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Discern · November 12, 2011, 11:01 AM

DON'T:

Don't be an unsafe hunter.

Don't use the scope on your firearm to identify an object or see who is coming towards you. Get some good binos or use your range finder.

Don't shoot until you identify the target and what is beyond the target, near the target and between you and the target.

Don't put your finger on the trigger until you are on target ready to shoot.

Don't trust a safety or de-cocker.

Don't jerk the trigger.

Don't rush the shot.

Don't immediately move your head to see if you hit. Do follow through and get a second sight picture. Do make that first shot count.

Don't shoot with someone else ahead of you - even if they are to the side. They may walk into your line of fire or you might swing their direction.

Don't take a bad shot.

Don't shoot in the direction of buildings, roads, people or vehicles.

Don't hunt with an unfamiliar firearm or bow.

Don't carry out a deer or the rack (elk, moose, caribou, etc.) unless you have blaze orange on the body and rack. You don't want to be shot by an unsafe hunter.

Don't alter the agreed upon plan unless everyone else if the party is notified, totally understands and agrees to the new plan.

Don't hunt with an unsafe hunter - even if they are a relative or good friend - or a person who is not willing to take responsibility for their actions (indicates a lack of maturity and should not be trusted). I will never hunt with my BIL again until he changes his ways and ditches his 'I am the expert on everything' attitude and reckless/unsafe actions. One thing you can count on is for him to not stick to the agreed upon plan and move to a different spot or walk towards you in or next to tall, heavy cover without prior notification. Anything he does that puts himself or others in an unsafe situation is the fault of others and never him - he is the expert. A few hours of hunting with him was enough. He has not been invited back. He hunts somewhere else and has claimed to have shot multiple deer but has yet to recover one.

DO:

Do be a safe hunter.

Do follow all laws and regulations.

Do be an ethical hunter. If you question the shot, don't take it.

Do take care of the meat.

If you hunt on private land for no fee, give them first choice on the meat; and don't charge them for processing if you took it to a processor.

November 12, 2011, 11:01 AM	#16
Discern Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Posts: 471	DON'T: Don't be an unsafe hunter. Don't use the scope on your firearm to identify an object or see who is coming towards you. Get some good binos or use your range finder. Don't shoot until you identify the target and what is beyond the target, near the target and between you and the target. Don't put your finger on the trigger until you are on target ready to shoot. Don't trust a safety or de-cocker. Don't jerk the trigger. Don't rush the shot. Don't immediately move your head to see if you hit. Do follow through and get a second sight picture. Do make that first shot count. Don't shoot with someone else ahead of you - even if they are to the side. They may walk into your line of fire or you might swing their direction. Don't take a bad shot. Don't shoot in the direction of buildings, roads, people or vehicles. Don't hunt with an unfamiliar firearm or bow. Don't carry out a deer or the rack (elk, moose, caribou, etc.) unless you have blaze orange on the body and rack. You don't want to be shot by an unsafe hunter. Don't alter the agreed upon plan unless everyone else if the party is notified, totally understands and agrees to the new plan. Don't hunt with an unsafe hunter - even if they are a relative or good friend - or a person who is not willing to take responsibility for their actions (indicates a lack of maturity and should not be trusted). I will never hunt with my BIL again until he changes his ways and ditches his 'I am the expert on everything' attitude and reckless/unsafe actions. One thing you can count on is for him to not stick to the agreed upon plan and move to a different spot or walk towards you in or next to tall, heavy cover without prior notification. Anything he does that puts himself or others in an unsafe situation is the fault of others and never him - he is the expert. A few hours of hunting with him was enough. He has not been invited back. He hunts somewhere else and has claimed to have shot multiple deer but has yet to recover one. DO: Do be a safe hunter. Do follow all laws and regulations. Do be an ethical hunter. If you question the shot, don't take it. Do take care of the meat. If you hunt on private land for no fee, give them first choice on the meat; and don't charge them for processing if you took it to a processor.