Blaze orange

[Juice]

Hey everyone! Lovin all the info and stories from everyone's archery season. Finally gonna get to get out for my first archery hunt this next week. Quick question in the regs, I can wear non blaze orange camo until muzzleloader season starts then ill have to wear blaze orange until muzzy season is over?

[96trigger]

As long as there is not a firearms season going on, you should not need it. Some areas still have firearms seasons going so check the regs. Wouldn't hurt to wear some to the stand, take it off when you get there.

[MUSKY18]

As Trigger said, you will not need to wear it if you are hunting in an area that no longer has an active firearms season going. During the muzzy hunt you will need to wear your blaze orange. Also, the new law requires that you wear at least a blaze orange hat walking to and from your stand so you don't get shot by small game hunters.

[KG243]

Actually as a new reg this year you need to wear an article of blaze orange clothing as long as you are not stationary. This is out of the regs book.

Small Game Seasons: You may not take small game unless a visible portion of at

least one article of clothing above the waist is blaze orange, except when hunting wild

turkeys, migratory birds, raccoons, predators, when hunting by falconry, trapping, or

while hunting deer by archery while stationary.

[kevfish1]

Actually as a new reg this year you need to wear an article of blaze orange clothing as long as you are not stationary. This is out of the regs book.

Small Game Seasons: You may not take small game unless a visible portion of at

least one article of clothing above the waist is blaze orange, except when hunting wild

turkeys, migratory birds, raccoons, predators, when hunting by falconry, trapping, or

while hunting deer by archery while stationary.

Actually you do not have to wear blaze orange if there there is no gun season in progress unless you are small game hunting. Deer are considered big game so no orange required while archery huntling unless gun is open. you do not have to wear a blaze orange hat walking to or from your stand unless you are shooting small game while doing this.

[KG243]

The key point is while stationary, you are not stationary while walking and you are bow hunting for deer so one article of orange it is. Its what it says, new this year. I talked to a CO and they have confirmed it.

[Summett]

This topic was discussed at length a while back, and Bear55 did us all a favor and got the answer directly from the Law Enforcement Division Director!

See page 3, about 1/2 way down the the page. Not needed unless Small Game Hunting on the way to your stand.

Thread - "New Blaze Orange Requirement"

[kevfish1]

The key point is while stationary, you are not stationary while walking and you are bow hunting for deer so one article of orange it is. Its what it says, new this year. I talked to a CO and they have confirmed it.

no the key point is small game hunting- Archery deer--- No orange hat required. Do what you want