Wear blaze orange when archery hunting during ml season?

[fr0sty]

Just curious if you folks wear blaze during ml season.  

[leechlake]

I know you know legally it's required.  Assuming that I guess I'd base it on where I was hunting.  If others likely would be around I'd say yes.  If others may be around I'd at least hang it on the back of the tree.  If you think no one will be muzzy hunting around you then I'd take it off at the stand.

If I chose to not wear orange and the one in a million happened and I got shot I'd blame myself not the person who shot me.  If a CO caught me, I'd make it easy on him and take the ticket and apologize and tell him the truth.

[fr0sty]

No, I didn't realize that.  Good thing I asked!

[bobbymalone]

I wonder if I have to wear blaze when I hunt on some fed land that is archery only...

[leechlake]

the 2015 MN regs say you have to wear blaze orange in an area where deer can be legally taken by firearm so from how I read our many times confusing reg book you'd be okay not wearing orange.  Is there a fed requirement?  I have no clue and would think the state decides.  Either way I'd do the same thing I originally posted for safety.

[eyeguy 54]

 2015 MN regs say you have to wear blaze orange in an area where deer can be legally taken by firearm ..... archery only area is not a firearm area.

I have taken a couple bucks with an arrow while wearing orange. Just hold real still.  :)

 

[ANYFISH2]

Wear blaze orange!  Deer can not see it!  Be safe, no deer is worth your well being, or the emotional harm to someone else.

If you hunt archery only areas, you should be good to go without.  Areas like schoolcraft, I would still at least wear blaze to and from stand for my safety, too many gun shots in there to feel safe without.

[monstermoose78]

Deer like blaze orange they think you are a huge tasty pumpkin!!! 

Edited November 23, 2015 by monstermoose78

[Boar]

Why not wear blaz orange archery hunting during muzzy, Safty of course, but its just going to alert ML hunters that thers some hunting ther and very poissible move on to another area leaving you to ponder your woes and non woes of life insead of getting upset that a ML hunter chased of a big buck or doe right at that crucial moment.

[leechlake]

I've elk hunted quite a bit and an elk rarely sees you, even in the open, if you are in camo and don't move.   Completely floors me every time.  Once a deer sees something remotely like a person, whether in camo or blaze you're dead.  I don't know why., I'm assuming deer have better eye sight or different eye sight.

[deerminator]

I've taken most deer by archery during firearms season. Never worried about my $5 blaze orange vest and stocking cap from the farm store. Deer see blaze orange as a tan color from what I've read. I've thought about drawing branches on the vest with a sharpie but again, never had a problem with the solid colored orange vest.

[SmellEsox]

I've hunted archery only areas during gun seasons in the past.  You don't have to wear orange in archery only areas.  But just remember, just about every year guys get busted for gun hunting these archery only areas.  I was always sure to wear at least a reversible orange cap when I was walking in and out.