Hunter orange

oh sealhunter, give it up....

blaze orange does not save lives, hunter education does... plain and simple. hunting accidents are so uncommon the inclusion of blaze clothing does nothing for statistics.... how can you be safer when thier is virtually no accidents to begin with.

people need to follow the basic rules,

- Binoculars are made for checking game out, NOT riflescopes
- Don't shoot till you know what species and if legal or not, nowhere has a human hunting season.
 
Westicle said:
the only reason ontario established blaze orange requirements is that the politicians could laugh at the retards wearing the orange clothes.... bed enough your mother has to dress you, now your letting some libtard tell you how to dress.

thank god for sensible laws in western canada....
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It's pretty dense in Ontario and many times the shots can be close range.

It's a good law to have. However a backpack cover? :rolleyes:
 
There was a time I thought little of the blaze orange law!
But having watched a hunter prowling a thicket at dusk in a blue coat that now looked BLACK as any bears coat!
I prefer to wear orange.
I trust my own judgement on saftey but prefer not to trust the other guys!!

To the guy that comented on yellow.
Bright yellow is one of the most common colors of maple leaves in the fall & would blend in perfectly!
 
Westicle said:
blaze orange does not save lives, hunter education does... plain and simple. hunting accidents are so uncommon the inclusion of blaze clothing does nothing for statistics.... how can you be safer when thier is virtually no accidents to begin with.

people need to follow the basic rules,

- Binoculars are made for checking game out, NOT riflescopes
- Don't shoot till you know what species and if legal or not, nowhere has a human hunting season.
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So you are telling us that you don't have any hunting accidents in BC and Alta, and proper safety training is the reason. Maybe in a perfect world, but neither you or I hunt in a perfect world. :rolleyes:

I'll stick to the orange we are required to wear here in NB. We shoot just as much game with it as w/o. Even as little as wearing a blaze orange hat makes a big difference. This aversion to orange seems to be a "western" thing. Come here and hunt thick woods, not over the massive clear cuts you do and you will maybe think differently. Most of the people who dislike it the most, have probably never used it.


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walksalot said:
I would hope you guys in Ontario can wear full camo when hunting turkeys.
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Yes you can. I wore a blaze hat going in and out of the bush this year, as well as concealable blaze on the turkey vest for when you are packing a bird out.

Sure enough this year, even on private property we ran into another hunter with a couple of decoys set out when I saw a flashlight across a creek. The owner neglected to mention to us that he gave permission to somebody else a couple of nights before. Turns out my buddy knew the guy but I had a very bad feeling 30 min before first light when I found myself standing between two decoys and the guy didn't answer our first calls. It was dark enough that we didn't see them until almost on top of them.
 
I think blaze orange is a good idea, even tho we don't have to wear it in Alberta.

But then again a few guys have been shot wearing blaze orange too.

Personally I think it should be law that everyone carries a set of binoculars instead of using their rifle scope.......but that is just me.
 
blaze orange was never about safety, it was to reduce the # of CO's on patrol they can now see you for miles and if they feel like a hike check you out and the ones I've seen--- wander about without blaze orange---. It also increases the # of crank trespass calls, people now can see you three farms away and assume you are on THEIR land you remember the saying my kingdom is far as you can see so the second effect defeats the original cut backs. The concept doesn't work that well because the dangerous element still shoots at sounds /movement anyway
 
A person may not necessarily be shooting directly at another person with their rifle; they may be shooting at at a game animal, and may not see the other person wearing camo and hiding in the bushes behind it. I'm sure this would not be the most common of scenarios, but wearing blaze orange would certainly help.
 
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art.h said:
blaze orange was never about safety, it was to reduce the # of CO's on patrol they can now see you for miles and if they feel like a hike check you out and the ones I've seen--- wander about without blaze orange---.
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COs don't go in the woods, they don't have time for that. They wait till you come out to the road and get you at your vehicle. I've NEVER been check in the woods.

art.h said:
It also increases the # of crank trespass calls, people now can see you three farms away and assume you are on THEIR land you remember the saying my kingdom is far as you can see so the second effect defeats the original cut backs.
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:confused: :confused: What does that have to do with safety? :confused: Besides, the whole point of blaze orange IS to be seen three farms away.


art.h said:
The concept doesn't work that well because the dangerous element still shoots at sounds /movement anyway
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Well, if that's the case, it wouldn't matter what you are wearing, would it?

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huntinstuff said:
Personally I think it should be law that everyone carries a set of binoculars instead of using their rifle scope.......but that is just me.
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PERSONALLY, I can't really see the benifits of a pair of bino's when the furthest you can see is maybe 75yds :rolleyes:
& there lies the diff between western & a lot of eastern hunting!
 
senior said:
PERSONALLY, I can't really see the benifits of a pair of bino's when the furthest you can see is maybe 75yds :rolleyes:
& there lies the diff between western & a lot of eastern hunting!
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Yup, and the eastern provinces are the only place in Canada where you can hunt in thick bush :rolleyes:. West of the Onterrible border it is nothing but bald a$$ prarie all the way to the coast.
 
senior said:
No apperently their as many idiots out there as there are anywhere in Canada!

See above for case in point.
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ya, and they all moved here from Ontario. Probably all related to you.

So what do you use to look at movement in the bush 75 yards away? Your eyes, rifle scope or just look for orange and if you dont see it pull the trigger on that semi till whatever it is goes down?
 
walksalot said:
I would hope you guys in Ontario can wear full camo when hunting turkeys.
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The Hunter Orange regs don't apply outside of deer (and maybe moose and bear; never looked since I haven't gone after moose or bear yet) gun seasons. Not during archery or small game season.

So I leave the orange at home when I go after bunnies and grouse.

To be perfectly honest, I [expletive deleted] hate wearing blaze orange and do so only because the law requires it. Were I hunting in a very crowded area, I might feel differently, but frankly, having to dress like an [expletive deleted] traffic safety cone in an area that sees very little hunter traffic really aggravates me. I like being well camouflaged.
 
Also, blaze orange only applies during big game hunting seasons when guns are allowed to be used.

E.g. you don't need it as a bowhunter during a bowhunting season. You do need it as a bowhunter when a gun season is in effect.

Quote from the book:

Hunter Orange
The objective of the hunter orange regulation is to maximize
hunter safety without negatively impacting hunting success.
Under this regulation, all licensed hunters, including
archery hunters hunting during the gun season for deer
and moose, are required to wear hunter orange. As well, all
black bear hunters hunting during the black bear season are
required to wear hunter orange except when in a tree stand.
(This exception is in place because, unlike deer and moose,
black bears have colour vision.)

Waterfowl hunters, wild
turkey hunters and archery hunters in archery-only seasons
are exempt from the hunter orange requirement.
A hunter orange garment and head cover must be worn. The
hunter orange garment must cover a minimum of 2,580
square cm (400 square inches) above the waist and be visible
from all sides. Open mesh or camouflage hunter orange must
not be part of the 2,580 square cm. A hunting coat or vest
generally meets this requirement. The hunter orange head
cover may have: open mesh; a peak or brim colour other than
hunter orange; a crest or logo which does not completely
cover the hunter orange on the side where it is affixed. The
head cover may not contain camouflage material.

Hunter orange colour standards are generally consistent across
North America.

Manufacturers can provide information regarding clothing
compliance with this standard.
 
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