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Are you looking to stand out or blend in? Serious hunters go both ways. * PTARMIGAN X This new upland-hunting jacket from Columbia features zip-off sleeves, a front-loading, blood-proof game

bag, eight quick-loader tubes for 12-gauge and 20-gauge shells, a rear game bag, which zips down for easy cleaning, and a handsome fleece vest liner that can be worn separately. In

flax-blaze combo (shown) or flax. $200. With Briarshun pants: A Columbia classic with water- and briar-proof leg facings. In flax only. $95. (800) 622-6953, www.Columbia.com. * BUG TAMER

PLUS The “plus” signifies advances in Shannon Outdoors’ popular parka, as in stronger no-see-um mesh throughout; roomier, better-placed pockets; and a 50% weight reduction. Holdovers include

BO-containing material and twin-mesh netting that thwarts skeeter bites. In 3-D (shown) or conventional (leafless); mossy oak (shown) or advantage timber patterns. $100. With 3-D Big Leaf

Bug Tamer Plus pants. Also $100. (800) 852-8055, www.shannonoutdoors.com. * DRY-PLUS SILENT SUEDE Cabela’s super-quiet parka is now offered in a winter camo pattern, but still features a

burr-repelling polyester warp-knit shell stitched to a breathable yet heat-retaining lining. Velcro-adjustable cuffs, bellows pockets with hand-warmers behind and a zippered inside security

pocket. Adjustable, zip-off drawstring hood. $170. With matching Dry-Plus Silent Suede bibs sporting front slash pockets, a rear zippered pocket and cargo pockets on the legs. $145. (800)

237-4444, www.cabelas.com. * MORE TO READ