Sagebrush Pattern©

Season Use: Spring or Fall

Dominant Colors: Grey and brown.

Dominant Region(s): Northwest and Southwest. Anywhere there are sage flats.

Camouflage Description: Sagebrush is our most widespread camouflage pattern as almost every state out west has a region of sage. Created to fill a long missing void in the camouflage world, Sagebrush provides hunters with a natural and highly concealing option for a variety of species and terrain. We believe Sagebrush has bridged a camo pattern gap that has hampered stalking and ambushing big game hunters for years.

Best species and terrain use: Mule deer, pronghorn, elk, and whitetail deer in sagebrush flats that join river and creek bottoms, in dark gorges, and the transition zones between valley to mountain.

Aspen Pattern©

Season Use: Fall

Dominant Colors: Dirty white, brown, green, gold, and black.

Dominant Region(s): Northwest and Southwest, wherever you find aspen trees.

Camouflage Description: It occurred to us that there are very few camouflage patterns that truly allow a hunter to blend into the aspen stands that cover great portions of the American West. This didn’t seem right to us as we have hunted elk and mule deer in the aspens or in meadows that border these majestic Rocky Mountain environments. We have filled that gap with our Aspen pattern. Whether you are slow walking the middle of the forest, or stand hunting a meadow’s edge, the Aspen pattern will allow you to disappear among the trees. Why look like an oak in a sea of white? With Aspen, you will not stand out, you will blend in!

Best species and terrain use: Elk, mule deer, and black bear on the mountain, in meadows, or in valleys, wherever you find aspen trees.

Pinyon Pine Pattern©

Season Use: Spring or Fall

Dominant Colors: Green, grey, black, and yellow

Dominant Region(s): Northwest, Pacific Northwest and Southwest. Anywhere you find dark timber.

Camouflage Description: This is our dark timber pattern. Hunting the dark timber, where shafts of light fall randomly, can create concealment problems. By studying the different pine needle colors, bark patterns, pine cone shapes and petal configurations of the western conifer forest we were able to recreate the puzzle-like features a hunter will encounter in the sub-alpine and alpine forest. This pattern doesn’t just show pinyon pine trees. It shows different aspects of various pine, fir, and spruce trees, all common within dark timber forests in the United States. Pinyon Pine is the culmination of spending time on the mountain chasing elk and mule deer in places that hunters only access with a lot of shoe leather and effort. Probably our most versatile pattern, Pinyon Pine combines depth illusions and shadows with vertical texture patterns. With Pinyon Pine, you might just sneak up on Bigfoot!

Best species and terrain use: Elk and mule deer and anytime you hunt black bear. All mountain levels that have dark timber and bordering meadows.

 

To Be Announced

Season Use: Spring or Fall

Dominant Colors: Brown, green, and burnt orange

Dominant Region(s): Southwest

Camouflage Description: The terrain in the American Southwest is very diverse and a single camo pattern will not be perfect in all areas. Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and California all have dark timber mountains in the north and vast desert mountains and mesa flats in the south. While we believe that Pinyon Pine might work in both of these regions, we feel strongly that perfectly matching the area you are hunting is paramount to your hunting success. Thus, we created this un-named pattern. This pattern took a long time to develop based upon its unique combination of colors, shading, and both horizontal and vertical depth aspect challenges. This un-named pattern will allow a hunter to disappear among the twisted branches and seamlessly blend in among the rugged terrain that defines the American southwest. When you draw that once in a lifetime desert bighorn tag, coveted southern elk tag, limited entry late mule deer tag, or the premier pronghorn tag you have been waiting for, don’t settle for a pattern that is “kinda sorta” good for the area. Get some of this camouflage and hunt confidently.

Best species and terrain use: Desert bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, pronghorn, and black bear. Sandstone mountain areas and anywhere you have a lot of cedar, be it on mountains or in the mesa flats.

 

Frequently Asked Questions About Our Camo

What's the best camo pattern for western deer hunting?

The short answer: the pattern that matches your terrain at the exact time of year you will be hunting. Deer and most other ungulates are color-blind in the red-green spectrum but extremely sensitive to contrast and movement, which means pattern scale matters more than hue and tone. A pattern with micro-detail that reads as solid from 20 yards will flash against forest cover, while one with larger tonal breaks disappears. Our Sage and Pinyon Pine patterns are calibrated for mid-size tonal breaks and were developed specifically with deer and elk vision in mind.

Does the best camo pattern change by region?

Yes — dramatically. Colorado and Utah aspen stands, farm row-crop edges, pine forests, cedar juniper stands, and western sage scrub are five completely different visual environments. The same camo pattern can't perform perfectly in all of them which is why most pattern manufacturers license one or two "generic" patterns and sell them everywhere. We took the opposite approach: four distinct proprietary patterns (Sage, Pinyon Pine, Aspen, Cedar Sandstone) with more on the way, each developed from terrain visits, sample gathering, and photography of a specific biome. Pick the one that matches the place you actually hunt.

What seasons do your patterns work for?

Our current lineup is built for early, mid, and late-season hunts (August through November in most of the West). The Sage and Aspen patterns carry late-summer and early-fall color palettes with some greens blended with tan, grey, and soft browns  while Pinyon Pine leans into the deeper browns and shadow tones of mid-fall dark timber woods. Cedar Sandstone uses the unique southwest desert tones of burnt orange and dark greens to match that specific environment. We'll be expanding the lineup into other regions and late-snow season patterns in future releases.

The American-Made Standard

Every Wanayi pattern is printed in the United States on fabric we can trace. Every jacket, pant, hoodie, cap, beanie, and gaiter is cut and sewn in the USA. We're a family operation out of Pennsylvania with western roots, not a brand built around overseas manufacturing with a Made-in-America sticker. When you buy Wanayi gear, you're paying for the fabric, the cut, and the pattern science. Not a license. Not a distribution chain. Not a board of directors. Just gear made by hunters for hunters, at a price that reflects what that is worth.

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