Orange blaze
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Orion
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This is for Portugal; usually the bare minimum requirement if at all. Depends on the organisers and if I'm in a secluded spot but usually hang a hi-viz band or waistcoat in the adjacent bush or similar. Decathlon sell some handy hi-viz velcro armbands for a couple of euros and I keep a pair of them in a pocket in case they're needed.
deerstalker.308
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Some in Germany want hi viz jacket and ideally headwear if they're feeling officious (this is on state forestry). To be honest, I'd rather wear more than less and make sure I'm seen!
243varmint
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Would you ride a motorbike without a helmet on the motorways or a car without a seat belt? Not only can you be seen, you can see others which means one less thing to think about when taking a shot. We used to joke about blaze orange, now I wouldn't partake in a driven hunt without it.
Bavarianbrit
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Our way where I am over in Bavaria is to wear enough high viz (old farts still tend to resist this advise) and when you"r settled on the shooting position check out visually where the others are located and wave to them be sure they know where you are located.
deerstalker.308
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Also, it's generally perfectly acceptable to take off a tabard or other blaze coloured later once in your stand and hang it from the tree or stand so its visible if you don't want the extra bulk on.....
reiver
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That's all well and good until the numpty then steps forward of his jacket and gets shot because the other guns saw the jacket and asumed that was the gun so the shot/ backstop was safe.
I had a tawt do that in a wooded drive and he got the hump when I complained to the shoot organiser about it. It wasonly by me watching him whilst he took his jacket of that we know he was 10,yards out from his peg
and in my ark of fire .Proper Darwin candidates FFS.
jason shave
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very wise to wear in europe , decathalon on line cheap & good quality.
wouldn't go with out any especially in woodland or pegged line
wouldn't go with out any especially in woodland or pegged line
enfieldspares
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I've a nice knitted beanie cap from Decathlon in blaze orange. Tabards or vests can be got from eBay or from sellers like these at Hurstpierpoint...but I don't know if they are just mail order or have a walk in sales counter:
Protective Clothing :: High Visibility
Protective Clothing :: High Visibility
EMcC
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That's all well and good until the numpty then steps forward of his jacket and gets shot because the other guns saw the jacket and asumed that was the gun so the shot/ backstop was safe. I had a tawt do that in a wooded drive and he got the hump when I complained to the shoot organiser about it. It wasonly by me watching him whilst he took his jacket of that we know he was 10,yards out from his peg
Proper Darwin candidates FFS.
That saved me from writing a similar post about a similar incident but quite safe in that incident but only because I had a clear view of the person stood forward of his peg 'to get a better view' !!!!!!
You will have to wear blaze in Hungary, as you do in most other European countries, if you do not wear it and there is an accident, your insurance will be invalid, animals do not see it anyway.
I'm surprised as a foreign visitor they let you off like that.
BearStalker
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For those "old farts" who do not want to wear reflective orange, all they need is to hear the buzz of a bullet go by them to change their tune. In the USA, I wore the orange even while bow hunting; and not just the cap. The more the better.
I only wish more dog owners would protect their dogs better during a drive hunt. Many is the time I almost shot a black or dark brown dog not wearing reflective orange. A bell around their neck is fine, but when you are keyed on seeing the color to identify the possible shot, you are not listening for some damn bell, only on the split second time for a good shot.
I only wish more dog owners would protect their dogs better during a drive hunt. Many is the time I almost shot a black or dark brown dog not wearing reflective orange. A bell around their neck is fine, but when you are keyed on seeing the color to identify the possible shot, you are not listening for some damn bell, only on the split second time for a good shot.
EMcC
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On the Parade before the day starts, the beaters and dogs are usually on display so that the guns can see and identify the dogs, paying particular attention to any darker coloured ones to prevent any 'near misses'
Bells and collars are not liked, but in most cases the collar is minimum and mandatory, the reason a collar is not liked is because they are always aware that a boar can and has, hooked onto the collar and trapped the dog. The same thing can happen with undergrowth particularly with the smaller breeds of dog.
I'm glad to hear BearStalker that you had the self discipline to control your shots, some don't and it ruins a good hunt.
mchughcb
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I generally tell people not to shoot dogs. They generally look a lot different to boar, deer, kangaroos, wallabies, foxes, cats, hares, rabbits, cows, sheep, bandicoots, possums etc. Shooting dogs can create quite a few problems for obvious reasons such as it means you have less ammo to shoot everything else.
ileso
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Whether or not it is a requirement of the organisers, it is good sense to wear some high visibility clothing. The larger the better.
In portugal up until recently there was never much in that sense, but now many montarias require either a vest *like a car vest. or anything else. Being quite feral at times here its better safe than sorry. Especially when hunting in groups or areas with a higher density of hunters.
Most people like to wear camo but heres a good reason why camo might not be a good idea for certain types of hunting... skip to 2min for the action.
In portugal up until recently there was never much in that sense, but now many montarias require either a vest *like a car vest. or anything else. Being quite feral at times here its better safe than sorry. Especially when hunting in groups or areas with a higher density of hunters.
Most people like to wear camo but heres a good reason why camo might not be a good idea for certain types of hunting... skip to 2min for the action.
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