To Orange or not to orange?

[crazydave]

Saw quite a few bright orange signs with bullet holes in them over the weekend, no way would i wear orange it would be like putting a target on your back. Better to wear camo even idiots usually won't waste ammo shooting at a tree that looks the same as any other tree.

 

[SuperCub]

Saw quite a few bright orange signs with bullet holes in them over the weekend, no way would i wear orange it would be like putting a target on your back. Better to wear camo even idiots usually won't waste ammo shooting at a tree that looks the same as any other tree.

How many orange signs did you see walking through the woods?

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[tracker]

Just came back from spending 38 days in camp moose hunting and I am still alive and I was wearing orange. Works for me.

 

[grunt19]

No orange for me most of the time I have my Canada Goose Jacket on

 

[daveg01]

I don't have a choice if I want to be law-abiding. Here in the lower half of Ontario it's probably a good idea as the hunter numbers vs. the land available can lead to some very crowded conditions.

If I had the choice, I would wear it in (hunter) concentrated areas, but if I were hunting somewhere very remote I would not.

In Ontario, things like deer drives are common practice. In situations like this where you have say 10 guys lined up 40 yards apart walking out a patch of bush, its probably a good idea as it helps with visibility (i.e. where your partners are).

Having said all of that, I only wear the minimum amount of orange - a vest and a hat.
I wear my camo clothes under that, but not because I think camo is required necessarily. I buy camo because I turkey and waterfowl hunt as well as bow hunt. Most of the higher quality hunting clothes I have found come in camo anyways, so that's what colour I bought them in.

 

[crazydave]

How many orange signs did you see walking through the woods?

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Where i am from a lot of old oilfield roads that are actually not used and are overgrown with brush have these signs (and yes they have bullet holes in them) they may not be walking but if i am sitting by a game trail neither am i. Not everyone lives in eastern canada.

 

[SuperCub]

Not everyone lives in eastern canada.

Geography has nothing to do with the debated benefits of orange. Either it makes the wearer more visable to others or it doesn't.



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[Gatehouse]

Anybody read this thread?

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=396756

The hunter kept saying "why was she wearing white?"

The "blaze orange" mindset contributed to the death of that poor woman.

 

[agilent_one]

Anybody read this thread?

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=396756

The hunter kept saying "why was she wearing white?"

The "blaze orange" mindset contributed to the death of that poor woman.

Well put. Perhaps the prevalence of orange in some locations due to it being mandated by law is actually increasing the risk for passers-by.

 

[stubblejumper]

The hunter kept saying "why was she wearing white?"

The "blaze orange" mindset contributed to the death of that poor woman.

The largest contributing factor,was that the shooter was an idiot,that should not be allowed to possess firearms.

 

[Gatehouse]

The largest contributing factor,was that the shooter was an idiot,that should not be allowed to possess firearms.

I agree, but the guy clearly shot at what he thought was a "safe" colour.

 

[Puma]

i dont wear orange while hunting, but thats mainly because i dont want other people seeing me. kinda opposite of how most think, but i like a low profile while hunting and have had people walk by within spittin distance many times:

X two.

I find if I orange up, I get scoped by guys all the time.I hate being scoped!
That said, I have an orange heat cushion to sit on that I carry in my jacket on the front. If I feel I need to be seen, I pull it out so others see me.

At dusk, I wear a small flashing bike red LED when leaving an area.

Puma

 

[Huntin' Gun]

Just came back from spending 38 days in camp moose hunting and I am still alive and I was wearing orange. Works for me.

I hunt in full camo, and have never been shot at. Works for me!

I also have a rock that I keep in my pocket to keep grizzlies from attacking me. I've never been attacked by a grizzly, so it works perfectly!

 

[old hound]

I also have a rock that I keep in my pocket to keep grizzlies from attacking me. I've never been attacked by a grizzly, so it works perfectly![/QUOTE]

Makes about as much sense as those who think that there is "if its not orange it's ok to shoot" syndrome.

 

[Huntin' Gun]

That's the point I was making. But even moreso about causality.

 

[powder burner]

I went out moose hunting this month. I wore orange pants and a jacket each day and never once did I get shot.

The last day doesnt count as I was covered from head to toe in clay-mud.


Anyhoo, I never thought that this thread would have created this much hoopla.

 

[mechanic1908]

I used to hate hunter orange.
As I've gotten older I am starting to actually like it.
It helps others see you and while deer hunting during rifle season it makes it easy to always know where our "punchers" are.
Eric

 

[Shoosting]

I gladly wear it here in Ontario where it is the law. we have many idiots tramping around our private property hunting, who claim they're "looking for their stand" or "looking for my dog, you seen it?". My father always wears full orange and has had intruders walk right next to him completely oblivious to the fact that he was there. We've also got a large group, so it helps. There has been a lot of poaching and trespassing in our area the past few years, so im happy with the orange in any case.

cheers