PA' s new orange proposal
 

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Just wondering what other hunters from PA thought of the new orange laws proposed by the PGC for next year. Archers, turkey hunters and muzzleloaders will be required to wear 250 square inches of blaze orange both while moving and while on stand. What' s the point? It isn' t like we have much of a hunting accident problem. The responsible hunters in our state shouldn' t have to suffer the consequences of the mistakes a few careless jackasses make. Most of these problems cant be solved with blaze orange anyway.

I don' t think you' ll be seeing me in orange any time soon.

Let' s here your thoughts.

Tyler

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...mode=1&smode=1

We were talking about this issue a few weeks ago.........yeah this proposal is getting " Wonderful" reviews from guys like me.[:@]:([X(]

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

Only Time ull see me in orange is fall turkey , and rifle? muzzleloader , and in smokepole season i wear a hat thats it. Otherwise why even put camo on????i give this orange proposal a thumbs down.[>:]

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

that will definitely hamper concealment during turkey season ,
and isn' t orange one of the attractant colors of the female turkey that we were warned about wearing during turkey season ??

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

It' s so petty that if passed, it will make it illegal to wear a orange hat with a logo on it. The hat will have to be solid orange, no camo orange, no logo...YES that is how it reads and when asked, the response to the NWTF is well, we' ll leave decision for the field officers and you know what that means.....FINES!

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

I have the same thoughts as everyone else at this point - hate it. Make sure that you write to game commission letting them know your thoughts.

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

And the PGC wonders why they get such a bad rap. " Interpretation of the officer" translates to: If I' m having a good day you might ge to keep your weapon. If I' m having a bad day I' ll be taking everything you own and writing citations for any minor infraction that I can manufacture.

I really like what the Deer Management section is doing, but other than that I really dislike the PGC and especially the power hungry deputies and wardens.

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RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

I would be curious to see if anyone is actually " for" it. I think you made my point exactly in that there really is not any justifiable reason to institute it. I could see if there was a major safety issue but the last time that I checked there wasn' t.

I am strongly against it. More so than just about any other proposal I have seen in recent years.

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

Maybe a better proposal would be to require that all treestand hunters must wear a safety harness. That would drop the number of accidents in most areas. We all see it in the newpaper every year about some hunter falling out of his stand and breaking his back or neck or dead.

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

This proposal is terrible, how can archery hunters maintain the stealth they need to harvest or even see game wearing orange, it' s nearly impossible. Also, I don' t think this will solve our problems at all.

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

there goes my plan of hunting late season flintlock in buckskins like a real mountain man would....thats always been my dream...now the state just ruined it.....i sure hope it doesnt pass....turkey hunting with orange on....thats just plain crazy.....we have like what...5 maybe 10 accidents a year?? maybe they need to give eye checks before giving out hunting liscenses but orange isnt going to matter.....most of the people getting shot have orange on!!!! iand how are you possibly going to draw back a bow covered waist up in blaze orange and expect to be successful???????? it will be really tough....i hope it doesnt pass......

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

250 square inch of orange... well when you can chase turkeys with high powered rifles oranges isn' t an out of the question proposal. Shotguns are a much closer in weapon and even tho I really don' t like sharing the woods with all the turkey hunters I have learned to use them. The rifle bullet flying thu the woods scares me much more.

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

NOT ME, Never did,never will. When is the last time we had a bow accident????? I dont think I never heard of a bow hunter being hurt with anothers weapon in PA. Most are in trees anyway. Gun hunters have no business shooting at deer in trees!
This is a stupid proposal !!!!! I keep trying to find a money reason the PGC would do this? Fines is all I come up with. The camo makers should jump on our bandwagon and fight this silly crap

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

I look at it this way, with orange head to toe:

1. I still have people sit within 100yds and I am in full veiw.
2. I still got shot at.

However,

3. I can see others standing way out and line my zones up accordingly.
4. I only got shot at, once.

Archers, there is no need for orange unless it overlaps a rifle season.
Muzzleloaders, I want to know where you are, and I want you to know where I am.
Turkey, orange front, back and head while moving, at stand orange within 10 yrds.

RE: PA' s new orange proposal
 

i was going to start a new thread on this but i' ll just add on to this to ttt , the united bowhunter of pa have a petition going around at local archery shops (at least at mine ) about this orange thing ,full time orange i don' t think its a good idea for bowhunter imo if they want us to wear it to and from our stands that one thing but on stand the deer will stand out of bow range and laugh at us for sure! any way make sure all pa hunters besides yourself sign this petition ,we havve to draw the line some where!!!