The game of football requires helmets and padding for the protection of the players. Automobiles require seat belts for the safety of the passengers. And modern gun deer hunting requires hunter orange attire in order to prevent other hunters from mistaking you for a deer while you are in the woods.

Bulletproof yourself by wearing a hunter orange (also known as safety orange and blaze orange) vest during the modern gun deer hunt. Okay, the vest won't actually protect you from a speeding bullet, but it will enable fellow hunters to recognize you and not mistake you as wild game.

Experienced sportsmen know that as hunting light wanes in the late afternoon, and the shadows grow long, it becomes challenging to differentiate the outline of a deer from the outline of another large animal, or even a bush. Wearing hunter orange clothing will identify you as a hunter as you journey from one area of the woods to another, during all parts of the day. Always wear your orange. Do not remove it for even a minute, because when you shed your orange attire, you are removing the protection