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Essential Firearm Safety Guide: Tips & Techniques for Safe Hunting

Learn why firearm safety is crucial, main causes of hunting incidents, primary rules of firearm safety, proper field carries, safe loading and unloading procedures, checking for obstructions, self-control, target identification, and accuracy importance. Includes essential tips from Texas Parks and Wildlife.

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Essential Firearm Safety Guide: Tips & Techniques for Safe Hunting

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  1. Safe Hunting By: Mrs. Love Information & Pictures from Texas Parks and Wildlife

  2. Today we will… • Identify why firearm safety is important • Identify four main causes of hunting incidents • Identify four primary rules of firearm safety • Demonstrate and explain proper field carries • List the steps to safely load and unload a firearm • Explain how to safely check to see that the barrel of a firearm is free of obstructions • Explain why self control, target identification, and accuracy are critical

  3. Four Main Causes of Firearm Incidents • Hunter Judgment Mistakes • Safety Rule Violations • Lack or Control or Practice • Mechanical Failure

  4. Four Primary Rules of Firearm Safety • point muzzle in a safe direction • treat every firearm with the respect due a loaded gun • be sure of the target and what is in front of it and beyond it • keep your finger outside the trigger guard until ready to shoot

  5. Firearm Carries • Trail Carry • Sling Carry • Elbow or Side Carry • Shoulder Carry • Cradle Carry • Two-Handed or “Ready” Carry

  6. Trail Carry • Hands free balance • Do not use if you are behind someone • Should not use when walking in snow or high brush • Debris can get in the barrel of the firearm

  7. Sling Carry • Good for long walks through open country • Keep a hand on sling • Should not use if walking in thick brush

  8. Elbow or Side Carry • Comfortable • Least muzzle control • Use it when no one is in front of you

  9. Shoulder Carry • Good for high waist-high brush

  10. Cradle Carry • Secure • Reduces arm fatigue

  11. Two-Handed or “Ready Carry • Best control • Good for thick brush or weeds • Good when “ready” to shoot

  12. Safe Loading • point muzzle in a safe direction • open the action; make sure the barrel is unobstructed • put the safety on • load the ammunition • close the action

  13. Safe Unloading • point muzzle in safe direction • make sure safety is on • keep your finger outside the trigger guard • open action • remove ammunition; eject shells or cartridges if it is the only way to remove them • count shells or cartridges to make sure gun is empty • check the chamber to see if it is clear

  14. Checking for Obstructions • point muzzle in safe direction • open the action • unload the firearm and remove the bold (if applicable) • check for debris in the barrel • remove the obstruction with a portable table type cleaning rod • recheck the barrel • reload and close the action

  15. Other Considerations • Self-Control • Target Identification • Accuracy • Alcohol and Drugs

  16. Let’s Review… • Why is firearm safety important? • What are the four main causes of hunting incidents? • What are the four primary rules of firearm safety? • Name the four proper field carries. • Name in order how to load a firearm. • Name in order how to unload a firearm. • What are some other safety considerations?

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