re: Deer hunters of the OT, do you ALWAYS wear orange? Xmas hunting accident related

When I used to hunt on public land and in a club I wore a vest and cap.Hunting on my own property I don’t.The law requires an orange cap on private property but I don’t.Probably I should.

One scary thing lots of deer hunters do is they don’t carry binoculars,they use their riflescopes instead.
There was a guy shot at Tensas good many years ago,that was thought to have happened.I worked with his brother.
What happened is his brother shot a deer,climbed down from the tree and was looking at the deer and a bullet grazed side of his head and knocked him down.
The hunter that shot him came to him and apologized,told him I’m sorry my gun went off,I didn’t mean to shoot you.Apparently he was looking through his scope and accidentally pulled the trigger.
Guy then took off,never did find out who he was.

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I never do because I’m hunting on my place.

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I only hunt my own land . . . I wear a full orange vest anytime I am outside during hunting season. To the stand, from the stand, scouting, putting out corn, feeding the fish, riding my 4wheeler. It's not worth the chance.


As for the 4 wheeler part, Alxtgr has a good story about someone riding one getting shot.

Wear your orange.