It is my understanding that here in NC we do not have to wear blaze orange if bowhunting no matter if gun season is in or not...I still wear it(blaze orange hat)to and from stand, however I don't know what good it does in the pitch dark on the way out?[8D]AlthoughI would find it hard to believe that a game warden could sneak in the woods and find me in a tree without my hat on before I could hear or see him coming??