Why do most houndsmen not wear camo?

[knowjesus]

Just wondering, none of my bear hunting friends wear camo during the kill season either. Mostly jeans or carharts. I wear camo because all my warm clothes are hunting clothes.
My Dad says houndsmen (my Grandpa was a coon/bear hunter with dogs) are a tough breed and aren't affected by the cold like most people. And they wear those Carharts because they last for years, saves money.

When I show up to hunt with my hound buddies, they all look at me funny. Maybe I look like a walking Cabela's Catalog???

I may wear some Carharts and jeans this yr so I fit in better. Still won't make me a houndsman will it?

[Buddyw]

For me it's because I can't afford it after paying for all the dog crap.. I know if I'm in the store looking at a pair of boots, or a Camo scent locked suit.. Good boots normally get my vote.

I sure do enjoy drooling through that Cabela's catalog though.

Buddy

[cripplecreekenglish]

what the hell would you need camo for

[w mcneal]

same here. i can't afford camo after buying all the dog stuff.

[knowjesus]

Your right, you don't need camo. Guess I thought it would help if the dogs had a bear bayed, I could sneak in better on him.
Mainly though, my cold weather clothes are my camo.

[easttenngator]

with the noise you make stepping on dry leaves Camo wouldnt help this year at all, we hunt in Blue Jeans and or carhartt bibs.. we save the camo for deer season with the dogs home on the chain

[HardHittin]

To each their own
If ya like Camo wear it
If a bear hears ya before he smells ya your getting in close anyway!!

[chris]

[Josh Kunde]

[Spanky]

[danny]

Idon't wear my camo because i don't want to wear it out . When cougar hunting in winter my camo would work because most is cold weather clothes.Spring bear hunting is too warm and i wear light clothes.

[FullCryHounds]

IN 90% of hunting situations, Camo is a joke. It's the biggest scam on the market. It's not the animals eye's that usually bust you, it's his nose. And since there isn't a product on the market today that can cover your breath and body odor, you're wasting your time with camo if you think it is helping you from being detected.

[Josh Kunde]

I agree 100% Dean
Josh

[Buddyw]

[Nolte]

Houndsmen don't wear camo, because they don't need to. So why pay the extra $, when it's just going to get all beat to crap anyway. Besides houndsmen as a whole are fairly cheap. You have to be because the dogs themselves cost you major coin. Not to mention all the gear.

I've got a camo jacket that I wear cat hunting and in the winter. But's that's because it's warm and waterproof. When you walk in the brush after a fresh snow you better have a hooded jacket and it better be able to shed water. Otherwise you'll be drenched, and you just might be anyway.