Would like your insight on a purchase for pheasant hunting

[remy3424]

I am not familiar with the hunting coat in question, but if it really is an "upland hunting coat", does it not have big shell pockets and a front loading game pouch? And likely a half dozen other pockets? If it does, why would a strap vest be worn? I have an old Cabelas and a LL Bean coats. Neither have much of any liner for warmth. The LLBean is waxed canvas, warmer. If it is 50°s to 40° I wear a Cabelas vest, very similar to the coat, just no sleeves. 30°s and dry the Cabelas coat with 1 long sleeved shirt, maybe a short sleeve T also. 30° with rain and temps below, the LLBeen with a shirt or 3 under depending on the temp and winds. I am always moving pheasant hunting, I have a dog, so I never block it seems. I have never thought to myself (after 10 minutes) "I wish I had more clothes on". Myself, I wouldn't consider an upland hunting coat without blaze on it.

 

[LC Smith]

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[lubers]

I am looking at purchasing a Chief Upland jacket...actually 2. The early season and the mid season. I want to take advantage of the 50 dollars off if you spend 250 but both jackets are out of stock in my size for the blaze orange models. However, the earth tones are in stock which are green and kind of a gun metal color. I use an Orvis strap vest with blaze orange panels on the straps and on the bag/side pouches and an orange baseball cap when I hunt...always! By purchasing the non-blaze orange jackets, I could double dip and use them for hiking/everyday use and I probably would not do so with the blaze jackets (just not a super fan of wearing blaze for everyday use). Would you guys have any hesitation (safety wise) just having blaze orange on your vest and cap? I have 1.5 days to decide till the sale ends. Thanks.

Not sure if you bought one yet but they are great vests. I can't pull the trigger on one cost is just a little too high for me. Not sure how many more years I have left to be able to hunt. I see your in Wisconsin if your close to Thunderbird Game Farm take a run out there, he has several in stock that might be your size. Can't remember what colors he has there but he does have some out there.

 

[Keep'er Movin]

I am not familiar with the hunting coat in question, but if it really is an "upland hunting coat", does it not have big shell pockets and a front loading game pouch? And likely a half dozen other pockets? If it does, why would a strap vest be worn? I have an old Cabelas and a LL Bean coats. Neither have much of any liner for warmth. The LLBean is waxed canvas, warmer. If it is 50°s to 40° I wear a Cabelas vest, very similar to the coat, just no sleeves. 30°s and dry the Cabelas coat with 1 long sleeved shirt, maybe a short sleeve T also. 30° with rain and temps below, the LLBeen with a shirt or 3 under depending on the temp and winds. I am always moving pheasant hunting, I have a dog, so I never block it seems. I have never thought to myself (after 10 minutes) "I wish I had more clothes on". Myself, I wouldn't consider an upland hunting coat without blaze on it.

Nope...no game bag.

 

[Keep'er Movin]

Not sure if you bought one yet but they are great vests. I can't pull the trigger on one cost is just a little too high for me. Not sure how many more years I have left to be able to hunt. I see your in Wisconsin if your close to Thunderbird Game Farm take a run out there, he has several in stock that might be your size. Can't remember what colors he has there but he does have some out there.

I'm not looking for a vest. I'm looking at Chief Upland jackets.

 

[Keep'er Movin]

I'm not sure I understand people's aversion to wearing blaze orange while upland hunting.
When I was in my early 20's we would all get together on opening morning of pheasant season to hunt. No one had real hunting clothes and if someone showed up with hunting pants or a real hunting coat we made fun of them. No one wore blaze orange!
We were hunting a creek bottom for pheasant and quail and it was raining and misty. We had blockers at the road but you couldn't see them from 50 yards away. When a covey of quail flushed one guy took a shot and we heard screaming in front of us. One of our blockers, an older gentleman wearing a army field jacket had been shot in the face! He had a couple pellets in his cheeks and a pellet had shattered the lens of his glasses saving his eye. Needless to say, we all quit for the day, no one felt like hunting anymore. I had good eyes back then and in the rain and mist I couldn't see the guy that was shot! The guy that shot him was devastated, he pretty much quit hunting after that.

Next year everyone had blaze orange hats and vests and we had orange hats for those that didn't because regardless of the weather, you can usually see orange in the field!
I haven't hunted with at least a blaze orange hat since that day over 40 years ago and won't consider it and I usually hunt by myself.

Just to be clear, I always have a blaze orange hat and blaze on my vest. During WI gun season for deer, if you are pheasant hunting, you have to have more blaze on yourself than if you are pheasant hunting when it's not gun deer season. I would never do any upland hunting without a blaze hat and at least some on my torso either by shirt, coat, or vest.