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Rhode Island 2025 – 2026 Hunting Season Fluorescent Orange Requirements

The state of Rhode Island requires all visitors to wear safety orange during the busiest hunting seasons. For the 2025-2026 season the regulations are:

All other users of State Management Areas and designated undeveloped State Parks, including but not limited to: hikers, bikers, and horseback riders are required to wear 200 square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in September to the last day of February and the third Saturday in April to the last day in May.

500sq. in. by all hunters (including archers) and all users of management areas and undeveloped state parks during all portions of shotgun deer seasons.

A sign detailing Rhode Island safety regulations requiring all users of state management areas to wear fluorescent orange during specific hunting seasons, with penalties for non-compliance.
Typical sign seen at state management areas

Here’s my publicly available Google calendar showing the 200 & 500 sq. in dates.

Note: the calendar dates only apply to Zones 1 & 2 which is the vast majority of the state. For Zones 3 (Patience & Prudence Islands) & 4 (Block Island), refer to the regulations for the dates.
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Rhode Island 2024 – 2025 Hunting Season Fluorescent Orange Requirements

The state of Rhode Island requires all visitors to wear safety orange during the busiest hunting seasons. For the 2024-2025 season the regulations are:

All other users of State Management Areas and designated undeveloped State Parks, including but not limited to: hikers, bikers, and horseback riders are required to wear 200 square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in September to the last day of February and the third Saturday in April to the last day in May.

500sq. in. by all hunters (including archers) and all users of management areas and undeveloped state parks during all portions of shotgun deer seasons.

A sign detailing Rhode Island safety regulations requiring all users of state management areas to wear fluorescent orange during specific hunting seasons, with penalties for non-compliance.
Typical sign seen at state management areas

Here’s my publicly available Google calendar showing the 200 & 500 sq. in dates.

Note: the calendar dates only apply to Zones 1 & 2 which is the vast majority of the state. For Zones 3 (Patience & Prudence Islands) & 4 (Block Island), refer to the regulations for the dates.
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Sadly Not Surprised

The tragic crime playing out in Lewiston Maine makes me sad but I’m not at all surprised. Maine, like nearly all the States in the USA has gun laws far more lax than required by the 2nd Amendment. So they have far more gun deaths than Massachusetts by nearly a factor of four! Maine ranks 17th of 50 while Massachusetts ranks #1 for gun safety.

Since Maine was originally part Massachusetts, and it’s population in the southern region is increasingly migrants from states in the top 5 for gun safety, I hope they will wake up and adopt some the successful gun safety laws that Massachusetts has had for decades.

Sadly, this is likely to be the common response from the gun nuts.

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NHTSA Considers Security

It’s good to see that the NHTSA and Automakers are going to workaround the ridiculous wireless access requirement in the Right To Repair law that I advocated and voted against. There is NO truly secure remote access, and the control systems of a modern car are far to dangerous to risk it so that auto techs can save a few seconds by not plugging in a communications cable..

Check out the article from Ars Technica

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Finally Negative

I tested again on Friday the 13th, the test result was less clear than Thursday (couldn’t see it in a photo). It looked like a very very very faint positive and since I still had a runny nose, sneezed a lot, and felt a little off I had to count it as a positive and cancel my hopes for a hike on Sunday😭

Today I had my first negative result, if I have another negative result in 48 hours I’m free 😊

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Still Positive

On the 12th day I’m still showing positive 😦

It’s an extremely faint line at “T” but that counts.

Two days ago I tested and the test line was as dark as the control line. From what I’ve read on the net from normally reliable sources, it’s likely the infection is almost completely gone, assuming I did all three test with the same accuracy.

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Not So Happy New Year for Me

I added the “P” with sharpie after the test results showed to make sure we didn’t accidently mix up my test with the test my sister was taking right after me. She tested negative but my result is preventing her from attending a long anticipated party with older friends this year 😦

I’m 63, in good health, and have had my 5 shots (initial 2 plus 3 boosters). My symptoms are very mild, minor sore throat and half degree fever. So there is a very high probability that I’ll recover fine on my own. I am now wearing a KN95 mask whenever I leave my bedroom and home office.

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Review Geek’s Wise Response to the Wyze and eufy Security Failings with their Cameras

The article’s closing is spot on:

And frankly, every company is “one bad day” away from the same situation. It all depends on how they handle disclosure. For now, in all transparency, I can only tell you that I own Wyze cameras, and they are still plugged in. I know the risks, and I’m willing to take them.

But that’s not the same thing as recommending them to anyone else. No recommendation should start with, “this is a good option, but first, you should know some things.” And that would be a requirement. The only safe bet you can take is to not place security cameras in your home at all.

Emphasis mine, Source: Why Review Geek Can’t Recommend Wyze or eufy Cameras Anymore – Review Geek

Go read the whole thing if you’re interest in a great summary of the details. Another great article from Josh Hendrickson, Editor in Chief of Review Geek.