FLUORESCENT ORANGE DURING TURKEY HUNTING SEASON
DEM REMINDS PUBLIC THAT ALL USERS OF MANAGEMENT AREAS MUST WEAR FLUORESCENT ORANGE DURING TURKEY HUNTING SEASON
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management reminds all Rhode Islanders that, for safety reasons, they must wear fluorescent orange when in state management areas during the wild turkey hunting season. A special turkey hunting season for youths and paraplegics will be held on April 23 and April 24, and the regular turkey hunting season takes place from April 28 through May 26.
State regulations require that all users of the management areas must wear at least 200 square inches of solid daylight-fluorescent orange material throughout the turkey-hunting season. A hat or vest qualifies for the 200-square-inch requirement and also meets the specification that the fluorescent orange is worn above the waist.
Rhode Island has conserved over 46,000 acres of land in management areas. The management areas include: Arcadia, Big River, Black Hut, Buck Hill, Burlingame, Carolina, Durfee Hill, Eight Rod Farm, George Washington, Nicholas Farm, Prudence/Patience Island, Rockville, Sapowet Marsh, Simmons Mill, South Shore, Wickaboxet, and Woody Hill.
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