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Why do (US?) hunters go in camouflage? Would that trick the animals... or rather trick other hunters, and not see them... always seemed weird going in full camo
by malkia 4y ago
Why do (US?) hunters go in camouflage? Would that trick the animals... or rather trick other hunters, and not see them... always seemed weird going in full camouflage... for hunting.
- happyopossum 4y agoMost hunters in the US wear a blaze orange vest or hat to identify themselves to other hunters. In some states it's codified by law, and in others it's strongly encouraged (in California it's a big part of the mandatory hunter safety course, but is not legally required). Many big game animals are color-blind (or more specifically, see color differently than we do), so a camo pattern with orange can still hide one from a deer, while making you visible to humans.
- shard 4y agoWhat if the deer is also color-blind? What colors do deer see anyway?
- bendur_ 4y agoDeer have a hard time with orange and red, which makes the blaze orange work well for deer hunting. Deer don't notice, and people really notice.
- jessaustin 4y agoUngulates see yellow and blue, but not red. https://www.rmef.org/elk-network/what-you-see-isnt-what-that-elk-sees-eye-of-the-beholder/ https://www.rmef.org/elk-network/what-you-see-isnt-what-that...
- samatman 4y agoDeer have more cones and less rods than humans. They have no red-sensitive rods at all. They also have no ultraviolet filtration, so they see blue much more acutely and pick up on UV-wavelength brighteners quite easily.
- bendur_ 4y agoFor deer (with guns), yes. For things like turkeys, ducks, geese, deer with bows, etc they do not. In hunter safety they really stressed to be careful hunting turkeys.
- ncmncm 4y agoYou seem to be saying that fowl have good color vision, so hunters of those need to avoid the orange stuff, and other hunters can't rely on seeing it to avoid shooting one another. But where does "deer with bows" come into that?
- YeGoblynQueenne 4y agoWell, obviously, if deer in your area have guns (or bows) then you'd better wear some camo.