We all know the three stages of a hunter and this sounds like a case of a young man feeling the need to qualify himself as a hunter to his father. When we take youngsters out and give them the power of taking life (a gun or bow) it does not matter what is allowed as far as hunter orange, ect. We must put them in a position not to make these kind of mistakes. If he is hyped up at the prospect of tagging a big game animal, sometimes the urge to pull that trigger is too great! I think Hunter orange was made the law in 1972 in Louisiana and I thought IT was a stupid law. Well, I don't let my boy hunt unless he and the others on the lease are wearing Hunters Orange. This is really a sad event that could have been prevented so easily.