Guest lilcrackshot Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I was wondering about deer's sight. You know how they see different colors. My state regs say you have to wear blaze orange and I was wondering how the deer see that compared to camo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes I don't know if even the experts are really sure I do know I had deer within spitting distance from me wearing blaze orange, they never knew I was there !! I think they catch motion before anything else. too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes the deer see in 2d which is they are able to ascertain colors of blacks and grays and even some browns but not the usual colors we normally see which is in 3d. they can however tell the difference in your color when it faders and can do so with camo if it is not properly cared for and can pick out forms at good distances as well as their nose and ears. movement and a hard form outlook will stop them it has happened to me and i have also been as close as 8 feet from a group of does and was able to stand while on the ground snd almost got a bow shot off except i didn't see the other does coming in behind me as i got stood up. make sure your clothes don't fade as your form can be picked out and the brightest of blaze orange is not as easy i think for them to pick up than an off color like the orange becoming dull and drab rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes most research today leads us to believe that deer to see certain shades of colors---but other colors such as red or orange show up as a gray color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes Yep. Also keep in mind that they see much better at night or in low light conditions than we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam16 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes Imagine a black and white show, you can sorta tell when some1 is wearing a bright shirt or a dark shirt. I think of it as similar to that, so it can work, just not as well as camo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes Deer see detail and movement exceptionally well, even in low light when our eyes do not work so well. There is some pretty interesting information on deers vision in a book by Leonard Lee Rue III. He suggests that deer do see in shades and do see UV frequencies that colors give off. He also suggests that deer use a method of "triangulation" to get a dimensional view of anything that seems out of place to them. That is when a deer will move its head around, looking from different angles at you or an object they are uncertain of trying to figure out what you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes Deer are colored blind, seeing only shades of dark and light. However they can see the "Shine" of a Hunter orange vest quite easily, but not the orange. Their eyes are more adapted to detecting motion or movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge4x4 Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes i've read a couple studies that said they cannot see orange. here in illinois, they used to make us hunters where red a long time ago, but the deer could see it. the orange, not vissible to deer, is only there to keep us safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes It's all in the rods and cones. Deer traded crepuscular and nocturnal eyesight for diurnal eyesight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheDanishDanger Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes With the clothin you wear, it gives off UV-Brighteners that make you stand out to deer, the deer can make out patterns which is why the advanced camo today looks like tree's so you blend in with the pattern of the surroundings. Amazing stuff we've come up with, and the somehow the deer still get away. Good question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longislandhunter Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes I've had deer walk right past me while I was wearing blaze orange hunting clothing and they never saw me,, reason being I never moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThethirdI Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes I have walked right up on deer with blue jeans and a flannel shirt on. That being said I have rarely been able to get that close (5 feet away) with my camo on. Go figure..........??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes [ QUOTE ] I have walked right up on deer with blue jeans and a flannel shirt on. That being said I have rarely been able to get that close (5 feet away) with my camo on. Go figure..........??????? [/ QUOTE ] what's funny about that is blue is suppose to be a color that they are suppose to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThethirdI Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes Dogdoc I think that it's probably my heart pounding so loudly that they can hear it when I'm all cammied up. When the cammy is on the hunt is on. When the blue jeans are on there's nothing going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldawg Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes I've walked up on them, and had them walk up on me, wearing all different types of clothing. One time, I went out in the woods with my work clothes on....oil, and ink smells on them...and got close to a deer before it showed itself to me. I once had a 4 pointer running at me at full speed( I was in blaze orange in the TZone hunt). He got within about 7 yards before he made a turn, and he never saw me.. I, on the other hand, almost filled my drawers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes [ QUOTE ] I'm curious can deer see you easier if your being still in a tree or if your being still on the ground?? [/ QUOTE ] Think that depends alot on the cover and the size of the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes According to the literature I've read from Dr. Kroll's studies, a deer's color spectrum starts in the yellow colors and ends in the UV colors. I can't remember which it is, rods or cones that allows you to see color but deer don't come close to the number we have to determine color. In any case they can't distinguish between colors very well at all. Most of what they see is different shades. With orange color falling below their visible light spectrum they don't see it as we do at all. According to Dr. Kroll to them a very close look at orange (probably only a mater of feet) looks like a shade of yellow. Beyond that distance it would blend into the predominant colors of the surroundings that are in their visible light spectrum. Against a tree it should look like some sort of shade of gray to them, depending on the bark of the tree. If you are interested in reading some real good information about this along with a lot of other great information too, I believe this information came from his book "A Practical Guide to Producing and Harvesting Whitetail Deer". I left my copy at our hunting camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAVIER_THAN_STEEL Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes i believe that they cant really see it better because i sat in a ladder stand last year that had no cover in it and i shot a 7 point that was about 7 yards from the tree and he had no idea i was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes [ QUOTE ] According to the literature I've read from Dr. Kroll's studies, a deer's color spectrum starts in the yellow colors and ends in the UV colors. I can't remember which it is, rods or cones that allows you to see color but deer don't come close to the number we have to determine color. [/ QUOTE ] I think it is cones for color. Deer have less cones than we do, but way more rods allowing for far better low light vision. Have read the same thing in other studies about the color spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitteken Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes There was an article in the last Field and Stream about what deer can and cannot see. I remember that blue was one of the colors they see the best. If i were you I'd check out their website to find the article. I've also had deer come right to me when wearing all colors of clothing. but they were all very young fawns and year and a half bucks. Not because they cant see you, but because they're too dumb to realize what is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gfourhunter Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes i dont know. im not a dee so i dont se what thay see. all i know is that it halps save your butt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes [ QUOTE ] deer see in 2d which is they are able to ascertain colors of blacks and grays and even some browns but not the usual colors we normally see which is in 3d. [/ QUOTE ] One of us is confused. i thought 2d and 3d were dimensions, not colors. isn't 2d where you see everything on a flat plane, like a picture, but 3d is where you can see depth, like we see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes As has been stated, I have read for a long time that blue is a color they can see, and that you should always wash your camo in detergent that does not contain any UV brighteners. too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Re: Deer\'s Eyes [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] deer see in 2d which is they are able to ascertain colors of blacks and grays and even some browns but not the usual colors we normally see which is in 3d. [/ QUOTE ] One of us is confused. i thought 2d and 3d were dimensions, not colors. isn't 2d where you see everything on a flat plane, like a picture, but 3d is where you can see depth, like we see? [/ QUOTE ] Deer do see dimensions very well. They have an excellent depth perception. That has nothing todo with their ability to see different shades or colors as we see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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