I had started a 'private conversation' with Sandbur to warn him that all clothing above waist except sleeves and gloves needed to be blaze while deer hunting. His camo facemask could get him a ticket I had thought, wrong. After re-re-reading this year's blaze orange requirement it finally went through my thick skull that the law got changed so only one item of clothing above the waist needs to be blaze, not all items like it was previously. Even then I had a hard time believing it so I sent a question to the DNR, and encourage anyone with doubts to the law to do the same. Time to find a set of blaze orange cufflinks, or maybe a blaze orange bow-tie. Probably already have a blaze scarf or facemask to wear.
my question:
Hello,
I have noticed that the blaze orange requirements has changed between the 2014 and 2015 regulation booklet, page 32 each year. Now for 2015 only one article above waist is required except sleeves and gloves, where as in 2014 all clothing above the waist except sleeves and gloves need to be blaze orange (and one part of hat.) The Office of Revisor of Statues has the 2014 law written (I think),and maybe it still needs to be updated this year if there was indeed a change, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=97B.071.
Are the blaze orange requirement regulations written on page 32 of this year 2015 regulation book correct for a person firearms deer hunting during firearms deer season?
If so, might a person wearing a blaze orange facemask, no hat, and a non-blaze vest meet the requirements to hunt deer with a firearms during the firearms deer season? Perhaps the facemask would count as a hat, if so replace with a blaze orange neck-tie or scarf.
If there is someplace in the regulation booklet besides page 32 that I should be looking at please advise.
Thank-you
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The DNR's answer:
Here is the wording from both years. A person must wear a hat and one item of outer clothing above the waist excluding sleeves. Kevin Kyle
From the 2014 hunting regs
Small Game Seasons: At least one visible article of clothing above the waist must be blaze orange when taking small game, except when hunting wild turkeys, migratory birds, raccoons, predators, when hunting by falconry, trapping or while hunting deer by archery while stationary.
Deer Season: The visible portion of at least one item 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).
From the 2015 hunting regs
Do I always need to wear blaze orange when hunting?
No. Blaze orange is not required when hunting migratory birds from a
blind or on the water, wild turkeys, raccoons or predators, when hunting
by falconry, when trapping (outside deer seasons) or when hunting deer by
archery while stationary.
Do I need to wear blaze orange when hunting small game?
At least one visible article of clothing above the waist must be blaze orange
when taking game not noted above.
Do I need to wear blaze orange during deer season?
The visible portion of at least one item of a cap and one item of 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).
my question:
Hello,
I have noticed that the blaze orange requirements has changed between the 2014 and 2015 regulation booklet, page 32 each year. Now for 2015 only one article above waist is required except sleeves and gloves, where as in 2014 all clothing above the waist except sleeves and gloves need to be blaze orange (and one part of hat.) The Office of Revisor of Statues has the 2014 law written (I think),and maybe it still needs to be updated this year if there was indeed a change, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=97B.071.
Are the blaze orange requirement regulations written on page 32 of this year 2015 regulation book correct for a person firearms deer hunting during firearms deer season?
If so, might a person wearing a blaze orange facemask, no hat, and a non-blaze vest meet the requirements to hunt deer with a firearms during the firearms deer season? Perhaps the facemask would count as a hat, if so replace with a blaze orange neck-tie or scarf.
If there is someplace in the regulation booklet besides page 32 that I should be looking at please advise.
Thank-you
..
The DNR's answer:
Here is the wording from both years. A person must wear a hat and one item of outer clothing above the waist excluding sleeves. Kevin Kyle
From the 2014 hunting regs
Small Game Seasons: At least one visible article of clothing above the waist must be blaze orange when taking small game, except when hunting wild turkeys, migratory birds, raccoons, predators, when hunting by falconry, trapping or while hunting deer by archery while stationary.
Deer Season: The visible portion of at least one item 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).
From the 2015 hunting regs
Do I always need to wear blaze orange when hunting?
No. Blaze orange is not required when hunting migratory birds from a
blind or on the water, wild turkeys, raccoons or predators, when hunting
by falconry, when trapping (outside deer seasons) or when hunting deer by
archery while stationary.
Do I need to wear blaze orange when hunting small game?
At least one visible article of clothing above the waist must be blaze orange
when taking game not noted above.
Do I need to wear blaze orange during deer season?
The visible portion of at least one item of a cap and one item of 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).
