Wrap a hunter orange strip or vest around a tree near your calling location to warn other hunters that you are there. When carrying a decoy or a turkey you have harvested, wrap it in hunter orange. New York created the nation's first mandatory hunter education program in 1949. These courses have reduced the accident rate 60 percent over the past thirty years. Turkey hunting is twice as safe as it was 15 years ago, although the past few years have seen a slight increase in injuries.
Turkey hunters can help reverse the recent trend and make injury rates fall again.