Hunter Safety 2

What did Aldo Leopold, "the father of wildlife management" say?

" Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching-even when doing the wrong thing is legal."

Four areas to address when preparing to hunt are?

1. Be ready:plan carefully & anticipate problems while considering the terrain, location, weather, dangerous game, and forest fires. 2. Know your location:study, know, and/or visit the area before you leave 3. Prepare for Safety: asses your physical condition& equipment, review hunting and firearm safety rules. 4. Tell others: give specific details(where, who with, and when back) and specific directions of your hunting plan to family and friends & don't deviate from it without notifying them of the change.

Factors that can limit wildlife populations are:

1. Disease 2. Starvation 3. Predators 4.Pollution 5. Accidents 6. old age 7.hunting

The 10 commandments of Firearm Safety are:

1. Muzzle: control it's direction at all times 2. Trigger:keep your finger outside of the trigger guard till ready to shoot 3. Action: always treat a firearm as loaded & check 4. Target: be sure of target & what is in front and behind it 5. Check Barrel & Ammunition:be sure they are clear of obstructions and carry only the proper ammunition for your firearm 6. Point at what you intend to shoot: no horseplay 7. Travel safely with loaded firearm: unload before you climb or jump 8. Never shoot a bullet at a flat, hard surface or water. 9. Store firearms and ammunition separately and safely-beyond reach of children and careless adults 10. Avoid alcoholic beverages before and during shooting.

What are the five primary requirements for survival?

1. Prepare a shelter. 2. Start a fire. 3. Signal for help. 4. Drinking enough water. 5. Finding food.

For what reasons were hunting laws established?

1. establish hunting seasons that limit harvesting & nesting/mating seasons 2.limits hunting methods and equipment 3. Setting "bag" limits on # or animals to be taken 4. to establish check stations and game tag requirements to enforce the laws

Eight rules of Survival are:

1.Give & discuss your hunting plan with someone before leaving. 2. Don't travel or hunt alone. 3. Take enough food and water to last for several days in an emergency. 4.Orient yourself with your hunting area & bring a map &compass 5. wear layered clothing & bring extra preferably wool&polyester 6. plan outings so you can return before dark 7. never leave camp w/out firestarter and foil blanket 8. Don't panic if you get lost.

Hunters should be spaced how many yards apart?

25 to 40 yards

Hunting is an effective wildlife conservation tool because why?

Funding from hunting licenses helps many game and non-game species recover from dwindling populations, and hunters play an important role by supplying wildlife managers with needed information from the field.

Consuming alcohol before or during a hunt does what?

Increases the risk of incidents because it impairs coordination, hearing, vision, communication, and judgment.

Trapping animals in areas they are abundant and releasing them in areas of suitable habitat where they are not abundant is an example of what wildlife management practice?

Restocking

What should one do if a hunting companion breaks a leg and no medical help is readily available?

Splint it the way you found it without trying to straighten it.

If you fall into cold water while hunting from a boat you should do what?

Try to get back in.

If dressing for cold weather conditions you should wear what?

You should wear several layers of clothing, and wearing wool is the the best all-around choice of fabric.

When hunting from a boat, it is best to always wear what?

a personal floating device

Bleeding should be controlled by applying what to the wound?

direct pressure

Hypothermia can be prevented by...

dressing properly, avoiding dangerous wet weather,and by drying out as quickly as possible when you get wet.

If three hunters are walking in single file, it is acceptable for the hunter in the middle to use the ...

elbow or cradle carry

It is critical that hunters are able to identify wildlife correctly so that they don't mistakenly...

harvest illegal game animals or non-game animals.

A gun loaded and in the rack of a rear window ...

is not a safe way to transport a firearm.

When laid on a map, a compass needle points to

magnetic north.

Responsible hunters keep their firearms where when not hunting?

out of sight

If crossing a fence while hunting alone, you should ...

place your gun on the other side, with the muzzle pointed away from you, and then cross.

When loading or unloading a firearm safely, you should always ...

put the safety on if the action allows, and point the muzzle in a safe direction.

Wildlife conservation ensures that...

renewable resources can replenish themselves indefinitely.

Blaze orange hats & outerwear like vests, jackets and shirts, are considered what?

the most important and safest outerwear clothing.

The carrying capacity of a wildlife area is

the number of animals the habitat can support all year long.

Some species are protected by law from being hunted because why?

their numbers are small

The international emergency signal for distress is ...

three of any signal: three shots, three blasts on a whistle, three flashes with a mirror or something of the like.

By continuously monitoring the birth rate and death rate of various species and the conditions of their habitat, wildlife managers are able to...?

to set hunting regulations and determine if other wildlife management practices a re needed to conserve wildlife species.

If three hunters are walking side by side, the hunter in the center should lee the gun pointed where?

to the front up, or down

A responsible and ethical hunter would not

waste meat and usable parts of the game harvested.

How many degrees in front of each other should each hunters zone-of -fire be?

45 degrees

How do you get your firearm into an elevated stand safely?

Haul up your unloaded firearm with a haul line of heavy cord attached to your stand to bring up or lower it and other hunting equipment.

Drinking plenty of water, taking frequent breaks especially when carrying heavy load, and dressing in layers that so that you can shed some when physical activity increases, is good prevention of what?

Heat Exhaustion

What should be worn at al times while climbing a tree and when on a tree stand?

an FAS ( Fall Arrest System)

Wildlife preservation is:

another means for protecting or saving a resource, such as by outlawing hunting of endangered species in hopes of sustain resources for future generations.

A habitat for wildlife must include:

space, food , cover, and water

To bring respect to the sport of hunting, hunters can

support organizations dedicated to improving habitat and management efforts.