Ask a CO: Can I wear a backpack over my blaze orange vest?

[Gilroy]

I modified a hunter orange youth vest to work as a flap on my bag and can expose it when needed. It tucks away nicely if I have to stash my bag and don't want it to be seen or if I just don't want to sit beside an orange bag. I wear my regular camo hunting gear with an orange vest and hat when required.

Watched my usual Sunday morning hunting show with folks out in Alberta hunting mulies and white tailed deer they wore camo no hunter orange at all.

[DanE]

Watched my usual Sunday morning hunting show with folks out in Alberta hunting mulies and white tailed deer they wore camo no hunter orange at all.

Requirements in Alberta are different than Ontario. used to be just a hat years ago but I believe that has changed

I've been stopped lots of times and had CO's that are more concerned with just having a quick friendly chat and others that have actually held up a swatch of fabric to check if your orange is the correct orange (Manitoulin island posse)

[trimmer21]

I have never been concerned while out hunting grouse, never been considered to be a bear either, except for when I am snoring.

I wear orange while hunting in a group for small game but for solo hunts it is no different than turkey hunting (bear hunting is on then too) and hunting waterfowl, yes you can walk to hunt waterfowl too.

There is a risk yes, but there was a guy killed in his decoys by a guy shooting from the road at his goose decoys with a rifle from his truck so you are not going to remove all risk and I know that I am still more likely to die in my vehicle going to and from my hunting spot than hunting, with or without hunter orange.

I hunt public land most of the time where it's always wise to presume there's others around. Turkey and spring Bear is on at the same time and,in the fall,small game,Wild Turkey,archery Deer and Black Bear is also all on at the same time. What I find strange is that hunter orange is only required for "licensed" Bear hunters (except when in a tree stand),but,not required for the others. I always wondered what the rationale was behind that rule.

[gbk]

Watched my usual Sunday morning hunting show with folks out in Alberta hunting mulies and white tailed deer they wore camo no hunter orange at all.

This visibility rule is all over the place in Canada,and NO orange is required in Alberta(and BC also).
Many other provinces have a mix and match,with most interesting the full White Garment option for Saskatchewan(in the snow too....?!)

[Sam Menard]

I hunt public land most of the time where it's always wise to presume there's others around. Turkey and spring Bear is on at the same time and,in the fall,small game,Wild Turkey,archery Deer and Black Bear is also all on at the same time. What I find strange is that hunter orange is only required for "licensed" Bear hunters (except when in a tree stand),but,not required for the others. I always wondered what the rationale was behind that rule.

If it was up to me, all hunters should be able to opt out of the orange requirement when in a tree stand. However, hunters should wrap an orange band around the tree.

Hunters using ground blinds should have a conspicuous orange patch attached on all sides.

[Sam Menard]

This visibility rule is all over the place in Canada,and NO orange is required in Alberta(and BC also).
Many other provinces have a mix and match,with most interesting the full White Garment option for Saskatchewan(in the snow too....?!)

I hunted deer in Saskatchewan several times, and thought nothing about wearing white or red. I think that Ontario hunters are the only ones who think that deer are white. Yes a deer’s flag is white, however if that is what you are shooting at, maybe you should think twice at what you are doing!