do you wear hunters orange

[H&Hhunter]

In Colorado it is required and yes of course I do.

In NM it is recomended. I always wear it when on horse back but usually not on foot in NM.

 

[RustyFN]

Only when I'm picking up trash on the side of the road. Sorry I couldn't resist.

 

[skers69]

I have no choice in Nebraska and Kansas during rifle season. Bow for deer in Kansas is non hunter orange as well as turkey. Not sure about bow season in Nebraska. You have to have a hunter orange hat and vest in both Kansas and Nebraska during rifle season.

I still wear top to bottom camo with the hunter orange. Deer don't seem to notice hunter orange any way. Not in my 15 years hunting them anyway.

 

[Twycross]

I wear orange when I know I will be with several other hunters, but most of the time, no. I don't really like orange. I don't know why. Unless I know there will be people who don't know where I am at, I leave it at home.

 

[nico]

While that may make your lime green MC Hammer parachute pants look awfully spiffy, it's bad for deer hunting. You can buy some moderately high-dollar detergent specifically for hunting, but from what I understand any generic detergent that doesn't have brighteners (or scents, but that's another subject) does pretty much the same thing.

do you know of a specific brand that doens't use UV brighteners? I've looked around a little and haven't been able to find one. I've seen a few people recommend using baking soda, which sounds like it'd work well

 

[shermacman]

Deer don't see orange.
But ya gotta admit that there is something hysterically funny about the new fashion of bright, day-glo orange with Live Oak camo.
Well, maybe not hysterical, I certainly don't get it.

 

[jeepmor]

Camo orange

Ridiculous to us, but stealthy in deer and elk hunting with a firearm. The camo breaks it up so the movement is less noticeable, you don't look like a big solid postage stamp to the deer. I wear it for deer and elk season, easier to see each other for safe shooting. Particularly if not in each others party.

But coyote hunting, we camo up.

Can't coyote hunt w/o a deer tag during applicable season, so yes, orange in all general high density seasons. Deer and Elk for me, no shotgunning hunting just yet. But I suspect I will wear some orange style vest if and when I pursue bird hunting.

jeepmor

 

[dfaugh]

you know of a specific brand that doens't use UV brighteners? I've looked around a little and haven't been able to find one. I've seen a few people recommend using baking soda, which sounds like it'd work well

Pretty much all the "normal" detergents use it....I wash my hunting togs twice in baking soda, before I head out to the field. Does it matter? Hard to say, as I'm probably the least successful deer hunter on this board!

 

[spooney]

I wear orange until I get to my stand, then I take it off until I get down. A good cleaning detergent without UV brighteners is plain ol 20 mule team borax, also cleans your hands remarkably well.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I've come to the conclusion from field experiance that deer don't care what color you're wearin UV or no. Just as long as you don't move. They are actually pretty retarded as far as game animals go.

Everything a deer sees is a background to them untill it MOVES

 

[MCgunner]

Quote:
Only on public hunting areas where it's required. The government can kiss off when I'm hunting my own land. In Texas, private property is private. Bag limits and hunting regulations still apply, but there are no requirements for orange on private property.

You should go back and read my previous post. IMO, anyone hunting during deer season should have orange, no matter where they're at. You never know who's out there, legally or not. If that dude had been camo'd up, I'd have sent a 12 gauge slug right at him.

As other posters have said, deer just don't see orange (assuming you don't move). There's just no reason not to wear orange IMO unless you have a death wish.

I've deer hunted for over 40 years. There's no way in hell I'd deer or elk hunt without orange, required or not. YMMV

Hey, if it works for you, fine. When I walk to my stand it's pitch black out, maybe moonlit. I climb into my stand and sit there til 9:30 or so, get down, walk to my vehicle and drive home or maybe fill the feeder. Why should I be wearing orange on my own property when I'm not even out walking on it?

No, I don't wear orange on my place, nope, and I don't feel compelled to. I don't wear orange when I'm duck or goose hunting, either, and that's on public property. I have an orange vest that hasn't been worn in probably a decade, last time I hunted public land for deer or hog.

The only person with a death wish is the one I catch trespassing on my property.

