RI DEM Reminds Hunters to Wear Fluorescent Orange Throughout Shotgun Deer Hunting Season
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RI DEM Reminds Hunters to Wear Fluorescent Orange Throughout Shotgun Deer Hunting Season
Deer hunting season opens on Saturday, December 7.
Deer Hunting Dress Code
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTAll hunters, including archers, are required to wear 500 square inches of solid, daylight fluorescent orange clothing during the shotgun season.
Waterfowl hunters hunting from a boat or blind, over water or field, and when done in conjunction with decoys are exempt from the orange requirements. Archers are exempt from wearing orange in areas of the state that are limited to hunting by archery-only.
Throughout all shotgun deer seasons, all other users of State management areas and designated undeveloped State parks also must wear at least 500 square inches of solid, daylight fluorescent-orange material.
For all hunters and management area users, the orange clothing should include a hat and vest worn above the waist and visible in all directions.
An orange vest that’s 20 inches long by 25 inches wide has 500 square inches of surface area.
Shotgun Deer Hunting Seasons Begin
The shotgun season for deer in Zone 1 runs from Saturday, December 7, through Sunday, December 22.
The shotgun season for deer in Zone 2 is from Saturday, December 7, through Sunday, December 15.
From Thursday, December 26, through Thursday, January 2, 2020, hunters may hunt only on private lands for antlerless deer in Zones 1 and 2.
The statewide bag limit is two antlered deer, and no more than one antlered deer can be harvested in Zone 3. The bag limit for antlerless deer is three in Zone 1, and two antlerless deer in Zone 2 and Zone 3.
The season for shotgun deer hunting in Zone 4 (Block Island) will be open on select weekdays through February 21, 2020.