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Camo turns white

Handcannon

Handcannon

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So, I decided spend $ on some good camo clothes for cold weather. Bought the Cabelas MT050 Whitetail parka & bibs in Mossy Oak Break-up Infinity. Great coat & bibs but....ever since I got these I swear deer can see like I'm wearing flashing lights & air horns. It's been washed in camo safe & no glow detergent, no dryer sheets. It's not an odor or a wind direction issue as I have tested it many, many times & have been spotted up wind repeatedly. It's really starting to tick me off. This camo looks great indoors, mostly brown like it should be. Step outdoors & it appears to turn more green. I feel like it is glowing or something. I have tried that UV blocking spray & it seems to be better for deer not seeing me. But I did find this interesting when I checked my trail cam. One pic is an daytime pic & the other is in the dark w/ the Infrared flash. What do you guys think? Ever had issues like this?

I can wear my crappy 17 yearold camo & have no problems w/ the deer seeing me at all.

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Same camo, no UV blocker & that's black hat & camo gloves I'm wearing.
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I wear the same stuff and have no issues being spotted. I see people post that all the time with their clothes being white with the trail camera. I have never heard a great explanation.
 
I wear storm kloth in realtree ap and mine shows up white on my trail cams after dark. it's just from the ir it doesn't matter what you wear it will do that. When I turn my trail cam to video the deer even appear white.
 
Maybe because I'm not freezing to death anymore - I look around more & they see me moving? I don't know...
 
haha lol nannnyslayer. my camo does the same thing never had problems but my cloth bibs dont show up white
 
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