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As I mentioned previously, I've investigated at least several dozen "hunting accidents".   I'm not sure that your suggestion here is true.  Some victims were mistaken for game, but there are also some that were line of sight accidents (the victim was a long distance behind a real deer, turkey, etc., maybe over a hill and out of sight), some were legitimate ricochets (rare) and some were honest accidents where the victim was incredibly unlucky and all of the orange in the world wouldn't have changed things.  That said, it's undeniably true that blaze orange DOES decrease the number of hunting accidents in a general sense and since deer aren't terribly bothered by the presence of it, I think it's always wise to wear it, especially on public land where you may encounter other hunters.