I'm pretty sure I can guess what the answer is going to be, but just for fun.
My hunting crew just got back from a successful turkey hunt (3 for 3) in northern AZ. While we were out there, we did a camo test with ASAT, Fusion, and Optifade. We did both black and white and color photos, and we even used our wives to provide feedback on what they saw and why it stood out or not. Fusion was the winner in pretty much every category, except silhouette breakup which ASAT won by a nose. Fusion especially beat out the ASAT in the color photo category. The Optifade did better than any of us expected, also. The ASAT was usually the one that people saw first: tree, bush, tiger, tree. Oh wait, there's a tiger right there. Found the ASAT. The tiger thing is actually a running joke in hunting camp. How do you find me in the woods? Just look for the tiger.
All my gear is in ASAT, which I have had good luck with. I bowhunt almost exclusively, so I put some value into a versatile and proven pattern. I've had lots of close encounters with ungulates, turkey, predators, etc and I have always felt practically invisible if I was still or moved slowly. I've never had a reason to doubt it, until this weekend when we did the side-by-side tests. I'm a big fusion fan now and considering changing. I've got a bunch of ASAT backordered gear from FL and I'm tossing around the idea of changing the pattern to fusion. Should I stop being a huge baby and just stick with ASAT, or is changing to fusion a good idea? Also, on a related note, do you think mixing and matching camo in the field is an issue - ASAT top and fusion pants, etc?
Like I said, I'm pretty sure you are going to tell me what the voice in my head tells me: "Hey moron, you've had good success with ASAT, so why change? So what if you look like a tiger? Tigers kill lots of stuff."
My hunting crew just got back from a successful turkey hunt (3 for 3) in northern AZ. While we were out there, we did a camo test with ASAT, Fusion, and Optifade. We did both black and white and color photos, and we even used our wives to provide feedback on what they saw and why it stood out or not. Fusion was the winner in pretty much every category, except silhouette breakup which ASAT won by a nose. Fusion especially beat out the ASAT in the color photo category. The Optifade did better than any of us expected, also. The ASAT was usually the one that people saw first: tree, bush, tiger, tree. Oh wait, there's a tiger right there. Found the ASAT. The tiger thing is actually a running joke in hunting camp. How do you find me in the woods? Just look for the tiger.
All my gear is in ASAT, which I have had good luck with. I bowhunt almost exclusively, so I put some value into a versatile and proven pattern. I've had lots of close encounters with ungulates, turkey, predators, etc and I have always felt practically invisible if I was still or moved slowly. I've never had a reason to doubt it, until this weekend when we did the side-by-side tests. I'm a big fusion fan now and considering changing. I've got a bunch of ASAT backordered gear from FL and I'm tossing around the idea of changing the pattern to fusion. Should I stop being a huge baby and just stick with ASAT, or is changing to fusion a good idea? Also, on a related note, do you think mixing and matching camo in the field is an issue - ASAT top and fusion pants, etc?
Like I said, I'm pretty sure you are going to tell me what the voice in my head tells me: "Hey moron, you've had good success with ASAT, so why change? So what if you look like a tiger? Tigers kill lots of stuff."
