BLAZE ORANGE.

[Fishnclifff]

I don't see your point.

[6x6in6]

I don't see your point.

Gamie waiting at the truck because he saw a lack of orange, maybe?   

[norsepete]

The law should have required Hunters and Non Hunters to wear orange during a firearm season. I use it 50 to 75 percent of the time.

[bobcat]

I don't like the idea of the government dictating the color of clothing we must wear. They are able to so with us hunters, since we are required to have a license issued by the state in order to hunt.

But there's no way they could require every person who is outside of their home or a vehicle to wear orange clothing.

I also think it's dumb that orange is the only color allowed. Pink would actually be more visible but you can't use pink, it has to be orange. 

[Jingles]

By the time I get all the way back to my hunting area any orange that was worn is tucked away in the pack.  Reason  Being I have found the average dangerous hunter in the woods is unwilling to hike in 12 to 16 miles to hunt, they are usually withing 1 to 3 miles of their rigs at the most and if there is anyone else that is willing to hike that far they are usually responsible hunters that are sure of their targets before shooting.

[Bob33]

Requiring non-hunters to wear orange implies that hunters can't be trusted to properly identify their target. Follow that one to its logical conclusion.

[3nails]

Requiring non-hunters to wear orange implies that hunters can't be trusted to properly identify their target. Follow that one to its logical conclusion.

Isn't that what the law implies already?

[Bob33]

Requiring non-hunters to wear orange implies that hunters can't be trusted to properly identify their target. Follow that one to its logical conclusion.

Isn't that what the law implies already?

Hunters shooting other hunters isn't the same in the eyes of the public.

[Elkaholic daWg]

Remember which state your in, and it's political leanings!  as he said....."logical conclusion"

[turkeyfeather]

I don't see what the big deal is. Deer cant see it, and other hunters can. Personally I think you'd be an idiot not to wear it. It is in no way going to harm your hunt.

[justaguy]

My vest has dark branch patterns across it, so it's not a big, solid blob. does that help? The critters have never told me, but it makes me feel a little better.

I like being able to see where other hunters are, so I don't blow their setup by accident. And I like not getting shot... 

[Elkaholic daWg]

I don't see what the big deal is. Deer cant see it, and other hunters can. Personally I think you'd be an idiot not to wear it. It is in no way going to harm your hunt.
[/quote I don't either....just don't be cheap and wear the one from your job  (if construction etc) since my bet is they can see the ultra reflective stripes. I've seen many wear those

[Bookworm007]

I can really see where it is necessary during mod firearm season because imply it or state it but there are "hunters" out there that just shoot at whatever moves.  If I am hiking in the woods during any deer or elk season I wear my orange. It causes no harm to me and might save my life. I'm hunting muzzleloader deer this season and I am still going to be dressed like a pumpkin.   

[3nails]

 I don't get it. Who planted the idea in peoples heads that there are hunters out there firing at anything that moves? It may happen once a year in the whole country but you are a hundred times more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to your hunting spot than getting shot by a guy shooting willy nilly at everything. There are probably ten thousand things you are more likely to die from.
 I wear the required orange but only because it is the law. No other reason.

[Bob33]

I don't get it. Who planted the idea in peoples heads that there are hunters out there firing at anything that moves? It may happen once a year in the whole country but you are a hundred times more likely to die in a car wreck on the way to your hunting spot than getting shot by a guy shooting willy nilly at everything. There are probably ten thousand things you are more likely to die from.
 I wear the required orange but only because it is the law. No other reason.

Prior to hunter orange being required, the number of accidental shooting incidents each year was significantly higher. There are numerous studies which support this.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00044112.htm

Look at the table at the end and compare the "mistaken for game" columns. Hunters wearing orange where shot at 6 times, versus 117 times for hunters not wearing orange.

Whether or not it should be legally required can be debated, but its effectiveness cannot.