The human Predators: Hunter designs camouflage suits that make wearers almost impossible to see (but can YOU spot them?)
- US company launches new range of hunting clothing which makes it impossible to tell humans from trees
- Founder Bill Jordan, of Columbus, Georgia, spent 25 years perfecting camouflage design
- Camo patterns have been inspired by nature so wearer disappears into the surroundings
By Tom Gardner
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A hunter has created a new range of camouflage gear which is so effective the wearer blends perfectly into the scenery, just like a real-life Predator from the Hollywood films.
In terrifying news for unsuspecting fauna, American company Realtree has launched the latest in a line of state-of-the-art clothing which enables hunters to blend seamlessly into their surroundings.
The patterns, which help to disrupt the wearer's silhouette, have been inspired by naturally occurring flora and fauna.
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Blurred: The revolutionary pattern design helps hunters merge with the background
Disappearing: The camouflaged clothing is inspired by naturally occurring patterns to blur the silhouette of the hunter
Easy to miss: The amazing results of the camouflage pattern helps the wearer, right, remain unnoticed by prey - an effect which looks similar to that of the aliens in the Predator films, left,
In this amazing series of photographs, it is almost impossible to spot the hunters as they blend into the scenery behind them.
From a snow coated forest to a luscious green bush the hunters are almost completely undetectable to the naked eye.
In fact, modern camouflage gear is so effective, many states in America order people to wear
brightly coloured blaze orange when hunting - particularly when pursuing
medium to large size game animals in dark conditions.
It is a safety precaution against being shot by other hunters and accidents.
Realtree's clothing is made by outdoorsman and company founder Bill Jordan, who has spent 25 years perfecting the designs.
He was born and raised in Columbus,
Georgia, where he started out working for the family boat
dealership, Leon Jordan Marine.
In
1983, Mr Jordan started Spartan Archery Products in the back of the family
boat business.
Mirage: The astonishing camouflage allows the hunter to blend seamlessly into the background
Blending in: A hunter merges with the background of this reed bed in this state-of-the-art camouflage gear
The company developed and manufactured a variety of
archery clothing and accessories in the basic woodland and WWII
camouflage patterns popular in that period.
At this same time, he began designing and developing what would become Realtree, the world’s most effective camouflage pattern, which he introduced at the 1986 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade show.
In
the late 1980s, he introduced the first Team Realtree logo to make
sure readers knew which camo they were seeing in the pages of magazines.
Today Team Realtree can be found on hundreds of products and even
Daytona 500 champion Kevin Harvick’s race car.
Masters of disguise: It has taken more than 25 years to fine tune the design of the camouflage gear
In 1992, the 'Realtree Outdoors' television show began airing nationally.
By
the mid ‘90s, Realtree became a sponsor of Richard Childress Racing’s
#31 car, driven by Mike Skinner, which lead in later years to associate
sponsorship of Dale Earnhardt’s #3, Kevin Harvick’s #29 and several
other car sponsorships and merchandise deals.
In 1999, Mr Jordan founded Immersion Graphics Corporation, which utilizes a hydro-graphic film process to apply camouflage and other decorative patterns to a variety of hard goods such as ATV, bows and guns.
Whiteout: Cloaked head to toe in the camouflage, the hunter is almost indistinguishable from his surroundings
Concealment: The light and shade of a thicket of twigs is the perfect surroundings in which to hide
Hidden: For enthusiastic hunters, this camouflage gear gives them the uncanny ability to hide amongst the foliage and mud of their background
The firm produces gear for environments around the world and uses the design of mother nature to make their clothing.
Today's camo designs are created using sophisticated computers, digital cameras, and photo-realistic printing.
They are the product of painstaking research over decades and designed to use the light and dark of natural surroundings
Realtree employs more than 80 people in Columbus, Georgia, and also has operations in Europe.
Hidden: The camouflage patten is designed to disrupt the outline of the hunter and help him sink into the background
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dandelion, sydney - australia, 5 hours ago
It is more noble to refrain from killing. Hunters are cowards.