Hunter Orange Question

[RutNBuck]

just want to see how everyone uses Hunter Orange

do you wear it from time you leave the truck until your done for the day

wear it until you get to your desired spot

wear a hat only (less then required)

wear none at all

[tenntucky]

Do you think any CO's read this? Are you one? Would this be considered entrapment?:p

[RutNBuck]

No i am not a officer this is just a poll
i hear alot of hunters that claim they dont even wear any

i am just curious as to the results No pun intended
i personally wear the required for in my years of hunting i feel deer dont see it..maybe makes you appear as a soild blob

[notimlmit]

Don't know about everyone else but mine stays on the entire hunt for the main reason of not getting shot

[tenntucky]

OK...my opinion is that orange does show up(to deer) in the woods not cause its orange but because it is a solid big spot. Unusual in nature. If it is so important to wear orange in rifle season why aren't guides, co's, etc. required to wear it. Some time I think the rule is to make it easier for the CO's to find you in the woods:Dnot that I care. I wear it when I am moving and when I am on public land. If I am in a tree stand I might forget to put it back on after hooking up my safety system once in a while:o....Haven't heard of to many deer gettin shot out of a tree. But to oranges defense there have been full grown men shot for turkeys ....Don't have to wear orange in turkey season though. Reckon our lawmakers might be turkey huntin fans?:confused: Personaly I hate Orange in the woods......it grates my teeth:rolleyes:

[NitroHunter]

I wear mine from start to finish, but usually take it off as soon as I'm in the truck.
I don't care much for taking pics with it on either, don't know why, I just don't.

[wow]

Everyone in this house wears their orange anytime they are out of the vehicle.
Last season- my son and I were in place for our hunt pretty early. Well after sun up my son spotted something moving in the brush about 150 yards down hill from us. Thank goodness that we have preached hunting saftey from day one. After watching the movement for a few moments- we suddenly saw a flash of orange. Some "knuckle head" who was also trespassing, had came in with only brown coveralls on. He waited until well after sun up to put the orange on. I wonder how many "knuckle heads" have been in the cross hairs on a scope and never new it. Not only did the "knucke head" take a chance with his life- but my sons life could have been ruined if he had taken a shot.

[carpenterguy]

i wear it the whole trip..it don't make a darn bit a difference to me but i don't like being zeroed in on:eek:

[quackrstackr]

I wore mine today the whole time I was scouting and then hanging a stand.

When I finally got up in the stand this afternoon (bow hunting) I took it and hung it on the limb next to me so it wouldn't get hung in my bow string. I put it back on before climbing down and also had my headlamp going.

During regular gun or m/l season it's on the whole time.

[keith meador]

i wear it start to finish. when moving in the dark, i use a flashlight, deer dont carry flashlights:D

[12 pointer]

i hear alot of hunters that claim they dont even wear any



Saw a guy doing that when I was about 18 years old. through the crosshairs of a .308 in a thicket.:eek: down on his knees with a bow on his back. ONLY time in my life that I ever got sick literally from my nerves because that man was half a trigger pull away from having his guts blown out his side!

[12 pointer]

Everyone in this house wears their orange anytime they are out of the vehicle.
Last season- my son and I were in place for our hunt pretty early. Well after sun up my son spotted something moving in the brush about 150 yards down hill from us. Thank goodness that we have preached hunting saftey from day one. After watching the movement for a few moments- we suddenly saw a flash of orange. Some "knuckle head" who was also trespassing, had came in with only brown coveralls on. He waited until well after sun up to put the orange on. I wonder how many "knuckle heads" have been in the cross hairs on a scope and never new it. Not only did the "knucke head" take a chance with his life- but my sons life could have been ruined if he had taken a shot.

I posted my above statement before I read your post. the fella I mentioned never knew it at all.

[Snareman2]

The hunting guide says you have to wear it the whole time in the field. Which it is for safety, It's pretty serious. Ever look at the hole your deer rifle makes, do you want one in yourself or somebody elses body. I wear my orange and hope everybody else does too.

[revkev]

When I was hunting my own land I wore it til I got in my tree stand, then I'd take it off. I'd put back on before exiting the tree. Now that I hunt WMA and Club land I wear it all the time. A few nuts on WMA's, I bow hunt exclusively so I enjoyed hunting Pennyrile where gun hunting wasn't allowed. I hate seeing the orange warriors walking through the woods.

Pastor Kevin

[Wildcat]

In that poll some of the people only wear it to and from their stands, I'm beatting 95% of them that do that do it on their own land.

I've always wondered if they have ever heard of trespassers and poachers??

People inculing me have said there are nuts on public land, well what does someone call the trespassers and poachers who poach on other people's land??

