Hunter orange and back packs

[Snowwalker]

I use a sling pack like this. No trouble to slip on and off. I see something, the strap comes apart in the front and it slides to the ground. No pack no extra weight. I use a GPS set on track mode so I can just walk back on the same track to get it.

[Back 2 basic]

That's a real slick pack where can you pick one of those up

[GW11]

I just sent the question to "Ask a CO". When or if I get a response, I'll post it here. Personally, I've never worried about it, I think it's splitting hairs. Laws aren't always reasonable though. I don't feel any safer wearing 400 sq inches than I did just wearing a blaze hat before the regulations changed. "Sound shooters" don't see blaze vests, hats or backpacks.

[Snowwalker]

That's a real slick pack where can you pick one of those up

At a trading post off hwy 129 just North of Thessilon,ON. It has a better feel when drawing my bow, or shouldering my rifle/shotgun then a regular day pack. Says it is made by Luggage USA and you can get them off Amazon. When they are in stock.

[chris1395]

That's due to the fact there's a lot of "sound shooting" that happens. A twig snaps or a leaf falls and the next thing, WW111 breaks out. Ran into that in the Minesing swamp 20 years ago, I just happened to be with a CO having a chat, when it happened, Tonies from Toronto he said.

I could be mistaken but last years incidents were mainly the result of negligent discharges, I think one happened while a party member was swinging on a running deer. No amount of hunter orange is going to help if folks don't practice basic gun safety. Unless your orange is bulletproof

[cuulguy]

My back pack has built in orange cover. It is stored in special pocket.

[trimmer21]

I had a conversation with our local CO,last year,discussing this very subject. He said that the FWCA only cites caps,vests and/or jackets that must be of proper size and color and visible from all sides. No mention of back packs is made in the Act,therefore,is a non-issue because packs are removable. No charges would be laid.

[Bluebulldog]

I use a sling pack like this. No trouble to slip on and off. I see something, the strap comes apart in the front and it slides to the ground. No pack no extra weight. I use a GPS set on track mode so I can just walk back on the same track to get it.

Calling it a sling pack, and citing it's attributes doesn't detract from the fact that it's a "man-purse"



Actually discussed this in camp last Fall, as I wore the hat and vest, but had a regular pack on. In low light, a couple of the guys noticed there wasn't much visibility from behind.

I'm looking at a blaze orange small-pack for next season.

Now in all fairness, we hunt private land, and have comms, but that doesn't mean that my hunting location won't change to where there are other hunters.

[mox72]

I dont often carry a backpack when hunting but when I do I just pin a big square of blaze on the back of it that I cut out of an old torn vest.

[delmer]

I dont often carry a backpack when hunting but when I do I just pin a big square of blaze on the back of it that I cut out of an old torn vest.

I did something similar. While I do have an orange back pack, my preferred one is camo. I found a blaze orange bandana at Bass Pro some time ago for a few dollars and pin it to the shoulder harness and let it hang. Just have to flip it up for access to the pockets.