If you bowhunt during the muzzleloader season does your blind need to have orange on the outside? During the regular gun seasons does your blind need orange on the outside? I have read somewhere only public ground in Illinois & not private? Anyone know? Thanks
I was told by a DNR officer that you must have orange visible on all sides of a pop up blind during all firearm seasons. He didn't say how much, and I couldn't find it in the regs. I thought about buying one of these for my ground blind, but I'm not sure if this is enough orange. I'm not as worried about the legality, I'm more worried about getting shot at Barronett Hub Ground Blind Cover Polyester Blaze Orange
A better question, Why wouldn't you want orange on the outside of your blind? Most of the bad hunters are the firearm hunters, meaning those who trespass, brush shot, and what not. get that orange up loud and proud!
Looks like it's a no on private land: Blaze Orange Clothing Requirements Asolid blaze orange cap/hat and an upper outer garment displaying at least 400 square inches of solid blaze orange material must be worn: • to hunt deer with any firearm during all firearm deer seasons. • to hunt or trap any species, except migratory waterfowl, during all firearm deer seasons in counties open to firearm deer hunting. • to track wounded deer with a dog during all firearm deer seasons. • to archery turkey hunt during any firearm deer season. • to accompany youth during youth controlled pheasant or firearm deer hunts. • by hunters and trappers during pheasant, rabbit, quail and partridge season while trapping or hunting pheasant, quail, Hungarian partridge, rabbit, snipe, rail and woodcock on all DNR sites. On private land, a solid blaze orange hat or cap must be worn to: • hunt with a firearm for upland game, pheasant, rabbit, quail, partridge, etc. Camouflage blaze orange material does not meet the requirements. It is unlawful to use or occupy a ground blind during any firearm deer season on DNRowned or -managed land unless at least 400 square inches of solid, vivid blaze orange material is securely attached to the uppermost portion of the blind and a substantial amount of orange is visible for 360 degrees.
"Most of the bad hunters are the firearm hunters." - These comments always crack me up. In Illinois it is illegal for a felon to have a gun tag, but it is legal for a felon to have an archery tag. I would say there is more potential for the opposite, but I don't think you can generalize and a blanket statement like that is wrong. If that was sarcasm, you got me.
