blaze orange or mostly camo

[bluecoupe]

Bow hunting season no orange. Gun "Hunting" season at least a orange hat.

 

Know what you're shooting at. I would never in a million years shoot at something that I couldn't see or make out !!!

 

Most people wouldn't but a lot of people do.  A firearm should not even be put to a shoulder until the decision has already been made to shoot but I'll bet a very large percentage of hunters don't follow that rule either.

[Doc]

So what the heck is this fascination with hiding from other hunters? If a deer runs (or walks) between me and someone else, I damn-sure want them to plainly see me, and I don't care if I am on the ground, in a tree or hiding in a ditch. And I sure as hell will not be just wearing a hat. If I could get my blaze orange to flash I would be wearing that (exaggeration there....lol).

 

People seem to have damn little respect for their own lives and safety. Maybe they need to see what a 12 gauge slug can do to human flesh. Years ago when I took my hunter-safety course and people weren't so sensitive, we were all shown slides of shotgun wounds. It was pretty gross and definitely left a lasting impression. They even had a picture of a guy hanging from a fence where he tried climbing over it with a loaded gun. Yep that was sickening. But it also made me very aware that we aren't just playing games out there. Blaze orange and lots of it is a good way to put the odds in your favor that you will not become a casualty of blending in behind a deer that someone is about to unload on. And by the way, that is true whether you are on public or private land.

[Five Seasons]

So what the heck is this fascination with hiding from other hunters?

 

people are funny. they will tresspass if they dont think someone is watching. they may also decide you have a good spot and wait for you to leave. idk...

[Doc]

people are funny. they will tresspass if they dont think someone is watching. they may also decide you have a good spot and wait for you to leave. idk...

And they may shoot your butt off if they can't see you. By golly that happens every year too.