| Learning the basics of safe hunting is not all that | | | | should be worn by a hunter at all times and never |
| there is to it. A hunter must develop some | | | | taken off even once. |
| responsibilities that come with participating in the | | | | Hunters are tasked to keep separately their |
| sport. While unwritten rules make an ethical hunter, a | | | | ammunitions and guns in storage that are locked. |
| profound understanding of sporting codes, wildlife | | | | They are directed never to shoot unless they are |
| management and game laws are as significant as | | | | absolutely certain of their targets. It is also protocol |
| handling hunting ammunitions and weapons safely. | | | | for these hunters to know their weapon's range, |
| Professional hunting groups teach and expect their | | | | because even a .22 rimfire of a gun can travel to |
| members to adhere to all safety rules. Hunting | | | | over two and a half miles. Eye and ear protections |
| hobbyists do their best to obtain hunting and | | | | are a must when hunters are on the field, shooting. |
| marksmanship skills that assure clean sportsmanship. | | | | Gun action and barrels should at all times be clear of |
| Hunters are also proud supporters of wildlife | | | | obstructions. Hunters are expected to know this by |
| conservation efforts; this support in turn ensures | | | | heart. Hunting gurus are also strictly asked to carry |
| good hunting for generations to come. | | | | ammunition that is only intended for the hunting |
| During camping, hunters are expected to keep their | | | | weapon that they are currently using. Hunters are |
| campsites neat and inoffensive. It is unethical to | | | | also observed to be always carrying handguns in |
| openly display their kill in their vehicle or during camp. | | | | which their hammers are down on an unfilled |
| To a certain extent, experienced hunters know very | | | | chamber. |
| well not to rely on their weapon's safety. To ensure | | | | During hunting camps, hunters are assigned to |
| paramount safety, hunters should treat all hunting | | | | buddies whom they inform on which part of the area |
| guns and weapons as if they were fully loaded or | | | | they intend to hunt and when they are expected to |
| ready to fire. They are expected to never climb | | | | return. Hunters are expected to promptly notify in |
| trees, stand or jump in ditches or cross fences while | | | | case plans on an area of target changes at any given |
| carrying a loaded gun. They are neither allowed to | | | | time. |
| winch a loaded gun to a stand nor to load and then | | | | Other basic rules include dressing appropriately for |
| carry loaded weapon until these are for actual use. | | | | the weather, taking maps and compass so as not to |
| Before hopping to vehicles, weapons should at all | | | | lose track of the area, and being vigilant for other |
| times be unloaded. | | | | possible sources of threat. Just like any outdoor |
| The skilled hunters always watch their muzzle so that | | | | hobbyists, hunters are expected to carry flashlights |
| other fellows don't have to. They are instructed to | | | | with them during their walks through and throughout |
| wear hunting gears in bright colors, specifically orange, | | | | the hunting area. |
| so they can be clearly seen, even from afar. The | | | | The hunting hobby aims to inculcate, especially to the |
| gear is completed by a hat in blaze orange. According | | | | youngsters, the expertise vital to becoming a true |
| to rules, a hunter orange should be worn at around | | | | outdoor lover. There can be no better way to enjoy |
| 400 square inches above the body's waistline during | | | | this pastime that has existed for decades! |
| all deer hunting seasons. During the stand, these | | | | |