Hunting. It isn't a place for the stupid.

Oregons new law
New rules that require youth to wear hunter orange when hunting take effect Aug. 1, 2011.
As of that date, hunters age 17 and under are required to wear a hunter (fluorescent) orange exterior garment or hat when hunting game mammals or upland game birds (except turkey) with any firearm

While this Hiker was not required to wear hunter orange anybody in the woods during a hunting season (most of fall and winter) should be wearing it. This poor fella walking thru the woods wearing dark clothing with a dark back pack made a bad choice that cost him his life.

I agree that the hunter made the mistake of not knowing his target before he shot but some hunter orange would most likely have saved a life.

I question why the area around what seems to be a popular hiking trail was even open for hunting in the first place