Archery Hunter Shot

Just curious, how many archery hunters show floresant orange while in a tree during the overlap muzzleloader seasons.
 
The thing that is strange is, you don't have to show while in a tree during the fall turkey season, turkey are in trees.
 
No excuse for the shooter, when was the last time you seen a 200 lb squirrel, but if the archer would have waved a orange hat or glove things would have turned out different.
 
I do wear a reversable camo/orange hat and have had to use it in the past.  I don't like to show my tree stand locations like the next guy, but if I feel it will keep me safe, then I show the orange side of my hat.
 
Thanks for reading.  John

I don't really know for sure, but from what I read and saw in the news, he waved his arm a couple of times to allert him that a hunter was in a tree and then he was shot.

Absolutely no excuse for shooting another human being. You break rule #1 always IDENTIFY your target.
  I got peppered by a fellow that was just driving down the road and had just bought a new shotgun. He saw a possum along the road stopped and shot at it. I was sitting in the woods 50yrds in and got peppered pretty good. You talk about one ****ed off hunter. I came unglued on the fellow..

A friend of my family was killed while turkey hunting about 15 years ago. The teenager who did it "thought he was a turkey".
 
Needless to say....I wear orange.

I wear orange, because i have seen the way some yahoos around hunt.
also, is it necessary to be 26 feet up in a tree!? half that is plenty high for me
no disrespect to the guy who fell

At 20 I still feel low sometimes

I usually stick around 18-20ft. I dont have any problem being seen at that height. I know I am at that height because the chord I pull my bow up the tree with is 25, and I usually have a little slack in the chord before I pull my bow up.
 
Much higher than 20ft will make your shots more and more difficult and risky. Sharp angled shots often result in only one lung being hit which will result in a dead deer, but not necessarily a recovered deer.
 
...and about falling from a tree? Simply wear your safety harness. With a harness, you wont hit the ground. Its that simple. I had an arguement with a guy a few years back about the safety of portable stands. This guy told me they arent safe because a friend of his fell from one and is now in a wheel chair. I suggested that the stand was perfectly safe, but perhaps his friend wasnt being safe, since he didnt have a harness on.

As far as harnesses go, it might be a little slow but I use it going up and coming down. All it takes is one minor mistake and you're either crippled for life or dead. The bow doesn't come up until I am completely secure with all other equipment.
 
To those guys who may be using the old type of harness that just goes around your waist or chest you're asking for trouble. A fall with one of those will break some ribs, maybe puncture a lung and suffacate you. Be safe invest in a good harness.