NY Blaze Orange Bill
#31
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
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.
21 of the 22 had no Blaze Orange.
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.
And one additional point. Don't give me the line of crap that if just one life was saved it's worth it. Baloney, if you people really want to save lives how about supporting a law to lower the maximum speed limit in all sates to 45 miles/hour. That would save literallly thousands of lives now wouldn't it? Hundreds a year in NY not a mere 22 over 10 years. But my bet is there isn't a person here would be willing to put up with that kind of annoyance just to save a few thousand lives.
I just saw on the news that 10 people die each year because of Christmas tree fires. Lets pass a law telling people how they must decorate there tree so its safe!
#32
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NH, USA
Posts: 55
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
Sylvan, I must agree with you on this subject.There is no reason to pass another law.It's about time people pull their head out of thier lower half and be responsible for thier actions and use the thing called a brain for themself.
And out of those "accidental shootings" how many happened when the shooter took one well aimed shot at the known target,or was it that fancey shooting we hear all too often of 5 or more shots.
How about our elected officals use thier time better by balanceing the budget and spending our tax money on more important matters.
And if you can't figure when to wear bo in the field or for that matter when to shoot at the animal with what possibly might be beyond the target.Stay out of the woods!
And out of those "accidental shootings" how many happened when the shooter took one well aimed shot at the known target,or was it that fancey shooting we hear all too often of 5 or more shots.
How about our elected officals use thier time better by balanceing the budget and spending our tax money on more important matters.
And if you can't figure when to wear bo in the field or for that matter when to shoot at the animal with what possibly might be beyond the target.Stay out of the woods!
#33
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 2,435
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
How about our elected officals use thier time better by balanceing the budget and spending our tax money on more important matters.
And if you can't figure when to wear bo in the field or for that matter when to shoot at the animal with what possibly might be beyond the target.Stay out of the woods!
#34
Join Date: Mar 2005
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RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
ORIGINAL: Itinerant
And if you can't figure when to wear bo in the field or for that matter when to shoot at the animal with what possibly might be beyond the target.Stay out of the woods!
And if you can't figure when to wear bo in the field or for that matter when to shoot at the animal with what possibly might be beyond the target.Stay out of the woods!
But it would be a shame if some 16 year old kid, deer hunting for the first time, excited and nervous, plugged some idiot sneaking around in brown carhartt's, wouldn't it? He would have to live with that the rest of his life. A child's life, ruined, because ofbad judgement compounded by someone too stubborn or stupid to wear blaze to help prevent accidents.
Don't get me wrong...I could care less if there is a law or not. I figure its nature's way of weeding out the stupid.
#35
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
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RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
But it would be a shame if some 16 year old kid, deer hunting for the first time, excited and nervous, plugged some idiot sneaking around in brown carhartt's, wouldn't it?
A child's life, ruined,...
As for the guy sneaking around in brown carhartt's, well there is no age limit on stupidity.
I've always maintained that you could have a guy in a deer suit run past a responsible hunter and his reaction would be, "look at that jerk, he's going to get shot!". If you mistake a man for a deer regardless of what he is wearing you are negligent. A man neither moves like, or looks anything like a deer and there is NO excuse for shooting unless you are absolutely sure.
#36
Join Date: Mar 2005
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RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
ORIGINAL: Sylvan
I've always maintained that you could have a guy in a deer suit run past a responsible hunter and his reaction would be, "look at that jerk, he's going to get shot!". If you mistake a man for a deer regardless of what he is wearing you are negligent. A man neither moves like, or looks anything like a deer and there is NO excuse for shooting unless you are absolutely sure.
I've always maintained that you could have a guy in a deer suit run past a responsible hunter and his reaction would be, "look at that jerk, he's going to get shot!". If you mistake a man for a deer regardless of what he is wearing you are negligent. A man neither moves like, or looks anything like a deer and there is NO excuse for shooting unless you are absolutely sure.
I agree. But that isn't reason enough to lobby against Blaze orange.
You are correct - that's the way it should be. Yet hunters get shot every year - not all are fatal, luckily.
How about we give up on Blaze and add another law instead?
Shoot a hunter, go to jail for involuntary manslaughter.
You like that one?
#37
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 207
RE: NY Blaze Orange Bill
ORIGINAL: Sylvan
Sure would be a shame, but if 16 years is too youngto beexpected to be responsible hunting with a firearm then the solution is to raise the hunting age.
Sure would be a shame, but if 16 years is too youngto beexpected to be responsible hunting with a firearm then the solution is to raise the hunting age.
Why don't you stop being a problem and become a solution!!!! SPONSOR YOUTH HUNTS!!!! Make it your duty to get the youth involved at a young age so when it is time to let them hunt on their own, you can say that you taught them right.
BTW-This thread was about BO, lets get back to the subject.