As for nobody not getting shot up in a tree, I saw a report a couple years ago that said nationwide 40% of all the hunters that were shot durning a deer hunting season were shot while up in a tree. We are suppose to be sure of our targets background so the next few times you have your scope on a deer look at the trees in the background, the range of a 30-06 is 1 1/2 miles. Most of will be shooting DOWN from our trees but odds are a trespasser and poacher will be shooting from the ground and if the land he's on is a little lower than the land a deer is on then he will be shooting UP.

[Dennis]

Mine stays on from time i leave my truck till time i return..no excuses..i'd rather see the next day and my family as compared to the inside of a pine box :eek:

[a_rooster]

Ours goes on from the time we leave the truck. There are too many idiots out with the mentaity of "if it's brown it's down". We like the idea of being able to hunt another day.

[yankeeimport]

Not trying to be a party pooper... more just devils advocate...but aren't you supposed to be able to clearly identify your target before you shoot? Like I said just not trying to P.O. people just a new hunter and am in my 30's and believe it or not I'm gathering info on hunting tips from the posts that you guys put up. I know there are younger hunters than me on this forum as well. So if the rule is to wear it we should? kinda like a seat belt? But in bow only season it is not required...right?

[keith meador]

Hunter shot in tree stand in Indiana Twp.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
By Milan Simonich, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


One hunter shot another in the face in morning darkness, then fled as the wounded man screamed in pain, a state wildlife officer said.

The shooting occurred at 7:13 a.m. when an orange-clad hunter fired his shotgun into a tree in a wooded area of the Indianola section of Indiana Township. His blast wounded Jason Davies, 18, a bow hunter from Franklin Park who was perched some 30 feet off the ground in a stand, waiting for deer.

Mr. Davies was being treated at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.

Beth Fife, a state wildlife officer, said the shooter fled in a maroon pickup truck. He remained at large this afternoon.

She said Mr. Davies waved twice to the man with the shotgun, trying to alert him that a fellow hunter was within range. But instead of averting a shooting, the movement apparently prompted the man with the shotgun to fire into the tree. Today is the first day of squirrel and grouse season.

George Steele, a friend of Mr. Davies, said the shooting may have been accidental, but he called the actions of the gunman "cowardly."

"You don't run away. The kid could have laid out there and died," said Mr. Steele, of Evans City.

[Snareman2]

Not trying to be a party pooper... more just devils advocate...but aren't you supposed to be able to clearly identify your target before you shoot? Like I said just not trying to P.O. people just a new hunter and am in my 30's and believe it or not I'm gathering info on hunting tips from the posts that you guys put up. I know there are younger hunters than me on this forum as well. So if the rule is to wear it we should? kinda like a seat belt? But in bow only season it is not required...right?

Good post! That is the rule, you need to wear it from the time you leave the truck to the time you return, Period! Those on here that state they take it off once in the stand are violating the regulation. For all the new hunters out there and for everybody else, you need to follow the safety regulations. The hunting guide is clear, stating it needs to be worn the whole time the hunter is in the field.

I just read a post on here from a "volunteer Hunter Education Instructor", who admits to taking off his hunter orange when he gets in the stand. What kind of example is that? Can you see the headlines now, if something happened: "Veteran Hunting Instructor killed while illegally deer hunting!"

Folks, use your head. It's for safety. That's like driving a car and only buckling up right before the crash. That is pretty smart, you don't know when it is going to happen. Same thing with the hunter orange clothing, you don't know when it might happen. The reg is there to prevent injury or death. Wear your seat belt the whole time and wear your hunter orange clothing the whole time.

[SmokeyBear]

I wear mine as required and then some. When bowhunting some of the areas that I use to hunt I knew a lot of people deer hunted in the same area with a rifle from about Sept to Feb (I reported them but nothing ever came of it:mad:). When I bowhunted there (I'm talking about when there was no deer gun season open) I would wear hunter orange to and from my stand and removed it when I was in my stand even though it was just bow season. What worries me these days is when I am hunting with my wife. She can't stand heights at all so I bought us a ground blind to hunt in. I figured it would come equipped with some type of removable hunter orange panels or something but it didn't. Last year I took a couple of extra orange vests and tied them around a couple of trees on each side of the blind. I am rigging a removable orange panel for each side of the blind that I will be using this year during rifle season. You all if you are one of the many that don't wear their orange as required....please do so!!! It's not going to spook the deer if you just sit still (even full camo is not going to help you if you are not sitting still) and there is NO deer worth getting shot and/or killed for!!! I have ran into a few people over the years that were not wearing their orange as required and in EVERY instance I have ran across it was people that were trespassing on private property and was trying to sneak around without getting spotted by the land owners or those of us that actually had permission to hunt the land.

