Wear Fluorescent Orange in the Fall

- Hi, Sanford Smith here with Penn State Cooperative Extension.

Today, I'd like to talk about wearing fluorescent orange when you're in the forest.

I know that many people associate fluorescent orange with hunters, and in fact, hunters do wear fluorescent orange during many of the different seasons in the fall.

They wear it to be seen by others and to see each other.

So it's important to understand that if you see fluorescent orange, it's likely to be a hunter, or people are hunting in that area.

But everyone that goes outside is recommended to wear fluorescent orange, just to be safe, even if you're going out to camp, or ride a bicycle, or do leaf peeping or photography, anything you're going to do in the forest, it's good to wear a fluorescent orange.

And they often ask me, "Which months or what seasons should I wear fluorescent orange in?" Well, my advice is: don't try to learn all the seasons and the rules of hunting.

Just remember to wear our orange during the four months that end in "ber".

September, October, November, and December, and also another good reason to wear fluorescent orange is, in case you fall or are hurt, or a tree falls over on you, or something crazy like that, you can be found much more easily if you have fluorescent on.

You'll be seen from a distance, you'll be seen from the air you'll be seen from any direction sometimes simply because you have that fluorescent orange on.

Thank you very much.

And please consider fluorescent orange in the fall.