Never said don't wear orange. I wear it myself. Too much fear talk is bad carma.
Never said don't wear orange. I wear it myself. Too much fear talk is bad carma.
Not the AT, however...
According to this article from a hunting-focused website:
In 2010, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported that in the past 20 years, 81 percent of victims in vision-related hunting incidents were not wearing hunter orange clothing.Unless the laws of physics are different on the East Coast, a person would be wise to wear some blaze orange during hunting season.
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I was just thinking, since it is fall and the woods are orange and yellow, wouldn't orange be like wearing camoflage?
I wear blaze orange during deer hunting season, mostly because my orange hat is too warm to wear in bird season. I want to be seen before a hunter shoots at his deer. But, in the areas I hike, I rarely see hunters. No one wants to shoot a deer and then drag it two miles. I can't think of a less worthwhile and joyless endeavor. I never like dragging a deer 100 yards to my truck. Too much like work.
I have been seeing a lot of ruffed grouse on my hikes, but no hunters. Saw a Spruce grouse on top of Old Speck on Saturday. Still a stupid bird.
Come to NC and you'll see some carnage---
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Big Fat Gap on the BMT in NC.
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Kirkland Creek in TN. Bear guts?? Hunters left the pile right next to the creek.
Two hikers have been accidentally shot on the Appalachian Trail by deer hunters. One was a young, novice female backpacker, off-trail a bit in the morning, in Georgia, in November. One was an older male, an experienced backpacker, on a day-hike, in Virginia, in January. Both came close to losing their lives, and their lives were permanently altered. I knew the older male hiker, and he was still in serious pain and walking with a cain, with difficulty, five months later.
As I understand it, neither victim was wearing blaze orange.
Not AT, but here's a story of one Maine hunter aiming for turkey, but manages to shoot another guy in the chest. Pellet caused welt, did not penetrate.