| If you plan a winter hunt when it might snow, don't | | | | Be prepared for the weather conditions. Camouflage |
| purchase a white SUV or 4 wheel drive pickup. You | | | | colors depend on the season. Always bring plenty of |
| want to be able to find your vehicle in a blizzard. | | | | water. Wear sun screen and a hat to avoid sun burn. |
| Leave a hunting plan with a relative. Cell phone | | | | Layer your clothes so you don't get hypothermia |
| service is spotty in many mountainous areas where | | | | when the sun goes down. Leave the alcohol at |
| hunting is allowed. If you don't return on time, your | | | | home; it actually contributes to dehydration or |
| family needs to know where to send a search team. | | | | hypothermia. |
| Don't hunt on private property without permission. | | | | Be aware of other hunters. Be careful of ricochet |
| Posted No Trespassing signs mean no hunting. | | | | events and that there might be another hunter |
| Be familiar with the terrain where you plan to hunt. | | | | behind that bush across the meadow. |
| Take the family on a few picnics in the months | | | | Bird hunting can be disappointing for young hunters. |
| before hunting season. Familiarity may help you hike | | | | You may want to pay to hunt on a pheasant or quail |
| out if you lose track where you are as you retrieve | | | | farm for a child's first hunting experience. These |
| the game you shot. | | | | guided hunting parties may be expensive, but it |
| Have a pack animal or sufficient numbers in your | | | | ensures that the child has a positive first hunt. The |
| hunting party to carry out an elk or a deer. Do not | | | | guide dogs are able to retrieve birds saving time |
| waste what Mother Nature has provided. It's not nice | | | | hunting for what was shot. The hikes will also be |
| to only eat the choice cuts and leave the rest behind | | | | shorter and not too taxing for the youngster which |
| to rot. Eat what you shoot. | | | | lowers chances for someone getting lost. |