For decades, blaze orange has been the official color for hunting safety, although other shades have equal visibility, the reason you often see road workers wearing light green colors. Recently, a movement has urged the use of blaze pink, since it meets safety requirements and is of special interest to female hunters. New York is the most recent state to embrace the change.
Instead of blaze-orange, hunters in New York can wear blaze-pink.
New York is seeing pink, as the Empire State has followed a new idea that Wisconsin started back in February of making pink a new safety-color option for hunters.
Make no mistake, the decision of adding “blaze pink” as a safety color is meant to attract more women to hunting. The New York Times reports the new law went into effect July 21. The previous law required junior hunters and mentors to wear a shirt, jacket or cap with at least 250 square inches of solid or patterned blaze orange that’s visible in every direction. The new law is the same but with a pink option. Though some love the idea, it has rightfully received some backlash… [continued]
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