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Before hunter orange,,,
montanajoe
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Before hunter orange;
Hunters and trappers of days gone use to practice this;
They would wear something with both fur and feathers. This would alert others that he was not an animal,as,'Fur and feathers,never go together' on an animal.
Hunters and trappers of days gone use to practice this;
They would wear something with both fur and feathers. This would alert others that he was not an animal,as,'Fur and feathers,never go together' on an animal.
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now some one would shoot you thinking thy just got bigfoot or some rare animal to mount
deer have poor depth perception and must bob their head to see things 3 dimensional because they lack depth perception
I still have an old hunting coat that belonged to my great uncle. It is ca mid 1930's vintage. Heavy wool, red & black plaid where the red is quite dark. Our fluorescent orange of today sure shines bright in the thick woods! I would bet a lot of people have been saved from tragic accidents because of it![^]
That is what I was going to say. My fathers old hunting coat was plaid Red and Black. He always made me wear Red when I first started hunting, with an orange hat. I still have his Jacket and am going to hang it on the wall at the cabin. It is a fond memory.[^]
Some folks are beyond help.
Neal
We usually just wore "chore clothes" that smelled strongly of farm animals and such. Blue denim coats and overalls were VERY prominent although I favored olive drab. Most "hunting accidents" were at very close range and often involved loading/unloading within sight of house or vehicle.
"Mistaken for game" didn't really show up before turkey hunting became popular.
Truthfully, I see no excuse for mistaken ID when using a scope.
Hence, the RED and BLACK PLAID hunting jackets of past hunting history.
Earth tones and even BLUE show up naturally in the woods.
Camouflage is meant to HIDE not show. So with the advent of CAMO came the need to be seen.
Hunter ORANGE... Even Hunter Orange CAMO exists today.
the vast majority of hunting accidents are caused by hunters swinging on game, covering another hunter in the process. and surprisingly the "shooter" is more likely a hunter that has NOT taken a HS course
Blue, red and black plaid wool hunting jacket for deer.
Old olive green canvas jacket for ducks.
Whatever the weather dictates for field birds.
During my 40 years of hunting deer, birds and water fowl I have never worn anything orange or camouflaged.
Blue, red and black plaid wool hunting jacket for deer.
Old olive green canvas jacket for ducks.
Whatever the weather dictates for field birds.
In most states you would be in violation of the law for deer an upland birds.
Most states require so many square inches and a hat of blaze orange and some require just a hat at the minimum.
Good luck!