Ive told this story before, and Ill give a quick rundown again. Years ago I was hunting on a piece of state land, sitting at the bottom of a tree watching a hill side. I had a blaze hat and vest on. A small deer came running up the hill when all of a sudden shots rang out and bark rained down on me. Some idiot took a few shots at that deer as it ran between us, and hit the tree I was leaning against, just a couple of feet above my head.
Blaze orange is something that I do wear, but I have no illusions that it will assure that I never get shot while out hunting. The only thing that will assure that is if people properly identify their target and background. Wouldnt matter what color you are wearing, there is no similarity, whatsoever between a person and a deer, period. That is a lame, overused excuse for irresponsibility. IMO anyone that shoots another hunter thinking that they are a deer or other animal, should get a life sentence.