Did you ask a talking deer?Actually have seen some recent studies suggesting deer see more color than was previousely thought.
But that is not the point - making another law is. As I and several others keep pointing out in these threads, NYS VOLUNTARY compliance is already higher than virtually all states where it is mandatory!!!! This means more people are in violation of the mandatory requirementsthan do not choose to wear it in NY. I wear it in gun season here as do most( hence the high voluntary compliance rate)- make it mandatory and those who doen't see its value now will probably continue to not see its value. Plus I have to believe that, if made mandatory, therewill be the careless few who, not seeing orange, will automatically feel it is safe to shoot - not always the case! We currently also enjoy one of the lowest accident rates for hunting without mandatory BO!

There is another question I have asked thatthe proponents of mandatory BO never answer. Considering they are sure that somehow NY's high compliance rate can be pushed past every other states mandatory rate, they should have the statistics to answer. Question- whatare the current accident rates in the states that have moved to mandatory BO as compared to their rates before it was mandatory - has there been a significant, statistical lowering of the rate?
Anyone?

Steve