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Talome13 said:
Are landowners required to wear blaze orange? On the TWRA app, I can see where it says you do not. But on TWRA website, I do not see it.
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My family does not wear orange on our property. If we have unauthorized visitors then I want to be able to close with them, take a picture and ask them a few unpolite questions.

I also open carry on my land when hunting so even in off season or bow season the trespasser is aware that I am well armed. No threat ever implied but I have met pretty stupid/arrogant people when they thought they were better armed than me (for instance stealing Ginseng).

I am the nicest guy in the world and I recommend folks keep me that way...
 
Is a deer worth dying for? Answer me that. I have land where I could not where orange and feel safe. Its a big chunk of land, but people roam and stray, things happen. I wear orange every time I hunt.
I'll say this...I'm sick and tired of people saying it's my land and nobody should be there. Well it aint a perfect world. Be smart and save your life. No deer is worth it.
 
Where I hunt there are too many folks in the area that would shoot at a noise.
I wear my blaze orange on my property. There is no downside to doing so.
If for some reason I needed to close on a person then I am no longer hunting deer, and those are different circumstances.
 
I wear it going to and from my stand, but take the vest off while sitting.
While field dressing or dragging I wear all the orange I can.
 
Blaze orange is not a Kevlar cocoon. In brush or under canopy you may or may not be visible to another hunter.

How many people on this forum have shot at a deer on a ridge line or towards a road/house?

Have you ever hunted where you could see flashes of cars color passing on a nearby road? "Oh, a bullet could never get through all the trees to the road or to that house..." If you can see flashes of cars passing a bullet can get through.

Everyone on this forum needs to make sure they are thinking about where their bullet/s are going after the shot. Hit or miss.
(Is a deer worth dying for? /// needs to be "Is a deer worth killing for?) Safety starts above the buttstock folks.

Orange has its place but excluding in combat I have had bullets zip by me, way too close, while wearing orange.

If a hunter is shot, wounded or killed, or property/livestock is damaged, it will be by a hunter/shooter that didn't understand how dangerous THEY were.
 
RockMcL said:
Blaze orange is not a Kevlar cocoon. In brush or under canopy you may or may not be visible to another hunter.

How many people on this forum have shot at a deer on a ridge line or towards a road/house?

Have you ever hunted where you could see flashes of cars color passing on a nearby road? "Oh, a bullet could never get through all the trees to the road or to that house..." If you can see flashes of cars passing a bullet can get through.

Everyone on this forum needs to make sure they are thinking about where their bullet/s are going after the shot. Hit or miss.
(Is a deer worth dying for? /// needs to be "Is a deer worth killing for?) Safety starts above the buttstock folks.

Orange has its place but excluding in combat I have had bullets zip by me, way too close, while wearing orange.

If a hunter is shot, wounded or killed, or property/livestock is damaged, it will be by a hunter/shooter that didn't understand how dangerous THEY were.
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Good post.
An old man told me years ago, "When bullets start flying towards you, your mistakes about training and gear will become crystal clear in a nano-second."
He was 1000% correct.
Wear your orange while hunting. There is no downside.
Many people think only about themselves. They bristle at someone telling them what to do. I get that. I dont take orders anymore either.
But picture your kids or grandkids saying, "Papa PLEASE be careful when you are hunting."
What they are really saying is "Daddy (grandaddy) I love you SO much. I am going to NEED you as I grow through life. Please do whatever it takes to be safe so you will be there for me when I need you most."
To you if that means just putting on a hat and vest it seems like only a little for you to do. Your family is asking that, even if they dont say it outloud.
You are not doing it for yourself or the law.
You are doing it for your family.
 
I wear orange anytime I'm hunting...even in my own yard.. 😂
I kill deer every year, limit out most years. Serious question...If there is a downside to wearing it, as far as deer are concerned, can someone please explain what it is to me/us?
 
Tenntrapper said:
I wear orange anytime I'm hunting...even in my own yard.. 😂
I kill deer every year, limit out most years. Serious question...If there is a downside to wearing it, as far as deer are concerned, can someone please explain what it is to me/us?
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Tell me what good my orange does when I'm sitting in a barn
 
Jcalder said:
Tell me what good my orange does when I'm sitting in a barn
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Probably not much. But it doesn't hurt either.
I'm just curious what the big deal is about wearing it. Of course, it isn't the law but...is it ok to not wear a harness in a tree if it's on your own land? What about....you shoot from a rest in that barn, correct? Do you leave the safety off on your rifle, or wait till you are about to shoot? After all, it's not going to go off just sitting there, right? I know it's not the same thing...but isn't it worth it to your wife and kids to be as safe as possible? Again, just curious.
 
SES said:
I wear mine walking in but take it off while "on stand". If someone is trespassing, I want to see them before they see me. When I'm on my feet, i don't want to get mistaken for a deer. I'd dress out at about 230.
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Excellent post
 
Swampster said:
I only wear if I am wandering about looking for a shot deer.
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Why?? I've been hunting for 35 years, not one time have i ever felt I spooked a deer because I was wearing orange. And, it's especially a no brainer in Tennessee where you can wear camo orange. There is no sense in taking the chance. Two things I will not do - enter woods during ml/gun season without orange and get in a tree without a harness. Two simple, common sense things you can do to save your loved ones and yourself a lot of pain, anguish and tears.
 
I wear orange anytime I am near the woods during deer season. If I am going to be shot, I at least want to know I did what I could to prevent it. Buck fever makes people do some strange things. It doesn't cost a penny to wear it. ;)
 
Here is a serious question, of all hunters accidentally shot, how many were not wearing orange? I feel that most "accidental" shootings are because the shooter shot at a sound or didn't check his backstop, none of which would have been helped by any color vest or hat. We wouldn't even be discussing this if all hunters identified their target before squeezing off a round. I know most of you trophy hunters do, hell how can you not if you are aging a deer before shooting, but many meat and new hunters don't. I will wear it when I am on public, specially when still hunting, and if I am on my new to me land, but once I get the lay of the land I do not.
 
Omega said:
Here is a serious question, of all hunters accidentally shot, how many were not wearing orange? I feel that most "accidental" shootings are because the shooter shot at a sound or didn't check his backstop, none of which would have been helped by any color vest or hat. We wouldn't even be discussing this if all hunters identified their target before squeezing off a round. I know most of you trophy hunters do, hell how can you not if you are aging a deer before shooting, but many meat and new hunters don't. I will wear it when I am on public, specially when still hunting, and if I am on my new to me land, but once I get the lay of the land I do not.
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I have nothing but anecdotal evidence, but every accidental shooting incident I can remember during a hunting incident was someone NOT wearing orange. It makes zero sense not to wear it. I'm not depending on other's woodsmanship or lack of woodsmanship for my safety. "If all hunters"... I'm not depending on other hunters being smart, I've seen far too many who were anything but. And, everyone of us has done something really dumb with a gun and gotten away with it at one time or another. Accidents happen, do whst you can to keep yourself from being involved in one.
 

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