 

[Matt G]

Here in TX there's no requirement for blaze orange on private land, which is where I hunt. I thus never wear orange while deer or hog hunting.

While quail hunting, however, I ALWAYS wear at least an orange hat. It's just too easy to get swung on, as was made famous earlier this year near Kingsville with our VP.

 

[Harve Curry]

do you wear hunters orange ?

No

 

['Card]

do you know of a specific brand that doens't use UV brighteners?

I couldn't find any detailed info on el cheapo generic laundry detergent (you know, like the 'house brand' stuff at Wal-Mart) on the web, and I haven't really looked into it for several years, so that stuff might have brighteners in it now too for all I know. I've been using this stuff I got from Bass Pro Shops for awhile now. I went to their Outdoor World in Concord, NC in February of 2003 and got a 5-gallon bucket of it on clearance. I still haven't used but about half of it.

I'm not completely sold on the scent elimination business, but the UV aspect is important to me.

 

[gezzer]

Not needed in NH by law.

I however dress as the great blaze orange camo pumpkin! deer can't see colors but people can.

 

[Harve Curry]

I once guided a muzzleloader elk hunter who wore a blaze orange jump suit , insisted it made no difference. There was 2 feet of snow and he had no boots, so I loaned him a pair of green nylon snow gaiters. What a sight We couldn't get close enough to elk for a muzzloader shot in that get up.
Elk see contrast and things that don't match the surroundings, near and far away. Around the same time was a bow/deer hunter in snow camo. I spotted 2 bucks at 400 yards across a canyon and straight up. We walked to within 35 yards of them and they couldn't see us when we stood still.
So I do believe that color can work against you when hunting and trying to get close.

As for scent you cannot eliminate it. You still breath and exhale. You sweat and your face and hair give off scent. Wind You can smell like a dumpster-diver and sneak up on any game to within bow range if the wind is right. You need a puffer bottle in your hand.

 

[SteveS]

I wear it if required and don't if I have a choice. MI requires a hat and vest, so I wear an orange stocking cap and vest over my camo that has one of those "camo" patterns on it. Author and hunter, Richard P. Smith, has said that blaze orange has saved far more deer than hunters.

 

[fordman650]

hunters orange

thanks for all the comments and opions and be safe out there
Larry

 

[bclark1]

yes for deer, and i think it's a good idea, although i'd hope people would just be more careful of their shots than that.

no for turkey, for obvious reasons, and again, if people shoot with their eyes open, i don't expect they'll hit me.

 

[asknight]

There is a list of detergent products with no UV brighteners here. I personally prefer Cheer Free, since it has no perfumes and no optical brighteners. Be aware that Tide Free, while being great for erasing odor, has some of the strongest optical brighteners in it.

 

['Card]

Author and hunter, Richard P. Smith, has said that blaze orange has saved far more deer than hunters.

Maybe so, but even if it only saves the lives of a handful of hunters each year (and I think you could make that case pretty convincingly) in exchange for a few deer getting away that otherwise might have been shot, I'd tend to think that's a pretty good trade-off, wouldn't you?

 

[screamin eagle]

I dont i live and hunt in texas and it is not mandatory.

 

[ArmedBear]

Maybe so, but even if it only saves the lives of a handful of hunters each year (and I think you could make that case pretty convincingly) in exchange for a few deer getting away that otherwise might have been shot, I'd tend to think that's a pretty good trade-off, wouldn't you?

From whence cometh the sudden love for humanity, you bleeding heart?

 

[nygunguy]

You Bet !

In archery and Spring Turkey we don't. In deer firearms season no one leaves our camp without it.

 

[Koobuh]

"Author and hunter, Richard P. Smith, has said that blaze orange has saved far more deer than hunters."

Safety is everyone's responsibility, and not shooting a deer is a lot better than getting shot yourself. His opinion is going to get people killed, sorry to say; he's going to have to live with himself in that regard.
Maybe he'd change his tune if he got shot in the *** by some yokel who thought that rustle in the bushes needed shooting at.

Seriously, it sounds some of you guys would apparently not wear a helmet in a construction zone if not required. Safety gear should be used if it is available; it's only common sense. Taking an animal should be subservient to the need for safety.