Question from 11 year old from Idaho

Great idea. I hope your business is a huge success.

Those little chemical hand and foot warmers. Batteries (flashlight, radio, Holosight, active hearing protection)

Oatmeal cookies, cashews.

Always camo on the head during legal shooting hours. Orange on the head is easily spotted by deer if you move your head. However, I also like to switch to orange on my head for going to and from my hunting stand.

toilet paper, rope, hot chocolate mix, good warm gloves, mini-mag flashlight, headband that holds mini-mag flashlight.

My mom gave me a deer drag thingy last year that proved quite useful. It was a cheap orange nylon belt with a metal ring and a small length of rope, but it works a lot better than just rope for dragging because it distributed the weight on my hips.

Michael Courtney

I'm not a hunter at all, so forgive my ignorance. I always thought deer, dogs, cats, etc., were color-blind. That explains the wisdom of blaze-orange. I can understand that orange without camo patterns in it might catch a deer's attention, and spook him.

I always thought birds CAN see colors, though their spectrum might be different from that of humans. Since male birds have bright plumage, it only makes sense that they can see color. Maybe only the females can see color!! (Just kidding.)

Male pheasant have colored plumage. Hence it stands to reason pheasant can see color. Why does it not matter that the hunter wears orange when hunting pheasant? Are the pheasant too stupid to notice, while ducks are smart? Or are pheasant so smart as to spot the hunter no matter what he wears?

Like I said, I have never been hunting, and know nothing about it. I'd appreciate your explanation.

Somebody gave me a subscription to Field & Stream, probably because I took my sons fishing. In looking through the magazine, I'm amazed at all the advertisements for camouflage, scent-inhibition, etc. I see only greens and browns, and no orange. Am I mistaken to conclude that these outfits are intended for deer and elk hunters?

It seems insane that anyone would hunt deer, while wearing clothes that aren't orange, etc. Can deer see the orange? Maybe humankind's use of orange camo has introduced natural selection, developing color-sensing ability in deer!! (just kidding.)

I have seen another page in F&S showing a drawing of a group of hunters surrounding a cornfield, in which deer are supposedly hiding. All the men have guns. The author does stress the need for blaze-orange clothing. Given that the corn is high, I can't help but picture men inadvertently blasting each other.

Any explanation would be appreciated for this suburban dweller.

Thanks,

I always heard it showed up to deer as high contrast white?