Originally Posted by
DaveQ24
I personally wouldn’t ride in an area open to hunting during hunting season if it were possible to ride elsewhere. Fortunately where I am, there isn’t land open to any kind of hunting for 20 miles, so not an issues. If I had no choice, I’d wear a lot of blaze orange/hunters orange, run with a lot of lights and use my loudest bluetooth speaker.
As a hunter, I might be disappointed if you messed up a potential good shot for me, but honestly if you're close enough to scare off a deer, I'd rather not be shooting. I never shoot at anything I can't see clearly and I am a good shot, but if you're riding behind my target, you are in danger - and if I knew, I wouldn't want to be shooting. I only hunt on private land (mine) so this is not an issue for me. But if bikers and hunters are having to share forest land, I think you're right about blaze orange, lights, and music.