Blaze Orange
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bigdonniebrasco
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I want to reduce the chance that I am mistaken for anything other than a human so I wear a vest, tie a vest to my backpack, AND wear a hat!
375H&H
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Vest. I like to have only 1 hat that I utilize for hunting and take it off if I am too warm or leave it on when it is cold. With the variability in fall Wyoming weather, you will likely have multiple hats if you decide to go that route, but could get by with only 1 vest. Also, nothing says "Midwest hunter in Wyoming" like a blaze orange hat does.
Hat. I got one of those blaze camo (legal in wy) ball cap that has become my lucky hat so always wear it. Any all day hunt i always pack a watch cap so i just pack a blaze one so either hat i wearis blaze. I just hate vests espically with backpack on and if i throw rain gear on it becomes a PIA. Good luck
Chris
Chris
Sometimes for antelope I will wear a vest just so the orange is not showing when I peak over hills. A hat is what most residents wear I believe. We have very few if any hunter incidents involving accidental shootings.
Just leave the full pumpkin suit at home, I have seen those in the field.
Camo orange is legal as ccc stated.
You'll be surprised how just a hat stands out in the field on other hunters.
Just leave the full pumpkin suit at home, I have seen those in the field.
Camo orange is legal as ccc stated.
You'll be surprised how just a hat stands out in the field on other hunters.
Doublecluck
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In Montana... on opening weekend... orange long sleeve with orange hat.. orange pants if you can find them..lol.. we wear orange vests only and have no problem getting within range
LuketheDog
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I have an orange hat and an orange beanie, vests are a pain in the butt when adding or removing other layers...
midwesthunter
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I usually wear a light weight hat, but have been thinking of switching to a light vest.
JohnCushman
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I've got an orange/camo baseball cap and that's all I wear in Wyoming. I usually hunt weekdays, so the Orange Army isn't out in full force shooting up the place. Besides, I've been shot twice and it's not all that bad :W:
Rancho Loco
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Vest and hat. Antelope are color blind, and I don't care if people judge me. Antelope aren't that hard to get up on if you don't mind belly crawling and can keep from flapping your arms around like a moron. Waving a white t shirt helps sometimes if you're lazy..
7mm08mo
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I just always wear a vest, here in MO we have to wear both. I will say my buddy was just wearing a hat this past fall in WY and I could pick him out from quite a distance. I would say either works as well probably just your preference.
Topgun 30-06
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I wear a ball cap in warm weather and have a stocking cap in my pack in case it gets cold and that's all I've worn to meet the hunter orange requirement out there for over 20 seasons.
Bydand
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Nailed it. Their vision is just too good to really hide with camo. I live and hunt in Wyoming and have taken dozens of antelope over the years. Two tips. 1) use the terrain as cover, not camo. 2) in my experience, orange doesn't jump out to antelope like it does to humans, but blue (even a dull blue-grey) will get their attention real quick, so don't wear any blue.
I wear an orange hat.
Idahoarcheryhunter
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a few years ago on the Idaho rifle opener for deer I shot a buck at first light was able to get him out in one trip since it was an all downhill pack, we are not required to wear orange in Idaho but I learned that the hard way had the buck in my pack headed out tines up.... first mistake heard a rifle shot ring out and dust kick up just above me and about 300 yards away I saw a guy high tailing it out of there realizing what kind of dumbass he was.... he is lucky I had a 100 plus pound pack on or else it would have been bad news for him so now I look like a pumpkin patch if I rifle hunt so long story short a vest and a hat does me good.
