Camo- What Deer Actually See

Texas Fish and Game Unfiltered with Kevin Burke · Jun 25, 2026 · 15m

Every hunting brand in America wants you to believe that if your camo pattern doesn't match your exact terrain, the deer will bust you. They're lying — and the peer-reviewed science has been saying so for decades.

In this episode I break down what white-tailed deer actually see, pulled straight from research out of the University of Georgia, the USDA National Wildlife Research Center, and behavioral studies where scientists literally trained deer to respond to specific wavelengths of light. I cover why deer are dichromats and what that means for your orange vest, why visual acuity at hunting…