Author Topic: why you should always wear orange while hunting. (Read 694 times)

Curval · « **Reply #15 on:** December 11, 2002, 08:34:09 AM »

Wearing orange sort of defeats the purpose of all that cammo gear you hunting types wear IMHO. I understand why you guys do it...to avoid accidents, but why bother with cammo underneath? But, I suppose you gotta wear something, and the cammo gear looks all cool when at the lodge quaffing budweisers.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #16 on:** December 11, 2002, 08:44:40 AM »

deer are color-blind (I've been told) and can't tell the orange from any other light color. suposedly a camo patern of light and dark on orange background works just as good as the real camo colors. I still have my doubts about the acuracy of this though.

H. Godwineson · « **Reply #17 on:** December 11, 2002, 08:51:21 AM »

I've never mistaken a man for a deer in the woods. The human silhouette is a vertical line...a deer's silhouette is horizontal. When in doubt...you wait. It should be a federal crime to be an idiot.

Shuckins

JustJim · « **Reply #18 on:** December 11, 2002, 08:59:36 AM »

All That Proves To Me Is The Arrow Modeling Is Porked

rosco · « **Reply #19 on:** December 11, 2002, 09:36:07 AM »

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Originally posted by Curval
Wearing orange sort of defeats the purpose of all that cammo gear you hunting types wear IMHO. I understand why you guys do it...to avoid accidents, but why bother with cammo underneath? But, I suppose you gotta wear something, and the cammo gear looks all cool when at the lodge quaffing budweisers.

Thats basicly it as far as im concerned. Deer see movement more than anything else. For bowhunting its more important not to move any more than necessary and wear something quite, thats not going to make a lot of noise when you do move. I have friends and relatives that spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on this new pattern, that new scent, this new call and sit in the woods smoking cigeretts and farting due to the beer and chilli from the night before, and wonder why they dont shoot anyting. My green workpants, sweaters and I manage to fill my tag every year though

If I was this guy though, I dont think I would be hunting with those tards again.

peacefulwarrior · « **Reply #20 on:** December 11, 2002, 10:59:16 AM »

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Originally posted by H. Godwineson
I've never mistaken a man for a deer in the woods. The human silhouette is a vertical line...a deer's silhouette is horizontal. When in doubt...you wait. It should be a federal crime to be an idiot.

Shuckins

Arent you the one who mistook a living squirrel for dead?

peeaceful warrior

johnathanh18 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 11, 2002, 11:13:38 AM »

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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Is that a real picture?

A guy in my Boy Scout troop (with no gay scout master) was shot years ago by a hunter with a diddlying shot gun... on a scout reservation no less... he thought Ed was a turkey...

He didnt die, but his face was mighty messed up from the scarring.

I know someone who was while he was turking hunting as well. he also lived. It careless hunters who cause ACCIDENTS.

johnathanh18 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 11, 2002, 11:14:52 AM »

who was shot while turkey hunting

blur · « **Reply #23 on:** December 11, 2002, 11:14:57 AM »

I think this was more of a case of vodka and orange.

H. Godwineson · « **Reply #24 on:** December 11, 2002, 11:57:22 AM »

peacefulwarrior,

Yeah...that was me. Although the story you read was somewhat baudlerized, it actually happened. It's an easy mistake to make when they are as limber as a dishrag when you pick them up.

Dang! But that hurt!

Shuckins