With Minnesota’s small game hunting season under way and the firearm deer season set to begin Nov. 7, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says making a blaze orange fashion statement this fall might not get you on the best-dressed list, but it just might save your life.
Wearing blaze orange clothing is a safety requirement to hunt or trap during Minnesota’s small game season or deer season. During small game seasons, at least one visible article of clothing above the waist must be blaze orange, except when hunting wild turkeys, migratory birds, raccoons, predators, when hunting by falconry, trapping or while hunting deer by archery while stationary.
For deer season, the visible portion of a cap and outer clothing above the waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, must be blaze orange when hunting or trapping during any open season where deer may be taken by firearms (including special hunts, early antlerless, youth seasons and muzzleloader). Blaze orange includes a camouflage pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange within each square foot.
According to the DNR, blaze orange, more than any other color, is the most easily seen and recognized bright, unnatural color against a natural background.
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