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Back in the day my buddies and I would go full monty with the camo including makeup.

Those of us whiteys in camp would wear the dark colors

Not to feel left out , the only brutha in camp ( G-Money ) would wear the light colors

That was many moons ago , I don't wear much if any these days

How many times have you all walked up on Turkey with nothing on your face and not even wearing any camo? I know I have walked up on them plenty of times.
Yes they do see in color.
No need for camo in most hunting situations.
Some hunters along with athletes use face paint to reduce the sheen reflecting off their face and also block the sun's rays especially in snow.
If no sunglasses or goggles in the snow you can use ashes to prevent being snow blinded

Never. I want to come hunt the turkeys you have near you!

HA! . . . I have several times! . . . scared the bejesus out of me!

Does it really mater the ya have to wear orange while hunting in some places. may as well take an accordion with ya on a hunt for all that its worth.

That's a hunter safety issue . . . some people shoot at MOVEMENT.

yup, they do

Turkeys are the smartest and dumbest critter that you will hunt. Big thing is to break up you outline. Next would be to not get caught moving.

On that note, I have seen my father in law fiddle the flip around when birds were in range. Still got the shots. Other times birds at 100+yards would turn away for no apparent reason.

I do not wear gloves or a head net. Sit by a tree that is wider than you and do not get caught moving and you should do ok.

Also, set up in their bedroom or set up where they are going. When calling, play hard to get. You know, make promises and then cut way back on talking to him. If he does not have a girl he will be looking.

I've walked up on a few they never hang around much longer than it takes to get airborne.

Wolfie,
I used to turkey hunt a lot. I believe a head net, even with eyeholes cut to see through more easily will help hide any blinking one might do if eye movement concerns you.
But the big benefit to a head net is you can spray it with bug spray and not have to worry about biting insects landing on your face.

I think for some animals it matters and for others it doesn't -- as long as it has a pattern that blends into the natural suroundings-- a solid block of any color doesn't fit with nature.

I’m heading to your side of Delaware, not a big island, maybe I can get the dumb ones.

I agree. I think it is reflection and movement that get you. Especially with turkeys.

I also think that purple is a much better color than black, brown, or any woodland camo.

I am interested, care to explain? I know deer see things different than we do. How do turkeys see? I know blending in with your background is the best. Are there colors that you should avoid for turkeys?

Some good points made here. Large blobs of color stand out as does high contrast but I'll go with movement being the most telling.
I started hunting in pre camo days. Pretty much the only one out there was the old wwii duck hunter prints. Only really serious turkey men used it but turkeys and the old guys that chased them were few and far between.

Killed my first deer wearing blue jeans and a blue windbreaker. Dad and the old timers were right if you can just sit still.

That said, it is my belief that camo allows you to get away with a few small things that a high contrast blob couldn't. It can also be a psychological confidence booster if you need that sort of thing but it won't correct stupid so the basics still apply.

Given the choice between between hands and face I want my hands covered in spite of hating wearing gloves. It will surprise you to sit and watch the average human try to sit still and observe the fidgety hands.

All the above applies to deer and other ungulates with there more limited visual acuity.

Turkeys are a whole nother thing as bird vision is detail vision. You need every advantage you can get when chasing longbeards.

But the short answer for our melanin blessed brother is yes you got a leg up on us palefaces. Just don't crack a smile.

I don't know whether there are colors to avoid for turkeys............I would certainly think so. I don't think deer and other ungulates see in color whereas birds certainly do.

As for purple............I noticed years ago when hunting moose with a couple guys ............I could never locate the guy in the purple jacket when in vegetation. His buddy, in camo, I could see easily.

No Problem . . . got 'em in my backyard at times . . . notice the cooker is ready?

PS, NOT A DECOY!

I'm going with the purple. It's worked for me.

I teach folks to not make eye contact with turkeys. They are a prey animal and I think they can dang near feel it.

I used to wear my black beard for face camo. Now my beard is nearly all white, and I usually wear a camo bandana or face net.

Moosetrot