With deer season around the corner, many Pennsylvanians are heading out to enjoy the fall season, Game Commission officials this week reminded those visiting any of the agency's 1.4 million acres of State Game Lands or doing any hiking in potential hunting areas to wear fluorescent orange.

For a refresher on effective use of fluorescent orange requirements, download the Orange Rules PDF file.

"While there are no known instances of a hiker being struck by a hunter's bullet, this regulation was implemented as a way of promoting safety and common sense," said Scott Klinger, Game Commission Bureau of Land Management director.

11/18/2005