Blaze Orange vest vs backpack

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I plan to start hunting small game in the fall. I will be hunting in Quebec-Outaouais region.

I know that it is mandatory for me to wear a blaze orange vest for hunting. I do plan to bring a backpack with "emergency" gear, sorta like what SealHunter has show in this thread:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=423324

So my question: Since I will be covering my orange vest with the backpack, making over 50% of it covered, am I still legal? Do I have to now cover my backpack in orange as well?

BeaArthur
 
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The law in Québec is quite clear. The blaze orange vest must have 400 square inches of blaze orange covering the chest, shoulders and the back, without anything obscuring that 400 square inches ( not even a club crest or lettering). Cover the pack sac with a blaze orange cover or do like I do and use a second blaze orange vest over the pack sac.
 
Here is a copy from the Québec general rules.

www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca



Wearing a safety vest is mandatory


All hunters, guides and individuals accompanying a hunter must wear a fluorescent, orange-coloured safety vest, at least 2 580 square centimetres (400 square inches) in size, covering the back, shoulders and chest. Hunters must make sure that this vest remains visible at all times and from every angle, even when a backpack is worn.
However, the wearing of this safety vest is not obligatory in the following cases: hunting American crow, wild turkey, rock dove or migratory birds; hunting moose, white-tailed deer and black bear during the season when only bow and crossbow hunting is allowed; hunting frogs; hunting hares and Eastern cottontail using a snare; hunting coyote, wolf and red fox (silver, cross or red) from December 1st to March 31st; when hunting with a bird of prey and nobody is in possession of a weapon; when hunting with a bow or crossbow in a hunting sector reserved for the exclusive use of bows or crossbows in a wildlife territory and when all hunters use a bow or crossbow when hunting in a sector of an outfitter establishment with exclusive hunting rights.
 
Unless you are using a fancy backpack, Canada Tire for $15-20:

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An older officer, close to retirement, would probably only warn you and not go through the trouble of writing a ticket, but young ones, just out of game warden school, will be looking for performance points and they can write tickets quite fast.
 
You're better off with the vest (or something you wear) in any event. If and when you took off the backpack, you'd be without the benefit of the orange.
 
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