About Us

Dr. Jeckle, president of Vision Outdoors, Inc., obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and pursued advance studies in Physical Chemistry. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, graduating with high honors. In addition to working at a busy medical practice in Spokane, Wash., Dr. Jeckle has always actively studied chemistry, physics, crystal structures, mathematics, astronomy and the biological sciences.

An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Jeckle was intrigued by scientists' discovery that while humans see three colors — red, green-yellow and blue — fish, crustaceans, and birds see a fourth color in the ultraviolet (UVA) range. Invisible to the human eye, this high-energy radiation causes skin to tan and enables birds to see objects from a great distance. Wary birds will shy away from man-made materials reflecting an eerie, white, ultraviolet light easily visible to birds, but invisible to humans. After considerable scientific reflection and experimentation, Dr. Jeckle determined that certain organic chemicals were highly absorptive of UVA light. Applied in a thin layer, and held in place with a thin polymer layer, these UVA-absorbing chemicals reduce the visibility of man-made objects and clothing and also greatly enhance the effectiveness of camouflage.