State Rep. Joel Kleefisch (left) and Rep. Nick Milroy (center) unveil their bill to legalize blaze pink attire for hunters. They are joined by UW-Madison Professor Majid Sarmadi (rear) and State Rep. David Steffen (right).
Posted on 05/27/2015 6:41:29 PM PDT by SJackson
State Rep. Joel Kleefisch (left) and Rep. Nick Milroy (center) unveil their bill to legalize blaze pink attire for hunters. They are joined by UW-Madison Professor Majid Sarmadi (rear) and State Rep. David Steffen (right).
Madison— Wisconsin hunters likely would be the first in the nation allowed to wear blaze pink instead of the traditional orange in the woods under a bill announced Tuesday by a Republican and a Democrat.
State Reps. Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc) and Nick Milroy (D-South Range) said at a Capitol news conference they hoped the attire would encourage more Wisconsinites to hunt and appeal to women and new hunters.
"Wisconsin has historically had some of the highest participation rates in hunting... and we've seen a decrease in this number in recent years," Milroy said. "It's my hope that this will become universally acceptable and create revenue for some of these programs that we're talking about.
"There has been a recent trend amongst manufacturers to appeal to young women. You see a lot of camouflage pink products available now."
Majid Sarmadi, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and textile expert, said his lab analysis of fluorescent pink proved it had similar or better visibility to humans as blaze orange, and therefore would be just as safe for hunters to wear.
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It is visible but I think I’ll pass on the pink.
something in a nice taffeta should sell like hotcakes
perhaps a hot pink brocade?
So this is what legislators get paid to do, eh?
I vote for brown and white for liberal hunters.
This is simply another way for the Left to tear down another American institution.
Next the homosexuals will chime in
This is just silly.
“Next the homosexuals will chime in.”
http://www.pinkpistols.org/ The gang that can’t shoot straight.
They have far, far, far, far, far, far, too much spare time on their hands and should be held accountable.
I’m all for iniatives that increase the number of hunters, but given the commitment necessary to the necessary skills, the idea that there are women with the interest and commitment who don’t hunt because they don’t want to wear orange is a bit silly.
Yes, paid too much.
Read too many stories on how people wearing that bright orange vest were mistaken for deer(?) - no way would I want to be visible. Ghillie suit is only way.
Only if CODE PINKO members are allowed to wear them during the hunting season.
Strangely enough, I thought this had something to do with breast cancer awareness.
With antler hats to advertise what they are hunting...
First they came for NFL gloves, but I wasn’t a receiver, so I didn’t say anything...
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