Which of the two would you go with for a "leafy suit"? Does it even matter?
Leafy Suit Camo: Bottomland or Greenleaf?
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Matters more to the hunter than the wildlife.
I have a realtree from North Mountain Gear. Miles ahead of Bass Pros model although I have one of theirs as well. I agree with Andy….matters more to you than the turkey. It's the bright "out of place" colors that might get ya caught, but movement will get you caught quicker than any color…..
I was debating this and went with shadow leaf. Different patterns blend in better depending on where you hunt.
NMG's look good! Have you felt the sizing was generous enough to wear a "warm" layer underneath for early season?
And would you recommend getting the pullover one with or without the hood?
I personally like the hood, and the jacket I have has a full zipper. The hood is large enough to wear over your cap/face mask to break up the outline of your head. The jacket seems to run just the least oversized so a reasonable under layer shouldn't be a problem, but I really only wear mine when temps get up and I don't want to wear anything heavy (usually a short sleeved T-shirt under it). In early season before there are any leaves or material to break up my outline, I use a small stake out style blind because you aren't sneaking up on those binocular eyes. The jacket actually has functional pockets, not pass thru type. In early season, I have come to like the Realtree Timber pattern. I think it was meant for duck hunters, but…….
Willysman
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Don't wear one but if I did it would be bottomland.
bloodtrailing
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When the leaves are out they are green.
I've bought a greenleaf pullover and bottomland pants....that seemed like the best solution to me.
megalomaniac
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Don't think it matters to the turkeys...
But to me, you can't beat bottomland for the first couple weeks of the season. Greenleaf isn't quite green enough for the last half of the season.
But to me, you can't beat bottomland for the first couple weeks of the season. Greenleaf isn't quite green enough for the last half of the season.
I have a NMG 1/2 zip with hood in bottomland does well all season long imo. Was debating on the green leaf when I got mine but had to stick with bottomland
How lightweight is the 1/2 zip? I'm looking at this and the pants.
Rakkin6
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Mother in law bought me two of the redhead leafy suits when they still made good products. One in Mossy Oak Obsession and one in Mossy Oak Break Up. So I use one early and one late season. But if it were me buying I would have buy the bottom land.
I think it's pretty light! I don't have the pants only the 1/2 zip.
Bass pro / cabelas brand going down hill pretty quick. Cables used to outlast bass pro brand now neither one of them last haha.
It really doesnt matter at all just sit still
I went with the Bottomland! Looking forward to when it arrives.
TNPete1
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This is going to sound crazy, but it was my experience. I'm not sure if it applies to all manufacturers, but here goes. I have adone very well killing big gobblers for a number of years. Bought a new hoodie from Midway that had green leaf. (1st experience with any green in my camo) So then I had a half dozen encounters in which the birds were overly nervous, and I swear they saw me. When watching something totally unrelated, it dawned on me that turkeys see blue colors. Yellow and blue make green. So I put on my old camo and didn't have the same problem. All that being said, some of the newer materials used are kind of "shiny" as opposed to flatter sheens that cotton does not have. Maybe a combo of the two? I don't know…
I also went with the nmg greenleaf top and bottomland ol Tom pants. But I'll wear the top with whatever pants I grab most of the time.
Willysman
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I agree with TNPete1. I have had the same experience with the greenleaf. It is too bright and shiny. I've also noticed a lot of the facemask and gloves are made from a shiny material. I go with the brown colored camo since you are sitting against a tree, not a green bush.
