ThomC Report post Posted November 3, 2014 Some people are color blind like the deer. I have a buddy who lives in MI where you have to wear at least a orange hat. He went in the store and couldn't tell which ones were orange. He had to ask the clerk which one was orange. He says that camo stands out better than orange to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted November 3, 2014 Tan Carhart's, white or faded shirts/jackets/anything, some people wear colors that mimic game, and in heavy hunting pressure/un-known hunters, some orange/red could be needed... I dont own any orange gear, I prefer the stealth method, if I'm never seen, I'm harder to hit... Always hunts in carhartt crew, I totally look like an elk. Has to be a bad idea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
452b264 Report post Posted November 3, 2014 When I was younger and hunting in a premium unit I had left my truck and headed straight up the mountain and across a scree field to a remote basin that always holds good bucks. I was about 250 yards from the dirt road, and hear a women shout BIG BUCK as turn to look in her direction she has her rifle pointed right at me, and her husband/boyfriend is yelling at the top of his lungs NO! This country is wide open sage and I have no where to go as the sage is very short in this very spot. I dont see any deer and drop to the ground firing my rifle into the hillside, I could hear her husband screaming at her and ripped that rifle right out of her hands. There was no deer anywhere to seen. I wear orange when rifle hunting and so do my children. As far as being seen do you really think your hiding from a guy behind a quality pair of binoculars? Or deer seeing you, take a look at Colorado's buck harvest every year. Or stop by a local taxidermist shop in Colorado. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted November 4, 2014 It would be interesting to see at least twenty years of data comparing mistaken-for-game shootings per 1,000 hunters in states with and without blaze orange laws. I'll stick my neck out and predict that little difference would be found. A couple of generations of hunters have grown up buying blaze orange products, just because of a manufacturer's sales campaign..... Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
