if we were going to go down the path of logic and reason
11 hunting accidents in 2023 in WI
https://widnr.widen.net/s/vqjdzlrg88/2023_huntingincidentsynopsisup side zero were fatal
5 were self inflicted 2 archery and 2 handgun going off in pocket , one shot himself with his 6.5creed adjusting the sling
of the remaining 6
3 were struck by pellets from shotgun 1 waterfowl hunter bent down to pick up a bird and got struck , 1 grouse hunter two guys pulled up on the bird between them , 1 pheasant hunter walking back tot he parking area all 3 of them were on public ground 2 in SE WI and one northern WI
the final 3
1 deer drive (this would be the only one where wearing orange would have been required they were on private ground.)
1 62 year old guy on private ground who thought a dog was a deer and shot and hit the dog walker 47 in the leg having just missed high on the dog he thought was a deer.
this is why guys tell you they wear a little orange to do chores , get the mail , walk the dog , check traps.
1 guy who shot his buddy in the neck squirrel hunting when he pulled up on a squirrel both in their 30s public
dog walkers are a nuisance when hunting , often they thing nothing of trespassing and they very often wear all dark colors , now their risk of getting hit by a car is higher than getting shot.