Camouflage is always a hot topic in hunting circles. The earliest hunting specific camouflage designs were and are still in most cases based off of sticks an leaves. In recent years much research has been done around the science of deer eyesight. As a result, we have a much better understanding of how deer (and presumably other ungulates like elk, mule deer, etc..) perceive the world and can, therefore, design camouflage systems around science and data.
When designing the Noble Savage Camo pattern we needed something that would be effective hunting whitetail from a tree stand in East Texas as well as spotting and stalking mule deer in Wyoming. We studied research around macro and micro patterns to create a multiscale design that breaks up the human silhouette from long and short distances. This prevents hunters from looking like a big unnatural blob on the landscape or in the stand.
As the name implies Noble Savage Raptor was inspired by raptors, or as their better-known birds of prey. If you look at raptors you’ll almost always find a mixture of dark and light tones. This is a common characteristic of predatory animals and has been developed over millions of years of evolution. Until now the strategy hasn’t transferred over into popular hunting culture but we believe the science fully supports the ideas behind Noble Savage Raptor.