Thread: Blue Blaze

I thought deer mainly saw in blues and greens, so wouldn't blaze blue stick out to the deer on the backdrop of the green forestry?

Originally Posted by phillipgr

I thought deer mainly saw in blues and greens, so wouldn't blaze blue stick out to the deer on the backdrop of the green forestry?

Deer certainly dont see the red end of the spectrum but they can see blues , the US wildlife people did research on colours that people could see and deer couldn't , Blaze orange came out as the best compromise , it was the brightest colour deer couldn't see. The lime-yellow blaze now being used by Cops and truckies etc is a better one for us humans but deer can see it too .

Blue is a good colour to protect you from hunters because up to 10% of males are red/green colour blind , they see blaze as a brownish colour . They can see blue perfectly , one of my hunting mates is red /green colour blind and he hands out blue ribbons to those he hunts with to tie on their gear and hats as he can see it clearly .
A completely colour blind mate can see ordinary camo from k's away it stands out as a well defined shape .

Birds including waterfowl have excellent colour vision and are smarter than deer (and some duck shooters) so good camo is needed there with no blaze
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What ever colour you wear it won't make you bullet proof . The best thing is just move slowly , deliberatly and quietly because it is movement that will give you away to a deer before colour will