10 Things Hunters Should Never Camouflage
Hunters like camouflage. It keeps them hidden from the things they are hunting while in the woods. But some things just shouldn’t be camouflaged. Why? Well, because it makes them difficult to find in the woods. Why should that matter? Because some things you don’t want to lose while in the forest.
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Wallet
So you’re tromping through the woods on your way from or to your truck. You reach for your wallet. Why? Who knows? Maybe your keys are in your wallet. Maybe you need a stick of gum from your wallet. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are taking out your camouflage wallet in the woods. Oops! There you go dropping your wallet. You’ve lost it! And everything else that was in your wallet. Bet you’re wishing now it wasn’t camouflaged, right?
Gun
Yes, we all know camouflage shotguns and rifles are hip. If they’re not, then why does everybody and their brother seem to have one or want one? But imagine you are up in your deer stand and you set your longarm down or lean it against the tree while you’re putting in a chew of tobacco. Agh! There goes your gun slipping off the edge of the deer stand! Now you climb down to retrieve your weapon and, guess what? You can’t find it. Why? Because it blends in so well with the surroundings.
Chewing tobacco
Some brands of chewing tobacco come in a camouflage bag, or sometimes the chewer will have a special bag that’s camouflage. Now what’s worse than being miles away from a vehicle, out in the middle of nowhere, and losing your tobacco? Not much. Maybe getting shot in the leg. Keep your chew in a regular old bag. Probably the packaging it came in is best so you don’t have to worry about losing your own personal special bag.
Hat
You don’t want a camouflaged hat for one very important reason. You might get your head blown off by another hunter! Hunter orange, blaze orange, safety orange … whatever you want to call it … is what you should be wearing on your head if you want to keep it. Remember, safety first when it comes to hunting. Heck, safety first when it comes to any and all firearms use.
Vehicle
You’ve been out in the woods since four in the morning. You didn’t even get a dang buck. Now it’s late in the day and you’re tired and want to go home. Where did you leave your truck? You thought it was over there, right? But now you can’t find it. Why? Because you were an idiot and had your truck painted camouflage. You would be able to see it if you’d kept it a normal color, but now you get to have extra fun walking up and down the road looking for your vehicle.
Cell phone
You might need your cell phone in case of an emergency, so the last thing you should do is have it camouflaged. What if you are out in the woods and become injured? Or worse, wounded? Boy, that cell phone would come in handy. But you just dropped it and it’s camouflaged, so you can’t see it now. Good luck limping back to the truck and waving down another driver.
Shoes
You should be able to look down and see your feet clearly while in the woods. Why? Safety. You should be able to see where you are walking at all times. Yes, you can look ahead to where you are about to step, but camouflaged footware doesn’t help. It hinders. Just watching out for you. Don’t come crying to me when you break your ankle.
Canteen
If you get lost, or if you become injured, and are in the forest for a long period of time, water can become the difference between life and death. If you drop or lose your camouflaged canteen or water bottle, you might have trouble finding it again. You don’t want that to happen if you are desperately in need of water.
Flashlight
Why make it harder to find an item you might really, really need? Sure, a camouflage flashlight in the middle of the night doesn’t make much of a difference. But if you lost or misplaced your flashlight during the day, you want to be able to find it. Why? Uh, because when the night rolls around, you’re going to need it.
Knife
A knife is one of the most important tools to have. Even a basic knife can cut, be used as a screwdriver and perform all kinds of other tasks … many you won’t even realize until they come up. So don’t camouflage your knife. If you drop it, it’ll be tough to find. And you never know when a good knife, even just a pocket knife, might come in important.
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Thank You for your very nice article. It’s my pleasure to read and comment to this.
Good Work
Very useful information.
this is good information for me. though, i am not a hunter.
It’s cool. Nice share
this is the dumbest thing I’ve read. it’s not like because you drop your camo wallet right infront of you, you’ll never be able to find it … unless of course, one is that mentally deficient that they wouldn’t be able to track the dropping of the wallet the entire 2′ it would fall to see it on the ground.
Quite entertaining.
@sean: It’s called a sense of humor, man. Get one. And if you think this is dumb, I encourage you to check out http://computersight.com/communication-networks/security/what-is-password/ and tell me how that rates.
I don’t hunt. I don’t know if you’re being serious here or not.
I have been in the Army and camouflage was never a problem in the way that you point out here.
Some people just don’t get humour. I thought this article was hilarious! I have never been in the army and I am not a hunter, but I am quite sure that I would know where my feet were even if I were to hike in the woods with camouflaged shoes. Great list!
Funny, so very funny.
Fun to read, and some of the tips (such as the camo cell phone and wallet) are really true. Thanks for the share!
But this gives me a nice read.