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Show Florescent gear reqired Wearing of fluorescent hunter orange while big game hunting is not only the law, but it saves lives, says the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Hunter orange is defined as a fluorescent material. Any other red, orange or yellow clothing does not meet requirements, stress DWR officials. Hunters must wear at least 400 square inches of fluorescent hunter orange on their head, chest and back. "There has been a significant reduction of 'mistaken for game' hunting accidents since the Fluorescent Hunter Orange Law was instituted in-stituted in 1975," says Lee Robertson, Divison hunter education coordinator. coor-dinator. After much use, some fluorescent material loses its fluorescent quality and no longer meets the lawful requirements for hunter orange. For their own safety in the field, hunters hun-ters should wear a material which still retains a high degree of fluorescence. Hunters should check a big game proclamation for exceptions to the hunter orange law during the muzzleloader season. |