re: Is hunter orange a legit safety issue

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Who is going to get shot accidentally because they were mistaken for a deer when they were sitting in a ladder stand?

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The guy walking to/from his stand or blind is a good answer. He thought he didn’t need the orange cause he was gonna be in a stand. Got shot walking to said stand. It’s a simple understanding of the requirement! Besides, incidents and fatalities are easier to investigate when all rules and regulations are followed.

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as an upland hunter hunter orange is crucial in locating other hunters in the field so safe shots can be taken. Always good to communicate as well but hunter orange is the first line of defense

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Especially in low light conditions...

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hunter orange would have prevented the kid from tripping?
how does that work exactly

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You know, shite is always going to happen because life is life. I have discovered in nearly 60 years of being in the woods that anything can happen and often does. I also found out that taking legitimate precautions often pays great dividends. It's like the old adage "drive defensively" - "recreate defensively" works just as well.

If I ever get shot by another hunter while out in the woods, I want my loved ones to be able to say it was not my fault at all but rather the other hunter's fault. Same thing with riding my ATV, I'm gonna wear orange and let the other guy do the explaining if something should happen.

Is it so hard to wear orange in the woods and field?

Game warden rolled up on our neighbors food plot in Amite County Mississippi and wrote him a ticket on the spot for not wearing orange in his box stand. One of those black fiberglass stands with tinted windows

Guess he just never expected green jeans to roll up on him for no reason on private land. Lessons learned

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The more goof balls I see hunting with ARs the more I wear orange

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30-round clip in case dogs jump 8-10 deer - we need some camp meat baw.

I wear a Seneca Ridge blaze orange camo Columbia polyester shirt and then a cap usually or if it is cold then a toboggan. I’ve worn that shirt many seasons and it doesn’t fade. I hunt on our own private property from an enclosed, elevated stand so safety is not really an issue. I like wearing the shirt because it is comfortable.

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Mandatory orange on private property is ridiculous.

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I understand this completely, but there’s lots of methhead poachers around. I got mouths to feed.

Ours (Arkansas) is more basic than that. It provides:

Approved On: May 19, 2022
Effective On: June 27, 2022

It is unlawful to hunt wildlife, or to accompany or assist anyone in hunting wildlife, in zones open to firearm deer, bear or elk seasons without:

Wearing an outer garment, above the waistline, of daylight fluorescent blaze orange (hunter orange) or fluorescent chartreuse (hunter safety green) totaling at least 400 square inches, and a hunter orange or hunter safety green hat must be worn on the head and visible.
Displaying fluorescent blaze orange (hunter orange) or fluorescent chartreuse (hunter safety green) totaling at least 144 square inches on each visible side and a minimum of 3 feet above the ground on each side of a portable, pop-up type ground blinds used on public land.

EXCEPTIONS:

While migratory bird hunting.
While hunting raccoon, opossum or bobcat at night.

PENALTY: Class 1

AGFC Regulation 5.20 LINK

I don't wear solid black, tan, brown, or grey in the woods. I don't mess with people I see walking through the woods. I don't dangle squirrels from a belt. I don't blow squirrel calls and shake branches. I don't stalk turkeys. There are too many guys out there with happy trigger fingers on their guns and cross bows. I have heard of too many people being shot, some I know personally, in all of the above cases.

As for orange, I wear it religiously on the ground. However, I won't wear it a tree on public. I will take the ticket all day long for it. Idiots look at each other in their freaking scopes! I was hunting Tensas in the late 90's when a guy was shot 25' up in his climber by some dude looking at him in his scope. The shooter said he was trying to figure out if the victim was a person. He saw the orange but wasn't sure! The guy lived. He was a bad arse and finished his hunt. Was but a flesh wound. The guy that shot him even walked over to his tree to apologize. That cured me. It was the most messed up parking lot story I ever witnessed.