She believes it promotes the stereotypes that keep women from sports like hunting. Phoebe Stoner, a hunter and angler in Laramie, does see the bill as harmful. “I understand this bill is not something that is a barn burner,” she said.īut she sees no harm in offering hunters more choices, so long as safety standards are met.
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She said the bill had the support of hunting groups like Muley Fanatics.Īnselmi-Dalton said she received a series of orange postcards from hunters who oppose the bill and want the legislature to focus on more important issues. Liisa Anselmi-Dalton (D-Rock Springs), one of the co-sponsors of the bill, said it’s about offering more choices to those who are already hunters, while still keeping hunters safe. He also said the agency is supportive of measures designed to encourage more women hunters, such as the Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt, Becoming an Outdoor Woman workshops, and a recent program that took women and their children out to learn to pheasant hunt. “Our priority is safety and also making sure more people get involved in hunting and fishing,” MacKay said.īlaze orange is the only color that has been thoroughly tested in national studies for hunter visibility in the field, he said. Wyoming Game and Fish, as a state agency, doesn’t lobby for or against bills. Women comprise about 20 percent of hunters in the state, MacKay said. Michigan lawmakers recently rejected the idea after the Department of Natural Resources, the Michigan United Conservation Clubs and many female hunters opposed the bill.Ĭurrently hunters in Wyoming must wear one visible blaze orange garment when big game and trophy game hunting, said Renny MacKay, spokesman for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.Īccording to Game and Fish, there were 11,189 resident women hunters in 2008 and 14,770 in 2016. Wisconsin and Colorado passed similar legislation in 2016. Wyoming is not the first state to consider such a law. Ellis said women hunters she’s spoken to are excited about the idea, but the rule would also allow men to choose which color they prefer to wear. It just provides “a fun option” for women, who represent the fastest growing demographic of hunters in the state. She doesn’t think the ability to wear a different color will make more women hunt. The bill attempts to sustain and grow the number of people who hunt in the state, Ellis said. “Safety is the most important part of the bill,” she said. The high visibility prompted Ellis to propose pink but not colors like green or blue, she said. Affie Ellis (R-Cheyenne) proposed the legislation after hearing about a study in Wisconsin that showed fluorescent pink was as visible as fluorescent orange, and sometimes more so. Senate File 61 would allow hunters to substitute fluorescent pink for the currently required fluorescent orange. Hunters would have the option to wear fluorescent pink instead of the traditional blaze orange when they head into the field if a bill proposed in the Wyoming Legislature passes.
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