[at-l] Hunters & Hiking the AT, Damascus to va 603

>Two of us hope to hike 40 mi on AT Thanksgiving from
Damascus Va to Va603
>(Mt. Rogers Recreation Area).  I have just been told by the
Va AT person
>that 2 people were killed in that area last week, one near
the AT, and was
>advised to seriously reconsider.  Last year we hiked Hot
Springs to
>Davenport with no hunter difficulty over Thanksgiving.  Is
this area
>particularly overrun with hunters??   Is there any law that
hunters are not
>to shoot within "X" feet of a trail?  We will wear our
orange vests, not
>that that would necessarily help to be seen.  Has anybody
had recent
>experience hiking that area with hunters?  What do you all
recommend?
>Should people stay off the AT during hunting season (and
give our trail over
>to the hunters)??   If possible please respond directly to
Linda at
>laj8190@garnet.acns.fsu.edu as I do not read the at digest
every day.  Thank
>you.
>
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