[SmokeyBear]

I don't mean to step on toes here you all but the only reason I could see anyone deer hunting with a firearm and not FULLY complying with the hunter orange requirements is because they are hunting somewhere that they are not supposed to be and are afraid of getting spotted by SOMEONE, not an animal.

[tenntucky]

I don't mean to step on toes here you all but the only reason I could see anyone deer hunting with a firearm and not FULLY complying with the hunter orange requirements is because they are hunting somewhere that they are not supposed to be and are afraid of getting spotted by SOMEONE, not an animal.

That's kinda narrow minded and stereotypical.. What about the guy who has invested many dollars and tons of time trying to get the deer of a life time that doesn't want to give the deer the upper hand by sticking out like a sore thumb? Could that poss. be a reason? It may be crazy but it is really a feeling. I hunt private property and don't care who sees me cause it's mine...when I am in the woods I am thinking deer. I feel that private property should be optional. Just my opinion after after 34 yrs in the woods. I was ok with the orange breakup pattern but some genius decided that bright orange brush could still be mistook for a deer. I ain't lookin for a fight or to step on toes but that comment ain't right. I just don't think the government can protect us from idiots. They are just a hazard we face every day in every thing we do.......:eek:

[bigeza2000]

I wear it start to finish because there is to many idiots that shoot before making sure of their target!!!!

[letmfly]

I think deer pick up movement more than anything else. When it comes to camo I don't think there's much difference between realtree, mossyoak, or woodland, etc. When it comes to blaze orange it would be just plain
------ not to wear it. At the funeral, Joe died because he did not wear blaze orange! Now wouldn't that be sad for the wife and kids!! Wear orange, if you want to be hidden more on stand put some brush in front of you wether you're on the ground or in a tree.

[michunter]

That's kinda narrow minded and stereotypical.. What about the guy who has invested many dollars and tons of time trying to get the deer of a life time that doesn't want to give the deer the upper hand by sticking out like a sore thumb? Could that poss. be a reason? It may be crazy but it is really a feeling. I hunt private property and don't care who sees me cause it's mine...when I am in the woods I am thinking deer. I feel that private property should be optional. Just my opinion after after 34 yrs in the woods. I was ok with the orange breakup pattern but some genius decided that bright orange brush could still be mistook for a deer. I ain't lookin for a fight or to step on toes but that comment ain't right. I just don't think the government can protect us from idiots. They are just a hazard we face every day in every thing we do.......:eek:



I agree 100 percent with you . I hunt private property in Michigan , And my orange vest comes off in the woods , I hunt out of a pop up Blind , and I take my whole coat and vest off . I want to be comfortable , and I am inside a blind /tent so if I get shot thats because some idiot is out there just shooting to shoot !!!And I don't even begin to raise my gun unless I see a body of a deer , these guys who shoot people and say "I thought it was a deer " I don't buy it , and they should be brought up on charges !!!!

[tenntucky]

At the funeral, Joe died because he did not wear blaze orange!
:confused:
letmfly, How does getting shot by some idiot that can't tell a deer from a person make Joe the bad guy. It would be typical to make Joe the dummy for gettin shot on his own property. With our system today the shooter could probably sue Joe's estate for "making" him shoot him.:confused::mad:

[strutin fever]

safety first

[letmfly]

Joe's brother John had a funeral too. John did not wear his seat belt. Some idiot ran a red light and hit John. If John did not fly out the window he would not have broken his neck. They were both wrong!! Lets see, Joe and John had a sister, she was hot!!!!!

[blade]

I was watching a couple of does in my front yard last fall. They didnt pay a bit of mind to anyone stepping out on the porch to view them. As I was standing there my neihbor was getting in from a rabbit hunt and I motion him over. His vest had orange on it in 2 or 3 places. When he got to where the deer could see him they freaked and ran. I have no doubt that those deer saw the orange on his vest as danger. Personally I think it hurts your sucess but there are way to many Idiots out there that shoot before they think. I will sometimes take it off in the stand but i cant enjoy my hunt for fear of being shot.

[yote hunter]

i wear my orange all the time except i might take my hat off up in my stand but i hang it wear its clearly visible near my head.anyone who uses a blind and doesnt have any orange around it is asking to get shot.i have had deer walk right up to me 5 yards away with all my orange on .they where being curius.deer dont pay that much attention to color what spooks them is movment.

[StaleyEMT]

To be honest, I thought the question was asking about our preference.
I abide by the law on all public hunting areas, and most every where
else.

[slickhead slayer]

I think all hunters should use binoculars instead of their scope. Its amazing how so many people react to just movement.