Is an orange vest enough?
I'll be in Virginia in September and Georgia in November. Are there any other considerations or precautions I should take?
Thanks - gpk
The back of you vest will be covered by you pack. I would strongly recommend you hang an orange towel off the the back of your pack. An orange skull cap would be helpful too!
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I usually keep an orange bandana in my pack for these type of situations! MaddogOriginally Posted by GPK
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I use a bright orange pack cover and just keep it on my pack (rain or shine) - I also have a light blaze orange vest (or wear a neon color t-shirt)
Ask that guy who went hunting with Dick Cheney. You can't protect yourself enough against stupid.
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GPK,
As someone who was shot at before wearing all Bright colors, I'm going to say NO! Some hunters will shot at anything and don't care who is around!!!
As a golden rule for myself, if I see a deer I yell. I'm not promoting harassing the wild-life but this is your safety. If you see a deer, yell, "A DEER!!! A DEER!!!" just like you were brand new to the woods. If the deer gets away, all well - you are still safe.
Wolf
TN Wildlife regulations require hunters to display 500 sq. inches of orange.Doesn't say anything about those not hunting.I've been hiking about 30 years in TN/NC never had a problem.With all the fresh fallen leaves you can make much more noise than any animal.Bear hunters use dogs to chase a bear up a tree then they gather 'round and open fire.Just stay on the ground shuffle your feet every so often...Any way I usually have something of some odd color hanging off my pack....MSR yellow tent bag for example...
Since moving back to East TN I cannot recall reading one news article"AT Hiker Shot By Hunter".I have seen several stories of hunters shooting each other or being shot with own rifle while crossing fence ect..In the TN/NC area the AT is mostly on high ridges which is not a good place to hunt deer.They (USFS&TWRA) have created many grassy wildlife brouse fields in lower elevation areas near roads and away from the AT.....
You definitely need to show from behind. I''ve heard of using one of those jack-o'lantern leaf bags as a pack cover. In the hunting season, I usually do my weekend trips in parks where hunting is forbidden (such as Harriman). The downside of that approach is that it guarantees that the hunters you meet will be idiots.
Nimrod americanus is the wild animal that scares me the most.
It is not required for hikers to wear orange - the pack does hide the shirt so go with a cheap skull cap - $5 at Wally World
after seeing so many threads on this - keep in mind the odds are terribly low and the hunters pay big bucks for gun safety courses.
Just dont wear this.....coolest-homemade-deer-hunting-costume-5-21304572.jpgor do this to your dog. dog-deer-costume.jpg
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
Woo
which may anger the hunter and shoot you anyway...just sayin
What to wear during hunting season...
Hi...
Well, now that we know what to wear, how about what NOT to wear?
Never expose anything WHITE...T-shirt...TP...handkerchief, etc. The occasional hunter has been known to shoot at ANYTHING that might resemble the tail of a white tail deer...!!
Statistically, people have been shot...and killed...by such careless hunters...!!
Does this mean I should put my hat with antlers away? Dang, I was looking forward to wearing that on my fall hikes...
I came out of the woods while deer hunting in VA one year and saw a guy visibly shaken. Started talking to him and he told me he was watching a trail and saw a deer through the thicket, could see the antlers and everything. Waited 20 minutes for him to come out in the open for a clean shot but got impatient and started pulling the trigger. Had the trigger half pulled when a guy bent over and he saw his orange glove. That guy left the woods that day never knowing how close he came to dying.
A frequent type of accident is a hunter shooting at a deer without knowing what is in the brush/woods behind the target. Actually encouraging the deer to run away could lead to a hunter taking an ill advised shot (with you in the vicinity) at a running deer. You (and any other nearby hikers) are likely safer by letting the deer meander off on it's own. That's my opinion and is what I would do in that situation during hunting season.
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Agree. As a lifelong deer hunter I can tell you that white is what hunters are looking for and is almost always the first thing they see on a deer. I will not even wear white underwear, I'd hate to get shot with my pants down.
Don't laugh...Keep you covered from all directions!
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When hiking in Virginia during hunting season, in addition to a vest, I stick strips of blaze orange duct tape on the back and sides of my pack and on my pants or boots. Also have a blaze orange boonie hat for warm weather and and watch cap for cooler weather.
Don't laugh...
Imagine fields of white and orange paper.... Nah I prefer an advantage.....
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Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
Woo
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