Don K
Member
Hello all,
I ran across this press release today and was wondering what the deal was:
An Iowa bill that would require hunters to wear blaze orange apparel has passed the House of Representatives.
House Bill 2366, sponsored by the House Natural Resources Committee, would require that all deer and upland game hunters wear at least one article of blaze orange apparel. The apparel must be visible and external. It could be a hat, cap, vest, coat, jacket, sweatshirt, shirt or coveralls.
The bill passed the House 97-0 and awaits action in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Blaze orange apparel makes hunters more visible to others in the field, especially in low visibility areas when shooters are making split second decisions. The apparel is worn as a safety precaution to prevent hunting-related injuries and fatalities. Most states recommend or require that hunters wear blaze orange during many hunting seasons.
Since you gun hunters have to wear orange is this for the muzzleloaders? Or are you bowhunters going to have to wear this too? It doesnt get into the details on if its one or the other or both.
Just wondering
Don
I ran across this press release today and was wondering what the deal was:
An Iowa bill that would require hunters to wear blaze orange apparel has passed the House of Representatives.
House Bill 2366, sponsored by the House Natural Resources Committee, would require that all deer and upland game hunters wear at least one article of blaze orange apparel. The apparel must be visible and external. It could be a hat, cap, vest, coat, jacket, sweatshirt, shirt or coveralls.
The bill passed the House 97-0 and awaits action in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Blaze orange apparel makes hunters more visible to others in the field, especially in low visibility areas when shooters are making split second decisions. The apparel is worn as a safety precaution to prevent hunting-related injuries and fatalities. Most states recommend or require that hunters wear blaze orange during many hunting seasons.
Since you gun hunters have to wear orange is this for the muzzleloaders? Or are you bowhunters going to have to wear this too? It doesnt get into the details on if its one or the other or both.
Just wondering
Don