from shooting them during hunting season.
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No white, no shine and blue is a colour that is included in deer sight to some degree. I do not understand how it works, but deer have some colour vision, but its very basic and dull.
Blue is one of the colour deer can pick out, by it being blue or a fancier shade of grey I dunno.
Quote from: oafpatroll on Jul 30, 2025, 12:49 PMThis thread reminds me of stories and pics I've seen of farmers in Canada/Canuckistan painting 'cow' and 'don't shoot' on their animals to prevent hunters from shooting them during hunting season.
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Surely that wasn't done by a farmer. Its a bull, not a cow ::)
I have a set of "blue pajamas" (Zarco) that I hunt with. Works well to hide from animal eyes and makes me visible to all but the colour blind hunters. Should make you easier to spot when you are being searched for due to getting lost or having had a mishap.
Hunting on game farms normally place you in your own area and does not overlap with other hunters. In America it is state land you hunt on with no control over numbers and area selected. I have heard of accidental shootings during the "voorsit" method when hunting kudu and bushbuck in the Eastern Cape.
Quote from: Againstthegrains on Aug 29, 2025, 10:04 AMSurely that wasn't done by a farmer. Its a bull, not a cow ::)
How dare you question what the cow chooses to identify as. One of HER allies was clearly compassionate enough to assist in expressing HER identity. Some introspection is in order.
Quote from: Tripodmvr on Aug 29, 2025, 11:27 AMI have a set of "blue pajamas" (Zarco) that I hunt with. Works well to hide from animal eyes and makes me visible to all but the colour blind hunters. Should make you easier to spot when you are being searched for due to getting lost or having had a mishap.
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On the other hand, according to Treeman, blue and white are complete no-no's when hunting. I had to make a change in wardrobe before I went hunting there as most of my clothes have some sort of blue in them.
In the past most of the farm guides just wore blue overalls.
https://www.safetycamo.com/
Quote from: Tripodmvr on Aug 30, 2025, 08:26 AMIn the past most of the farm guides just wore blue overalls.
https://www.safetycamo.com/
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I recall the marketing campaign for blue camo, went on the lines of the animals seeing farm staff everyday safely. The camo in blue was supposed to make you look like harmless everyday farm staff.
Guess it was only in cammo because it would not be all that easy to sell blue overalls at hunting cloth's pricing.
It was not just the similarity to blue overalls. Studies showed that African animal's eyes see in shades of orange. I can vouch for its efficacy. It is also well made and strong material.
a few extracts
How antelope color vision differs from humans:
Two color receptors (dichromatic):
Antelopes, like dogs, cats, and deer, have only two types of color vision receptors (cones) in their eyes.
Missing red receptor:
They are missing the red cone receptor, which is crucial for humans to see a full spectrum of colors, including red.
Perception of red:
Because they cannot perceive red, bright red or orange objects, which are highly visible to humans, will appear as muted shades of greenish-blue to an antelope.
Camouflage:
African antelope see colors in shades of blue and green, but cannot perceive red, orange, pink, or yellow, as they are dichromatic and lack the cone cells necessary to see those colors. Like humans, antelope have color vision receptors in their eyes, but they only have two types, compared to humans' three. This means a bright red jacket would appear as a muted greenish-blue to them, making them less likely to be scared by hunters wearing such colors.
Ungulates have dichromatic vision; they only see yellow and blue (along with black, white and shades of grey). But your blaze orange vest works because it is not blaze orange to ungulates. It's merely a shade of gray—but a big blob of gray. Some blaze orange vests are broken-up by vegetation patterns.06 Aug 2018
While they can see various colors, their enhanced sensitivity to blues and yellows supports their survival by aiding in environmental navigation and food source identification, particularly in dim light.