VA- Deer firearms season 11-14-09

[vamelungeon]

General firearms season for deer opens 11-14-09. Up until now it's been bows and muzzleloaders, now it's high powered rifles so please wear blaze orange if you're out in the woods in Virginia.

[Skyline]

Or come to Shenandoah National Park to hike in Virginia. No hunting allowed.

[vamelungeon]

Or come to Shenandoah National Park to hike in Virginia. No hunting allowed.

It might not be allowed, but I wouldn't bet my life on there not being anyone hunting there.

[peter_pan]

Wear Blaze Orange in SNP.... It is a long narrow park and peolpe shoot towards it all the time.

Pan

[Skyline]

Wear Blaze Orange in SNP.... It is a long narrow park and peolpe shoot towards it all the time.

Pan

Down in the hollows, closer to the Park boundaries, there is no doubt that hikers should be wary of hunters and their guns.

But up on the ridge where the AT is—not so much.

[ATBuddy]

General firearms season for deer opens 11-14-09. Up until now it's been bows and muzzleloaders, now it's high powered rifles so please wear blaze orange if you're out in the woods in Virginia.

Is neon yellow ok for mountain biking?

[Daydream Believer]

There are a lot of deer in the SNP too...and I'd not be shocked if someone is poaching up in there. Truly there are so many up there around Big Meadow that they should allow some hunting to keep the numbers in check.

Be careful...I thought hunting must have started Saturday as the local hunt club (across from our farm) had cars in and out of there all day.

[MJN]

how worried should i be about hunters if i am wearing blaze orange? im planning on hiking from somewhere in maryland to SNP starting the sunday after thanksgiving.

[johnnybgood]

It might not be allowed, but I wouldn't bet my life on there not being anyone hunting there.

Wear Blaze Orange in SNP.... It is a long narrow park and peolpe shoot towards it all the time.

Pan

Down in the hollows, closer to the Park boundaries, there is no doubt that hikers should be wary of hunters and their guns.

But up on the ridge where the AT is—not so much.

Hiked a stretch in the central district starting at Big Meadows nobo to Skyland week ago last Saturday before the official start of firearms season and heard gunshots all along my hike which was an out and back of 16 miles.

As previously mentioned the park boundries can become mighty narrow in spots in Shenandoah making a casual hike on a crisp Autumn day anything but carefree.

Just a reminder that we all need to be more conscious of keeping ourselves safe even if it means wearing bright reflective material.

As for me , I will wait and make hay another day . No orange for me.