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Hunter Safety -- State Blaze Orange Requirements
Submitted by: TBC Press
Hawaii
"Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 13-Chapter 122-12 (f)(2)" with regard blaze-orange garments while hunting of game birds: With the exception of Spring Turkey Hunting or designated archery areas, no person shall hunt, serve as a guide, accompany, or assist a hunter in any hunting area, where firearms are permitted, without wearing an exterior garment (shirt, vest, jacket, or coat) made of commercially manufactured, blaze-orange material or solid blaze-orange mesh material with a maximum mesh size of one-eighth inch. (All types of camouflage orange are prohibited for these garments.) When carrying game or wearing a back pack, the blaze-orange on the upper torso must be visible from both front and back. Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 13-Chapter 123-22 (g)(1) addresses blaze-orange garments while hunting game mammals: No person shall hunt, serve as a guide, accompany, or assist a hunter in any hunting area where firearms are permitted without wearing an exterior garment (shirt, vest, jacket, or coat) made of commercially manufactured, solid blaze-orange material or solid blaze-orange mesh material with a maximum mesh size of one-eighth inch. (All types of camouflage orange are prohibited for these garments.) When carrying game or wearing a back pack,the blaze orange on the upper torso must be visible from both front and back.
Georgia
All dear, bear and feral hog hunters, and those accompanying them, during firearm deer seasons must wear at least 500 square inches of Hunter Orange on outer garments above the waist.
Idaho
Not required. The wearing of hunter orange is strongly recommended for upland and big game hunters.
Illinois
It is unlawful to hunt or trap any species, except migratory waterfowl, during the gun deer season in counties open to gun deer hunting when not wearing 400 square inches of solid blaze orange plus a hat. It is unlawful to hunt upland game (pheasant, rabbit, quail or partridge) when not wearing a hat of solid blaze orange.
Indiana
Deer (bow and gun), rabbit, squirrel, grouse, pheasant, and quail hunter must wear at least one of the following solid Hunter Orange garments: vest, coat, jacket, coveralls, hat or cap. (Exception: bow hunters for deer until firearms season starts.)
Iowa
A person shall not hunt deer with firearms unless the person is at the time wearing one or more of the following articles of visible, external apparel: A vest, coat, jacket, sweatshirt, sweater, shirt, or coveralls, the color and material of which shall be solid blaze orange. A person shall not hunt upland game birds, as defined by the department, unless the person is at the time wearing one or more of the following articles of visible, external apparel: A hat, cap, the color and material of which shall be at least fifty percent solid blaze orange. Upland birds include pheasants, quail, partridge, ruffed grouse, and woodcock.
Kansas
Big game clothing requirements: (a) Each individual hunting deer or elk and each individual assisting an individual hunting deer or elk, shall wear Hunter Orange clothing having a predominant lightwave length of 595-605 nanometers; (b) The bright orange color shall be worn as follows: 1) a hat with the exterior of not less than 50 percent of the bright orange color, an equal portion of which is visible from all directions; 2) a minimum of 100 square inches of the bright orange color on the front of the torso; and 3) a minimum of 100 square inches of the bright orange color on the back of the torso.
Kentucky
Hunter orange garments shall be worn by all hunters (except waterfowl and turkey hunters) while hunting on any location or property where any deer or elk gun season is open or permitted by regulations. Garments shall be worn as outer coverings on at least the head, chest and back. They shall be of a solid, unbroken pattern. Any mesh weave opening shall not exceed 1/4 inch by measurement. Garments may display a small section of another color. Camouflage pattern hunter orange garments do not meet these requirements.
Got orange? If not, now is a good time to obtain blaze orange for fall hunting. Humans can recognize blaze orange and will relate it to the presence of a human because it is a color not found in nature.
All states require hunters to wear at least 400 square inches of blaze orange on their head, chest and back when hunting during firearm season.
This directory is a guide and as rules change always check your states fish & game department for changes...
