hunting dates

[djwini]

a lot of caches in hunting areas say to wear blaze orange in season. as a non-hunter, i have no idea when the seasons are. would it be possible for the WGA to post a listing of hunting seasons in wisconsin?

[TyeDyeSkyGuy]

Try this link. It’s from the WDNR.

WDNR Hunting and Trapping Dates

[LightningBugs Mum]

I always wear blaze orange any time I go out caching in the fall. Better safe than sorry.

Here’s a story for you. Last November, we were doing a cache for Coin Quest where you had to take a hike in the woods to meet one of the requirements. I decided to do “The Trail’s Gone Cold” in Kettle Moraine (some of you may be newly familiar with that one 😉 ). I had on my blaze orange jacket and the kids had on blaze orange vests. We ran into a couple hunters, one of whom said we were the most visible hikers he had seen that day. Meaning he had seen people out in the woods without blaze orange on – during deer season! 🙄 I couldn’t believe it.

I know some people avoid caching in hunting areas during the fall altogether. It just depends on your comfort level with it. Personally, I think we are more likely to be creamed by a reckless driver on the way to the cache than shot by a hunter in the woods.

[PCFrog]

@LightningBugs Mum wrote:

I always wear blaze orange any time I go out caching in the fall. Better safe than sorry….I think we are more likely to be creamed by a reckless driver on the way to the cache than shot by a hunter in the woods.

I agree, but it still would be nice to be able to miss that shot from the hunter after getting pass the the reckless driver.

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