Hunter Safety 2

to the front up, or down

elbow or cradle carry

place your gun on the other side, with the muzzle pointed away from you, and then cross.

put the safety on if the action allows, and point the muzzle in a safe direction.

is not a safe way to transport a firearm.

25 to 40 yards

45 degrees

Increases the risk of incidents because it impairs coordination, hearing, vision, communication, and judgment.

an FAS ( Fall Arrest System)

Haul up your unloaded firearm with a haul line of heavy cord attached to your stand to bring up or lower it and other hunting equipment.

a personal floating device

Try to get back in.

1. establish hunting seasons that limit harvesting & nesting/mating seasons 2.limits hunting methods and equipment 3. Setting "bag" limits on # or animals to be taken 4. to establish check stations and game tag requirements to enforce the laws

" Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching-even when doing the wrong thing is legal."

waste meat and usable parts of the game harvested.

out of sight

support organizations dedicated to improving habitat and management efforts.

1. Be ready:plan carefully & anticipate problems while considering the terrain, location, weather, dangerous game, and forest fires. 2. Know your location:study, know, and/or visit the area before you leave 3. Prepare for Safety: asses your physical condition& equipment, review hunting and firearm safety rules. 4. Tell others: give specific details(where, who with, and when back) and specific directions of your hunting plan to family and friends & don't deviate from it without notifying them of the change.

the most important and safest outerwear clothing.

You should wear several layers of clothing, and wearing wool is the the best all-around choice of fabric.

magnetic north.

1. Prepare a shelter. 2. Start a fire. 3. Signal for help. 4. Drinking enough water. 5. Finding food.

three of any signal: three shots, three blasts on a whistle, three flashes with a mirror or something of the like.

1.Give & discuss your hunting plan with someone before leaving. 2. Don't travel or hunt alone. 3. Take enough food and water to last for several days in an emergency. 4.Orient yourself with your hunting area & bring a map &compass 5. wear layered clothing & bring extra preferably wool&polyester 6. plan outings so you can return before dark 7. never leave camp w/out firestarter and foil blanket 8. Don't panic if you get lost.

dressing properly, avoiding dangerous wet weather,and by drying out as quickly as possible when you get wet.

Heat Exhaustion

direct pressure

Splint it the way you found it without trying to straighten it.

renewable resources can replenish themselves indefinitely.

another means for protecting or saving a resource, such as by outlawing hunting of endangered species in hopes of sustain resources for future generations.

space, food , cover, and water

the number of animals the habitat can support all year long.

1. Disease 2. Starvation 3. Predators 4.Pollution 5. Accidents 6. old age 7.hunting

Funding from hunting licenses helps many game and non-game species recover from dwindling populations, and hunters play an important role by supplying wildlife managers with needed information from the field.

to set hunting regulations and determine if other wildlife management practices a re needed to conserve wildlife species.

Restocking

their numbers are small

harvest illegal game animals or non-game animals.

1. Muzzle: control it's direction at all times 2. Trigger:keep your finger outside of the trigger guard till ready to shoot 3. Action: always treat a firearm as loaded & check 4. Target: be sure of target & what is in front and behind it 5. Check Barrel & Ammunition:be sure they are clear of obstructions and carry only the proper ammunition for your firearm 6. Point at what you intend to shoot: no horseplay 7. Travel safely with loaded firearm: unload before you climb or jump 8. Never shoot a bullet at a flat, hard surface or water. 9. Store firearms and ammunition separately and safely-beyond reach of children and careless adults 10. Avoid alcoholic beverages before and during shooting.