Blaze Orange By Province & Territory

Sask,

Jacket of: Yellow, White, Red, or Orange. No vests.

Hat of: Yellow, Red, Orange

BC

No colors needed

You forgot to mention "or a combination of those colours."

Which is what I wear. (Saskcamo)

Also it should be mentioned that some provinces require "colours" for rifle seasons and not for archery or "primitive weapons" seasons.
 
BC has no rules on color for outer clothing, whatsoever. Same argument is used as was mentioned about Alberta. A compulsory color for hunters, would mean that all those non hunters who are in the bush, in normal clothes, would be at a greater danger of being shot.
The basic idea of bright colors for hunters is faulted. What they are saying is bright color, hunter. In other words, don't use the common sense method of being 200% sure of your target. No bright color, must be an animal, bang.
And if it turns out to be a hunter in normal clothes, I'll be in the clear, because he was in violation of the laws on wearing bright colors.

Good summary of a sensible law:)
 
Couldn't get that link to work,

Canada
Alberta
No garment color requirements or recommendations.

British Columbia
No garment color requirements or recommendations.

Manitoba
A solid blaze orange hat and an additional 2580 sq. cm. of blaze orange above the waist and visible from all sides must be worn by big game hunters. Bow hunters are exempt during bow hunting seasons or in bow hunting areas only. Wolf hunters are exempt when hunting in game hunting areas while no other big game season is on. Black bear and wolf hunters are exempt during the spring season. Manitoba requires 50% of Camouflage Hunter Orange garment to be daylight fluorescent orange color.

Newfoundland and Labrador
Upland and big game hunters are strongly recommended to wear a minimum of 2580 square centimeters of Hunter Orange (400 square inches).

Nova Scotia
All hunters and those accompanying them must wear a cap or hat and a vest, coat, or shirt of solid Hunter Orange visible from all sides. Camouflage Hunter Orange is permitted during bow hunter season for deer as long as there are at least 400 square inches visible from all sides. Nova Scotia refuses to recognize Camouflage Hunter Orange as a legal fabric except during archery deer season.

Northwest Territory
Upland and big game hunters are strongly recommended to wear Hunter Orange.

New Brunswick
Every person, while hunting or being a licensed guide accompanying any person engaged in hunting shall wear a hat and upon his or her back, chest and shoulders, an exterior garment of which not less than 2580 square centimeters (400 square inches) in aggregate shall be exposed to view in such a manner as to be plainly visible from all directions, and the color of the hat and the exterior garment shall be solid hunter orange.

Nunavut

Ontario
All hunters must wear a minimum of 2580 square centimeters (400 sq in) of solid Hunter Orange clothing above the waist which is visible from all sides and head cover during the Deer, Moose and Bear gun hunting seasons. Exceptions include bear hunters, while hunting from an elevated stand, bow hunters during bows only seasons and waterfowl hunters.

Quebec
All hunters, guides and companions must wear at least 2580 square centimeters (400 square inches) of Hunter Orange on their back, shoulders, and chest, visible from any angle. During hunting season through December 1st, coyote, fox and wolf hunters and guides are required to wear the same as other hunters. (Exception: crow, or migratory bird hunters, and those hunting deer or moose during special archery seasons.)

Prince Edward Island
All upland game hunters are encouraged to wear Hunter Orange.

Saskatchewan
All big game hunters must wear a complete outer suit of scarlet, bright yellow, Hunter Orange of white, and a head covering of any of these colors except white. (Exception: bow hunters and black powder hunters during special archery muzzle-loading seasons.)

Yukon
No garment color requirements or recommendations


Where did this info come from? The Sask. bit is not correct so I wonder if the rest is up to date.
 
Nova Scotia:

<http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/regs/wihunter.htm>

Hunter orange

13 (1) No person shall take, hunt or kill wildlife or attempt to take, hunt or kill wildlife or accompany any person who is hunting unless that person wears a cap or hat and a shirt, vest or coat which shall be exposed to view in such a manner as to be plainly visible from all directions and the colour of which is solid hunter orange or camouflage orange.

