NY Blaze Orange Bill
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
I always walk in and out with a BO cap and wear it when in a ground blind but Iusually take it off when up a treeit just makes sense to me. I have hunted in alabama and if I remember correctly a hunter was required to wear a minimum amount of BO(cap) 200 or 250sq inches?while walking to a stand or ground hunting but could remove it when higher than 10 feet off the ground. i would like the NYS law to be similiar to this one.
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
Next year stay up in the north, while I hunt the south and you can tell your nanny I said that.
As far as my tone? Yes, I'm being intentionally antagonistic. I'm sick and tired of the "nanny state mentality" and just want to shake people up a bit. We're men for God's sakes! We're not children who needs some authorityto regulate ever tiny detail of our lives and I'm tired of the arrogance of the people who want to try to do it.
#23
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Rockland County, NY
Posts: 211
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
Its inevitable that a law is coming therefore I would like to see what I suggested. I would not like to see it a BO of 400 sq minimumas that would mean a vest. I hope the 250 sq will be just a cap. As I said a BO cap but it can be removed when you are 10 feet off the ground.
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
Its inevitable that a law is coming therefore I would like to see what I suggested. I would not like to see it a BO of 400 sq minimumas that would mean a vest. I hope the 250 sq will be just a cap. As I said a BO cap but it can be removed when you are 10 feet off the ground.
#25
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western up state NY in the USA
Posts: 259
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
ORIGINAL: LIAF
Its inevitable that a law is coming therefore I would like to see what I suggested. I would not like to see it a BO of 400 sq minimumas that would mean a vest. I hope the 250 sq will be just a cap. As I said a BO cap but it can be removed when you are 10 feet off the ground.
Its inevitable that a law is coming therefore I would like to see what I suggested. I would not like to see it a BO of 400 sq minimumas that would mean a vest. I hope the 250 sq will be just a cap. As I said a BO cap but it can be removed when you are 10 feet off the ground.
over 1 1/2 square foot is your head that big.
PS: average cap or hat is only 100 sq. inches
#26
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
I would like to know the following.
1) How many people have been shot by other hunters? NOT self inflected accidents or heat attacks witch count as hunting accidents.
2) How many that were shot were wearing blaze orange?
3) How many were on public and private land?
4) How many were in tree stand?
5) How many were moving and sitting or standing?
I think the answers would help any of us in making a choice on this. we need to stick together or we will loose everything.
1) How many people have been shot by other hunters? NOT self inflected accidents or heat attacks witch count as hunting accidents.
2) How many that were shot were wearing blaze orange?
3) How many were on public and private land?
4) How many were in tree stand?
5) How many were moving and sitting or standing?
I think the answers would help any of us in making a choice on this. we need to stick together or we will loose everything.
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
SPIKEHORN11,
I think a good place to look to put things in perspective is PA. They have a strict BO law, NY has none. Is there any statistical difference in the accident rate between these 2 states?
I think a good place to look to put things in perspective is PA. They have a strict BO law, NY has none. Is there any statistical difference in the accident rate between these 2 states?
#28
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location:
Posts: 224
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
Well, here in NY there have been 22 fatal "accidental sootings" in the last 10 years or so.
21 of the 22 had no Blaze Orange.
I don't know the details (tree vs ground, etc.)
But the statistic is pretty telling - only 1 hunter was shot wearing Blaze Orange. There is NO DOUBT that Blaze increases hunter safety. The arguement is whether or not it should be mandated for people who are too stupid to protect themselves....like seat belts.
I understand the resistance to additional laws, but I do not understand the hostility against those who support Blaze Orange. They are just trying to make the woods safer for everyone.
21 of the 22 had no Blaze Orange.
I don't know the details (tree vs ground, etc.)
But the statistic is pretty telling - only 1 hunter was shot wearing Blaze Orange. There is NO DOUBT that Blaze increases hunter safety. The arguement is whether or not it should be mandated for people who are too stupid to protect themselves....like seat belts.
I understand the resistance to additional laws, but I do not understand the hostility against those who support Blaze Orange. They are just trying to make the woods safer for everyone.
#29
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 207
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
ORIGINAL: Sylvan
Sadly, I believe you are right.
Its inevitable that a law is coming therefore I would like to see what I suggested. I would not like to see it a BO of 400 sq minimumas that would mean a vest. I hope the 250 sq will be just a cap. As I said a BO cap but it can be removed when you are 10 feet off the ground.
ORIGINAL: Sylvan
Pretty fasion concious I'd say!
Pretty fasion concious I'd say!
#30
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 207
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
ORIGINAL: fastfire
I hate to tell you this but 144 inches is 1 square foot 250" is
over 1 1/2 square foot is your head that big.
PS: average cap or hat is only 100 sq. inches
ORIGINAL: LIAF
Its inevitable that a law is coming therefore I would like to see what I suggested. I would not like to see it a BO of 400 sq minimumas that would mean a vest. I hope the 250 sq will be just a cap. As I said a BO cap but it can be removed when you are 10 feet off the ground.
Its inevitable that a law is coming therefore I would like to see what I suggested. I would not like to see it a BO of 400 sq minimumas that would mean a vest. I hope the 250 sq will be just a cap. As I said a BO cap but it can be removed when you are 10 feet off the ground.
over 1 1/2 square foot is your head that big.
PS: average cap or hat is only 100 sq. inches