Horniac
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I just received this via e-mail from a NM Outfitter I have hunted with in the past and thought I would pass it on...
HUNTER ORANGE ALERT - March 2013
This is an alert for anyone who hunts in New Mexico. The Game and Fish Department has asked the Game Commission to require hunter orange for most hunts in New Mexico, both vests and hats. Irrespective of what you have been told, ungulates are NOT completely color-blind, and they absolutely see solid colors better than camouflage patterns. We can provide technical proof on this subject if anyone is interested. For the hunter it means fewer shot opportunities, an extra expense and another source of frustration if you leave home without your orange garments.
New Mexico has an excellent hunter safety record. We think requiring hunter orange is more about control than safety. This is an effort to solve a non-existent problem. The department, in their initial presentation this month, admitted that this was in part being recommended so that ?the game wardens could see the hunters better in the field.?
Hunter orange is a good idea in flat brushy country, on hunts with high hunter density and/or when a line of hunters are pursuing upland game birds. However, we believe it should remain optional.
If you dislike being required to wear hunter orange, please write a short message in your own words and ask the game commission vote down the proposal to require hunter orange. The email addresses for the current commissioners appear below. You can simply copy and past the addresses if you like.
You may also call G&F Director Jim Lane?s office at (505) 476-8008.
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
Thanks for your efforts to shut down the hunter orange proposal.
Here is a link to a short Youtube video about a more serious safety & control issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=0sujnvIV4g4Biggest killer and threat to everyone
HUNTER ORANGE ALERT - March 2013
This is an alert for anyone who hunts in New Mexico. The Game and Fish Department has asked the Game Commission to require hunter orange for most hunts in New Mexico, both vests and hats. Irrespective of what you have been told, ungulates are NOT completely color-blind, and they absolutely see solid colors better than camouflage patterns. We can provide technical proof on this subject if anyone is interested. For the hunter it means fewer shot opportunities, an extra expense and another source of frustration if you leave home without your orange garments.
New Mexico has an excellent hunter safety record. We think requiring hunter orange is more about control than safety. This is an effort to solve a non-existent problem. The department, in their initial presentation this month, admitted that this was in part being recommended so that ?the game wardens could see the hunters better in the field.?
Hunter orange is a good idea in flat brushy country, on hunts with high hunter density and/or when a line of hunters are pursuing upland game birds. However, we believe it should remain optional.
If you dislike being required to wear hunter orange, please write a short message in your own words and ask the game commission vote down the proposal to require hunter orange. The email addresses for the current commissioners appear below. You can simply copy and past the addresses if you like.
You may also call G&F Director Jim Lane?s office at (505) 476-8008.
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
Thanks for your efforts to shut down the hunter orange proposal.
Here is a link to a short Youtube video about a more serious safety & control issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=0sujnvIV4g4Biggest killer and threat to everyone