Subsection 13(1) amended: O.I.C. 88-601, N.S. Reg. 127/88; O.I.C. 2010-246, N.S. Reg. 86/2010.



(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to



(a) a person authorized to hunt raccoons at night;



(b) a person hunting waterfowl;



(c) a person hunting crows on cultivated lands;



(d) a person attending an archery or firearm range or field courses for the purpose of taking part in functions held at such ranges;



(e) a person authorized by permit to destroy nuisance wildlife;

Clause 13(2)(e) amended: O.I.C. 88-601, N.S. Reg. 127/88.



(f) a person hunting with bow and arrow in an area designated for bow hunting only;



(g) a person hunting other harvestable wildlife as identified in the General Wildlife Regulations between February 16th and September 15th of any year;

Clause 13(2)(g) added: O.I.C. 88-601, N.S. Reg. 127/88; amended: O.I.C. 94-684, N.S. Reg. 141/94.



(h) notwithstanding clause (g), a person hunting coyote, or a licensed fur harvester at any time except during the period from the 1st day of October in any year to the end of the general open season for hunting deer;

Original clause 13(2)(h) added: O.I.C. 88-601, N.S. Reg. 127/88; relettered 13(2)(i); clause 13(2)(h) added: O.I.C. 89-839, N.S. Reg. 146/89; amended: O.I.C. 92-703, N.S. Reg. 144/92; O.I.C. 94-684, N.S. Reg. 141/94; O.I.C. 95-792, N.S. Reg. 159/95.



(i) a person hunting bear who is standing or sitting in a stationary position at or near a registered bait site during a season when deer hunting with a rifle is not permitted;

Original clause 13(2)(h) added: O.I.C. 88-601, N.S. Reg. 127/88; relettered 13(2)(i): O.I.C. 89-839, N.S. Reg. 146/89; amended: O.I.C. 92-703, N.S. Reg. 144/92; O.I.C. 2006-274, N.S. Reg. 89/2006.



(j) a person attending a dog field trial or training a dog while carrying a firearm except if the training is done in forest land during an open season for big game or small game;

Original clause 13(2)(i) added: O.I.C. 88-601, N.S. Reg. 127/88; relettered 13(2)(j): O.I.C. 89-839, N.S. Reg. 146/89.



(k) a person in a tree stand or in a blind while bow hunting deer during a season when deer hunting with a rifle is not permitted; or

Clause 13(2)(k) added: O.I.C. 92-703, N.S. Reg. 144/92; amended: O.I.C. 2006-274, N.S. Reg. 89/2006.



(l) a licensed fur harvester who is not on forest land and who possesses only a .22 rim fire rifle and .22 short ammunition.

Clause 13(2)(l) added: O.I.C. 92-703, N.S. Reg. 144/92; amended: O.I.C. 93-828, N.S. Reg. 150/93.



(3) In this Section, the following definitions apply:



(a) “camouflage orange” means a broken pattern of colour that contains at least 2581 cm2 (400 sq. in.) of hunter orange;



(b) “hunter orange” means a daylight fluorescent orange colour with a dominant wave length between 595 and 605 nanometers and excitation purity of not less than 85% and illuminous factor of not less than 40%.

Subsection 13(3) replaced: O.I.C. 2010-246, N.S. Reg. 86/2010.

Section 14 repealed: O.I.C. 97-517, N.S. Reg. 96/97.
http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/regs/wihunter.htm

http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/regs/wihunter.htm

<http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/regs/wihunter.htm>
 
So does this mean that in quebec, wearing just a coat like this is not legal because its not an 'orange vest'?

s7_943828_037_02
 
Saskatchewan does not require a full suit, just from the waist up. The hat also CANNOT have any writing on it (CO told me my red CASE IH hat was no good because it was not plain, it was not a big deal and he didnt hassle me but just educated me)
 
Back
Top Bottom