Shooting shirt
A shooting shirt is the layer you hunt in when a jacket is too much: an early upland walk, a warm field, or any day the vest goes over a shirt. These are light, breathable shirts: a short-sleeve Drake in Mossy Oak Bottomland, a SITKA in Optifade Elevated II, and a Gamehide upland field shirt. Sleeve and pattern are in the names. Pocket layout is not.
What Separates Good from Great
Sleeve
The Drake is short sleeve. Do not assume a long sleeve when the name does not say so.
Pattern
Mossy Oak Bottomland and Optifade Elevated II are different camo. Match the cover you hunt, or take the upland field shirt.
What the shirt is for
The Drake is a wingshooting shirt. The SITKA is quiet stretch for bow or rifle. The Gamehide is an upland field hunting shirt.
Weight of the layer
This is the breathable shirt, not an insulated jacket. If you need warmth, add a layer over it.
Size on the listing
The Drake listing is a Medium, so check the size.
The Call
A short-sleeve wingshooting shirt in Mossy Oak Bottomland. This listing is a Medium, so check the size. For a warm-day camo shooting shirt, not a jacket.
Optifade Elevated II, in a quiet stretch fabric for bow or rifle. Not a waterfowl wingshooter.
For upland field days, and it is briar-friendly. It does not say long sleeve or button-up.
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