Make Sure
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) If you’re taking a young
ster hunting for the first time this
year, make sure he or she under
stands some important safety
rules, says Earle Robbins, Tioga
County extension director for
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion.
Robbins is a Pennsylvania
Game Commission volunteer, a
hunting/trapping education in
structor and state 4-H shooting
sports coordinator for Penn State
Cooperative Extension.
“Young people handling fire
arms need to develop some im
portant habits,” says Robbins.
“We can instill these habits by
instructing them and more im
portantly, by setting an example.
New hunters, as well as those
who have held a hunting license
in another state or country, are
required to complete a hunter
trapper education program.
These individuals also need role
models who practice safe hunt
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ing skills.”
Robbins offers these hunting
safety tips:
—Make sure firearms are in
good working order, and barrels
and chambers are free of obstruc
tions. Guns must be sighted
properly and have proper-sized
ammunition.
—Familiarize yourself with the
hunting site, so that you will
know what’s beyond your target.
“Walk through the hunting
grounds before deer season
starts,” Robbins says. “When
you know the area, you can keep
livestock and buildings out of the
line of fire.”
—Make sure every member of
the group wears a combined min
imum of 2SO square inches of
hunter orange on the head, chest
and back.
—Assume every firearm is
loaded. “When you pick up a
gun, the first thing you should do
is check it for ammunition,”
Robbins says. “When you pass a
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firearm to someone else, leave
the action open so there is no
chance of it firing.”
—Unload guns and leave the
actions open when you are trans
porting them to and from the
hunting area.
—Always keep track of where
your gun is pointed, and keep
your finger off the trigger until
it’s time to fire at your target.
Never aim your gun at anything
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you do not plan to shoot.
—Know the location of all the
members of your hunting group.
“Before separating, discuss
where each hunter will be stand
ing on watch and who will be
walking through the woods,”
Robbins says.
—Don’t shoot until you’re ab
solutely sure of your target.
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“During deer season, this also
means making sure whether the
deer is a buck or a doe,” Robbins
says.
—Unload your gun before
climbing trees, scaling fences and
logs, or jumping over ditches.
—lf you have shot a deer and
are preparing to dress it, don’t
forget to unload your gun.
—Never engage in horseplay
using a gun.
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