Yanks Wearing Orange Vests/Camo

[dave1372 83]

....is it just me but my understanding is the yanks sometimes wear orange so they don't end up shooting each other !......how mental is that :wallbash: I can't believe that they would shoot at something they couldn't see :cry: . Remind me never to take a yank shooting in the UK

[Catcher 1 639]

....is it just me but my understanding is the yanks sometimes wear orange so they don't end up shooting each other !......how mental is that :wallbash: I can't believe that they would shoot at something they couldn't see :cry: . Remind me never to take a yank shooting in the UK

 

 

I heard dutch rabbits are orange.Now that would be fun.Only kidding lads be gentle.

[lampingboy 308]

funny you should mention this,i was only this evening watching a video on youtube of 2 yanks shooting dear from a hide ,one hadurban grey/orange jacket and the other had a luminous orange jacket ? madness in my eyes lol

Brad.

[Strong Stuff 2,171]

The human eye can (hopefully) see the hi vis colours, but can the quarry?

 

Catcher, as if it's something new for you to shoot at anything orange .............

 

Now for those of you watching in black and white .............. this one's in technicolour

[Catcher 1 639]

The human eye can (hopefully) see the hi vis colours, but can the quarry?

 

Catcher, as if it's something new for you to shoot at anything orange .............

 

Now for those of you watching in black and white .............. this one's in technicolour

 

 

I was waiting on your reply bud.I just couldent resits.only a joke.atb.Catcher.

[BEARINATOR 2,913]

It's because there is loads of hunters in the woods shooting so they see it as being safer, some people put hi-vis dog jackets on their hounds for safety reasons as there is a few hounds shot when they are running the coyotes, there was 2 cases of dogs getting shot in the past 2 weeks on a coyote hunting site I'm on

[cookey 1]

as i scrolled through the threats i seen this one and thought this should b god .

AS for taking a yank shooting that is a big no no.

they only shoot any thing that dont have a florescent jacket on .

[Catcher 1 639]

Thats the yanks at ther best.They kill there allies then call it friendly fire.A bit ironic.

[weasle 1,119]

If i was a soldier and was told the americans were coming to reinforce us i would wave the white flag,those dumb fu**ers would shoot you by accident.

[Catcher 1 639]

If i was a soldier and was told the americans were coming to reinforce us i would wave the white flag,those dumb fu**ers would shoot you by accident.

 

 

Sure you have the old saying from the second world war.When the Germans fired the Brittish ducked.When the Brittish fired the Germans ducked.When the yanks fired every fecker ducked. :laugh:

[swamp thang 16]

Ha ha It should come as a relief to many to hear that not all Americans attended the Dick Cheney school of friendly fire quail hunting.

 

On a serious note, I have often read that shooting accidents are actually MORE likely when the hunter is a seasoned stalker whose eye has been trained over the years to recognize fleeting glimpses of partially hidden deer, and to take a hopefully safe shot, knowing that the whole animal might not break cover and become clearly visible all at once.

 

I recall sitting in a tree stand some years back down in the swamps, and staring intently for a full ten minutes at some shifting shadows down in the foliage, trying to decide whether another hunter was down there setting a snare, or if I was in fact seeing a massive, ultra-stealthy Sitatunga swamp antelope. I finally let fly when I saw the animal's ear swivelling about and straining to hear what must have been my pounding heart.

 

Those US-regulation orange hunter's jackets do look ridiculous, but since most game species are color blind anyway, there is no doubt some life-saving method to that hunting wardrobe madness.

[Hunting-top-shots 2]

Sure you have the old saying from the second world war.When the Germans fired the Brittish ducked.When the Brittish fired the Germans ducked.When the yanks fired every fecker ducked. :laugh:

 

How F&%$ing True is that what a classic it is still the same today not much changed on the yank side!!!!

 

Not only in the US though, in Germany you have to by law wear an Orange jacket that covers at least 1/3 of the hunter if you are hunting in a group for instance driven Boar or Hare

Edited February 4, 2011 by Hunting-top-shots

[danebrewer10 6]

I'll tell you why, in america there's a lot of public hunting land and the seasons are very shory, now I'm not condoning theis but some people may be tempted into taking an unsafe shot, so the orange makes other hunters more visible, again if hunting on plaine, biiig wide open spaces so the bullet could go on for a long way if you miss, again the florescent orange hwlps you be sure of a safe shot and backstop. and since deer are colour blind anyway I think it's better to be safe than sorry, when we do a deer drive, walking guns and "beaters" wear Hi vis, again for that reason, as camo is so darn good these days, I think it's unfair to label all americans with the gung ho shoot-em-all tag, but I will say they really don't do themselves any facours with the fake camaraderie and shouts and punches in the air that you see on US hunting shows!

[swamp thang 16]

And I'll punch the air to that.

[UphillDoc 278]

Its just a throw back to the Independance days...when we were shooting at Red coats...and killin the shit out of em to...

 

Take care.