perfect Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Article here http://www.realtree-eu.com/shooters/featur...tails.php?ID=19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Every so often we get some journalist or other coming up with 'the latest' scoop on decoying pigeons and other bright ideas about camo. The last one was day glo pink I believe put forward as the ultimate in camo when deer stalking. As yet I've never seen any serious hunter dressed in anything other than drab colours that blend in (maybe that's why I've not seen them ) and as the article hints, movement is the main criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfect Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 We know camo helps why would we want to wear red when hunting lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 We know camo helps why would we want to wear red when hunting lol. Red or orange flashes on hats and jackets are mandatory in some countries when hunting, for safety purposes. There was an "experiment" carried out some years ago for one of the shooting magazines, where a shooter had a hide made up of the orange mesh sheet you see at road works and construction sites. Allegedly it made no difference to the pigeons at all. I am sure this was correct, but most of my decoying practises are not only to attract pigeons, but to give me confidence. I would not be confident set up behind an orange net hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie1 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 why do you want to know that why would you where red when hunting anyway? it's best to wear camo anyway to anwser your question yes it does im not to sure but i would of thought so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 I don't know for sure what a pigeon sees. I do know they've got very acute eyesight and react to movement more than anything. They could easily be colour blind and see reds and oranges as shades of brown which would possibly explain their apparent non-reactions to these colours. Someone, somewhere will have studied it so why not google/ask jeeves the same question. It will be out there GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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