Thread: Blaze or no Blaze

Orange blaze for me - been wearing it for years. Think blue blaze would appear black in poor light in the bush which may just look like a nice Captain cooker.
End of day it's what YOU wear that makes you feel safe. Happy hunting

Blue blaze all the way. Sticks out like dogs balls in the bush. Even at last light.
This image was the decider for me. Am only wearing a blue beanie, rest of me is in camp or olive. Was a grey dark and cold day in the kaimanawas.

No blaze...orange it seems to be dangerous in some lights....I followed my grandson hunting last week [he had the gun] he was wearing a fairly bright blue shirt with 3/4 blue sleeves but even with an orange hat the blue still was more visible....

You said ORANGE hat thats not a statement that it was Hi Vis. would you please try my Hi Vis ORANGE HAT ? FOR REAL . See the previous note and see that Hi Vis hat and read the article that says your wrong ... just sayin .. Hunters warned over bright gear - NZ Herald

Originally Posted by mrmax

read the article that says your wrong

Classic !

Originally Posted by 40mm

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If they can't see you they can't shoot you.

Originally Posted by Shearer

If they can't see you they can't shoot you.

Not true. They might not be able to intentionally shoot you, but blending into the background means you become just that, and may accidentally cop it because someone didn’t know you were there.

Ahh and how many times in shooting fatalities , ahh I saw it move and it looked like a deer. The comment from the individual that shot Cam McDonald was I saw the eyes and it looked like a deer . Cam had Camo clothing on which did not have contrast to the surrounding environment. Now while we are continuing to discuss that beanie he had on and there are those that contend it was Hi Vis , PLEASE prove me wrong by showing me the legal definition ; not camp fire talk ; that defines what Hi Vis is and the amount to be worn by hunters in New Zealand, I'll save you the trouble there is NO defined wavelength nor materiel reflect ability of the base material , NOR any restrictions on mottled or semi camo with real Hi Vis as permitted in Australia and NOT permitted in the USA . Clear and simple Technical point there is NO legally defined Hi Vis clothing in NZ. So when you make any statement that he was wearing Hi Vis , your back to Camp Fire talk , there is NO legal defining qualification for that. Even the Mountain Safety firearms course only uses the term, "BRIGHT COLORED CLOTHING" , I know as I taught it. Now I'll add this how many THOUSANDS of hunters were NEVER told about Hi Vis and were only told "BRIGHT COLORED CLOTHING" because you only took that firearms test ONCE in your life time so none of the older instructed Licensed Firearms holder have had any Instruction on HI Viz , it was Not part of the course. And speaking of the MSC course when instructing 99.9 % of those taking the course never put a finger on the guns in the class room , that was the same as it was in 1973 in Colorado when getting a Hunters License to take a firearm into the field. Colorado learned from their mistakes and now has a full day course with hands on instruction and live firing , their safety record is greatly improved, nothing has changed in the last 50 Years in NZ we still shoot other hunters and refuse to require Hi Vis Orange, should see what Einstein said about that ! This fails in comparison to any country that has a legal definition for what Hi Vis in hunting conditions is. NZ is 50+ years behind that curve because of those that speak in terms "well" , "I guess" , and "I recon" , not in statements that this "research paper published in this scientific journal makes the proven FACT ". Please while we're on that issue show me where anyone came up with Sky Blue as a safety color for Hi Viz , its insane , it a color which is recommended NOT to be used . I'll add one more issue , I've never heard of nor seen a deer shoot a hunter .

Ahh PLEASE quite miss representing the facts most hunters are shot wearing camo . Including the guy that his buddy shot with a 270 right across his back I saw the pictures and he admitted that wearing his camo was a contributing factor to being shot . PLEASE pull the files and pictures of those shot and show me a single hunter in NZ that has been sot with HI Vis clothing that would pass US hunting requirements , I'll save you the effort that number is ZERO . And the famous Bike rider that was shot and killed by his buddy near Rotarua , yep camo. Just like McDonald's shooter "I only saw the eyes" .

PLEASE READ THIS , Hunters warned over bright gear - NZ Herald

No Blaze like others said, cant see me cant shoot me, that orange blaze crap is a joke, I Hunt alone, and I will Never hunt on weekends or during busy holiday periods, I never have and never will.

No blaze here as all my gear is multi-purpose. Like others have said, better to not draw attention to your self as you may just increase you your chances of been mistaken for something else...

Sometimes a blaze vest. I did take it off the other nigjt as light was fading as i dont like looking like a deer in lowlight. Was thinking of buying some blue for this weekends trip or just camo.

Read this: http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/ass...summary(2).pdf

In Virginia, 63% of hunting incidents involved wearing blaze orange.