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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 14, 2016 18:04:45 GMT -5
Hunter Orange – Riddle me this…
The Hunter Orange ruling for blinds is that they must have 144 square inches of Hunter Orange on each side. The hunter(s) inside and completely invisible must have on HO. IF they are 4 feet off the ground the blinds do not have to have HO on them at all. The occupants still need to wear HO even though they are not visible.
If the bind does not need HO when 4 feet off the ground, why does a deer hunter in a tree stand that is 20+ feet up have to have it on?
I would like to see that deer hunters while in the stand on private ground would not have to wear HO. Walking to and from the stand by all means have it on.
One reason I bring this up is I have a couple stands that are about 80 yards off a rock road. Anyone driving that road can see that orange cap in that stand. Yes, I have had stands stolen in these locations.
Should deer hunters on private ground in a treestand be exempt from HO?
What say ye?
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Post by medic22 on Nov 14, 2016 18:17:51 GMT -5
Im not opposed to one not wearing HO on private ground and just not talking about it.
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Post by ironjaw on Nov 14, 2016 18:42:53 GMT -5
I'm not opposed to setting booby traps to impale or dismember ppl trying to steal stands. But, I digress....
I'd like to see an exemption for private land.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 14, 2016 18:43:02 GMT -5
I am a private ground owner and I always wear HO because there are people hunting on different farms around me, and if something ever happened to me it's a lot easier to spot a body wearing HO rather than camo.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 14, 2016 18:54:30 GMT -5
I am a private ground owner and I always wear HO because there are people hunting on different farms around me, and if something ever happened to me it's a lot easier to spot a body wearing HO rather than camo. Exactly.... What about the folks that hunt on property lines. Don't you still have to wear orange in the blind when elevated ... But no orange on the blind? |
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Post by bill9068 on Nov 14, 2016 18:57:23 GMT -5
Currently I wear to and from stand, while in stand I do not as I am about 25 ft in my climber. I'm on my property. I say yes, but only while in elevated stand.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 14, 2016 18:57:39 GMT -5
Hunter Orange – Riddle me this… The Hunter Orange ruling for blinds is that they must have 144 square inches of Hunter Orange on each side. The hunter(s) inside and completely invisible must have on HO. IF they are 4 feet off the ground the blinds do not have to have HO on them at all. The occupants still need to wear HO even though they are not visible. If the bind does not need HO when 4 feet off the ground, why does a deer hunter in a tree stand that is 20+ feet up have to have it on? I would like to see that deer hunters while in the stand on private ground would not have to wear HO. Walking to and from the stand by all means have it on. One reason I bring this up is I have a couple stands that are about 80 yards off a rock road. Anyone driving that road can see that orange cap in that stand. Yes, I have had stands stolen in these locations. Should deer hunters on private ground in a treestand be exempt from HO? What say ye? I certainly understand where you are coming from. You can see someone with HO on sitting in a tree stand from a mile or more away. But one concern I have with allowing people to take the HO off while in a tree stand or elevated blind could be that they could forget to put it back on when they get down. I could see this happening, especially during the excitement of getting down to retrieve the game they just shot. Furthermore, as featherduster said, it is easier to spot your body if you are wearing HO (in the event you fell from the tree stand). All the tree stands we hunt from have fabric enclosed blinds with roofs covering them. You can still see someone wearing HO in them thru the opened "windows", although it is more difficult to spot someone in there because the covered blind makes it dark inside. Furthermore, these blinds are closed off around the tree (and we have all our tree stands oriented so the rear faces the road) so no passers-by can see inside the stand/blind anyway. These blinds are camo so they aren't easily spotted in dense woods. Same would apply to an elevated blind that has no windows facing the rear - nobody can see someone wearing HO inside thru a wall. |
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Post by greghopper on Nov 14, 2016 19:00:42 GMT -5
Currently I wear to and from stand, while in stand I do not as I am about 25 ft in my climber. I'm on my property. I say yes, but only while in elevated stand. You know your breaking the law don't you? |
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Nov 14, 2016 19:04:00 GMT -5
What about when you brush in a blind? Or put it in standing corn and drape some stalks over the blind. You can't see all 4 corners of orange? Some of the 144 inches is going to be covered up.
Never liked this rule on blinds.
Hunter orange in gun season even on private ground? YES!
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Post by GS1 on Nov 14, 2016 19:05:12 GMT -5
Woody, some of my best spots are close to the road or close to other landowners that don't care for hunters.
I guess one could just chose to not wear it and pay the $25 fine when caught. Your chance of getting shot while sitting in a tree is pretty slim (I'd say none, but im sure its probably happened) and one or 2 stolen stands would cover the fines for as many times are you are going to probably get cited.
Is it Alabama that you don't have to wear orange if elevated 12+ feet? I'd be all for being except if you were X feet off the ground on private land. Not as much as I used to be before my son started climbing trees with me, but still for it.
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Post by bill9068 on Nov 14, 2016 19:16:00 GMT -5
Currently I wear to and from stand, while in stand I do not as I am about 25 ft in my climber. I'm on my property. I say yes, but only while in elevated stand. You know your breaking the law don't you? Yep, I think I know my land better than the state. |
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Post by salt on Nov 14, 2016 19:16:01 GMT -5
I have permission to hunt some private land in Indiana . The owner lets most anybody have permission. So for me, wearing orange let's the others know that I am there and to hopefully stay away. I would be afraid they would hunt right next to me if they couldn't see me.
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Post by ironjaw on Nov 14, 2016 19:19:08 GMT -5
Currently I wear to and from stand, while in stand I do not as I am about 25 ft in my climber. I'm on my property. I say yes, but only while in elevated stand. You know your breaking the law don't you? *you're |
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Post by poc on Nov 14, 2016 19:30:23 GMT -5
I'd be all for no orange if x high off the ground on private property.
If you forget? Be mindful of what you do. What of you forget to unload the gun before lowering it? What of you forget to clip in to your lifeline? Hunting is full of things you can forget and get you killed.
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Post by 76chevy on Nov 14, 2016 19:39:22 GMT -5
I am for orange all the time, in the stand or not.
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Post by beermaker on Nov 14, 2016 19:45:27 GMT -5
If you chose not to wear orange and the worst happens, chances are that you won't be around to know about it. The poor soul that fired the shot will have to live with it forever.
Just my opinion.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 14, 2016 19:47:22 GMT -5
You know your breaking the law don't you? *you're School teacher??? |
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Post by apibowhunter on Nov 14, 2016 19:52:32 GMT -5
Hunter orange is for hunters safety and in 25 yrs of deer hunting I can't say I've ever had a deer bust me because I was wearing it. I want hunters to see me so I wear a full vest.
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Post by nfalls116 on Nov 14, 2016 19:56:02 GMT -5
Currently I wear to and from stand, while in stand I do not as I am about 25 ft in my climber. I'm on my property. I say yes, but only while in elevated stand. You know your breaking the law don't you? conservation officer? |
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Post by greghopper on Nov 14, 2016 19:59:11 GMT -5
You know your breaking the law don't you? conservation officer? No....but I am sure you knew that before you posted your goofy question... SMH |
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