Tips and secrets on hunting


Guide on How to Avoid Possible Accidents

The accidental discharge of a gun is one of
the most common. The shooting of another manI would fix the image in my mind so well that
whom the shooter cannot or does not see iswhen I saw anything like it in the woods or
rare and is about the easiest to excuse,fields, I could look at it and state with
although there is no valid reason why such anperfect assurance: "That is deer." Not that I
accident should occur. The most reprehensiblewould expect to see anything which faintly
type of shooting accident is the one in whichresembles the picture, for that is a sight
one man shoots another in mistake for game.which a hunter sees once in a blue moon. But
This is the type of accident which arouseswhen I saw a farmer's cow, horse, sheep, pig,
the most public indignation and is the mostchicken or perhaps his hired man, I would
detrimental  to  the  sport  of deer hunting.know that it was not the game that I was
seeking.
All of these troubles are caused by
negligence, carelessness, or ignorance andIt is surprising to find so many hunters in
they could be prevented if each hunter wouldthe woods each season who have only the
see to it that he is propertly trained in gunvaguest idea of what a deer looks like. These
handling and that he is woods-wise enough tomen kill a surprising amount of domestic
recognize game when he sees it. Others maylivestock each year because of this lack of
teach a man these things, but only theknowledge, and such ignorance is excusable
individual can determine how well he haswith all of the sources of information that
learned the lessons, and only the individualare available to anyone who will go to the
can recognize potentially dangeroustrouble to seek it. Occasionally there is
situations and evaluate his actions andsome slight excuse for killing live- stock in
reactions when these situations occur. If hemistake for game, such as the time that a
should find that he is continuallyhunter was following a fresh deer track late
encountering situations where luck hasin the season. He had every right to expect
prevented accidents or if he finds that it isthat all domestic animals were safely housed
difficult to hold his shot until his game isfor the winter, but he shot and killed a wild
in clear view, he should hunt without a gunheifer which ran from a thicket that the deer
or  keep  out  of  the  woods.tracks indicated might be the hiding place of
a deer. There was no excuse, except
If I were a young man preparing for my firstignorance, for the man who stopped his car at
deer hunt, I would get one of those picturesthe sight of a heifer in a pasture, shot the
of deer that are printed on sportsmen'sanimal, loaded it on his car and carried it
calendars or on the covers of the Novemberto  an  inspection  station  as  a  deer.
issues of hunting magazines and I would study
that picture until I could remember everyThe accidental discharge of a gun is one of
line and feature of the animal. They arethe most common. All of these troubles are
beautiful pictures with the deer eithercaused by negligence, carelessness, or
standing in glorious splendor or stretchedignorance and they could be prevented if each
full length in straining flight, perfectlyhunter would see to it that he is propertly
outlined against a contrasting backgroundtrained in gun handling and that he is
with the sun reflecting from polished antlerswoods-wise enough to recognize game when he
and  burnished  hair.sees it.



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