Can deer see the the blaze orange on the vests?

No.*Can deer see the the blaze orange on the vests?
Here's the real deal on animals in general and their ablity to see hunters.





Have you ever seen deer in a field milling around parked farm equipment? Or, even in people's yards, eating the shrubs while a brightly colored automobile sits in the driveway?





Deer and most other animals have a natural fear of humans and human ACTIVITY. You can wear blaze orange from head to toe in deer season (which I do!) and they will never notice you...unless you move...or unless they smell you.





The same goes for turkeys. I regularly hunt turkeys wearing blaze orange and I have been very successful. Out of season, I have had flocks of turkeys walk within 15 feet of me while I was small game hunting, in a blaze orange hat and jacket! But, once you move the slightest bit, they take off running or flying.





Blaze orange is for your safety and for the benefit of other hunters. Do yourself and everyone in the woods a favor and wear as much as possible. Hunting is always coming under fire from anti-hunting groups, and the last thing we need are more accidental shootings in the woods because hunters could not identify one another.


Can deer see the the blaze orange on the vests?
the debate over deer vision is not new, it has intensified in recent years as more states have required hunters to wear blaze orange clothing while hunting. Many hunters are concerned that wearing blaze orange reduces their chances of success.





Another topic of debate is camouflage clothing. During the past decade, there has been a tremendous increase in the number and variety of camouflage patterns available to hunters. This has occurred despite little knowledge of what game animals actually see.





A more recent question is whether or not deer can see ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light is the type of light that causes your clothes to “glow” when near insect zappers or nightclub lights. The connection with hunting is that many laundry products and dyes used in the manufacture and care of hunting clothing contain “color brighteners” or more technically, UV “enhancers.” This is why clothes containing these products look “brighter” and “whiter” to the human eye. In fact, it has been proposed that hunters wearing UV treated clothes actually emit a “glow” that deer can see in low light conditions.


Understanding the general make-up of the eye also is important. In all mammals, the retina, located at the back of the eye, consists of two types of light sensitive cells called rods and cones. Rods function in the absence, or near absence, of light and permit vision in darkness. Cones function in full light and permit daytime and color vision. Humans can see a wide range of colors because we have three types of cones in our eye. One is sensitive to short wavelength light (blue), one is sensitive to middle wavelength light (green) and the third is sensitive to long wavelength light (red). This three-color, or trichromatic, vision is the most advanced form of color vision known.





Differences Between a Deer’s Eye and a Human’s


Prior to our study, we reviewed the existing information on deer vision with some interesting findings. First, deer have a higher concentration of rods (nighttime cells) than humans, but a lower concentration of cones (daytime and color cells). Therefore, deer have better nighttime vision than humans but poorer daytime and color vision.





Second, deer have a pupil that opens wider than ours. This allows more light to be gathered in low light conditions. Third, deer have a reflective layer in the back of their eye called a tapetum that causes their eyes to shine at night. The tapetum acts as a mirror and reflects the light not absorbed by the receptor cells when it enters the eye the first time back across the cells for a second chance. In other words, deer get to use the same light twice while humans get to use it only once.





A fourth difference found between a deer’s eye and a human’s gives us some idea of their ability to see UV light. The human eye is protected by a filter that blocks about 99 percent of UV light from entering the eye. This filter protects our eye, much like a pair of sunglasses. It also allows us to focus more sharply on fine detail. The trade-off for having this filter is a severe loss of sensitivity to short wavelength colors, especially those in the UV spectrum.





Deer, on the other hand, do not have a UV filter. Therefore, they see much better in the UV spectrum but lack the ability to see fine detail. This explains why deer often move their head from side to side when they encounter a hunter. Since deer lack this filter, they would be expected to see a greater difference in UV treated fabrics than humans.





To see what deer sees in a way... Get a black light in a dark room just remember from above the UV treatment of cloth fibers. and you will see that blaze orange will appear washed out whereas blue jeans will light up like a neon sign.



I don't think so. Scientist theorize what animals can and can't see by the way the eye is made. Receptors in the back of the eye, the retina, stuff like that.


In Texas most hunting is done on private land from wooden stands. Hunters know where the other hunters on the property are. There is public land for hunting, and you must wear a certain amount of orange in those locales.


My wife had a good question. She asked ';If y'all hunt from wooden boxes so the deer can't see you, why do you wear camos';?





Well. Cuz it looks cool!





Git er done!



No, they see in ultra-violet. Most detergents have brighteners so your clothes look better. Deer can see these glow. That is how they see you even if you're not moving. Check out the link. This product has been instrumental in my harvesting of many deer and elk in the last 10 years.


Good luck.
The orange is for the idiot hunters who can not tell the difference between a person and a deer.





Deer are color blind so can not see the orange. However they can see motion for miles so you have to stay still so they can not see your motion.
They can't see colors, they see shades of light and dark. Many people have answered about the UV , this is true. Research states that the blaze orange we see is like a really washed out yellow to a colorblind animal.
You're supposed to leave it at the tree stand your going to hunt in so the deer are used to seeing it when they pass by. They do that so they don't get shot by another hunter.
No deer are colorblind. But their eyes are very good at picking out patterns, silhouettes, and movement, which is why hunters need to remain still, and try to break up their outline as much as possible.
loll well you going to get answers on both sides. but the truth is yes they can see the orange. it like this if it britte, an shine they can see it.
no my friend they cannot deer are colorblind ,they do see movement and if it looks questionable to them they are gone,they also have an excellent sense of smell and if ya didnt move then they smelled ya
Deers are actually colorblind. In some states it's required to wear an orange vest. Here in AZ it's not required but reccomended so you don't get shot by a fellow hunter.
Deer are no so much color blind as they see in a different light spectrum


They can't see that bright orange and are not fooled by the camo either
Deer are part of the Bovine family of mammals. Bovine are color blind. The answer is ';no';.
I've seen deer walk past camo without a glance...And stare at an orange hat for hours.Maybe they're color blind, maybe they're not.


But, the answer is most definitly YES,they can see it.
no they cant. the reason you wear orange vests is so other hunters can see its a human and not an animal, and wont shoot you.
Only if it moves. Or they catch scent of you. Deer are color blind the orange vests are for other hunters who may be out there so you wont be mistakenly shot.
No. Deer are color blind
i think they are color blind
i think they can. That is the reason hunters wear them. There are so many people in the woods the deer have to be able to know who their friends are..
They might be able to. Interesting question.