I think some of youmissed the obvious here. Mandatory blaze orange is not to restrict you as a hunter in the way some of you describe. Maybe you feelit isnt needed to protect YOU.Well, itsa lawto protect the OTHER guy. Its a law that says you must be visible to the other guy. Think of it this way. Wouldnt it be nice if it was left up to you if you wanna wear orange and be seen? But its ME who wants to be able to see YOU. Thats why its not really your choice. Im there too, so my choice is to be able to see you. You may not like orange, but I need to see you. Why should I bear the burden of having shot you because I couldnt see you in the line of fire? I could identify my target, see the visble backstop safely, and fire, not knowing you existed.

One other thing...go look up a tree in the winter when theres no leaves, or fewer leaves. Yep, lots of sky. Deer, if they look up, probably see that too. Orange, grey, white, whatever. Some instances might put you in the line of vision with deer and a dark background, but many also do not.

For what its worth, I personally hate having stupid laws tell me what I feelshould becommon sense. But Im just telling you why they do it, not as my choice or my words. Also, for whatever its worth, many hunting related shootings are self inflicted. Go figure...