Gun Safety While Hunting

Hunters are hitting the woods in giant numbers these days. Deer hunting is popular. However, with more people carrying firearms in the woods & field, the potential for accidents increases. Each hunter should take the time to learn gun safety & put it to practice.
To start, treat every gun as if it is loaded. It is easy to forget to unload a gun before putting it away. Never objective a firearm at anything unless it is an intended target. Plenty of accidents have occurred with younger hunters that pointed a firearm at a friend & assumed it was not loaded. Keep the gun on safety until before time to shoot. Also, when faced with crossing a fence, climbing a stand or other activity that could result in a fall, always unload the firearm first. If a fall is inevitable, the hunter must make every effort to keep the gun pointed away from the body.
Thirdly, make sure the barrel of the firearm stays tidy & clear. Regularly tidy the gun & always unload it & check the barrel for mud or snow after a fall. A hunter should never look in to the barrel of a loaded gun. Firing a gun with debris in the barrel will ruin the gun & could injure the hunter.
Secondly, hunters have the responsibility to be cognizant of where a shot is fired. Never shoot toward houses, barns, livestock or other people. Be careful not to target game across a road. No matter how rural an area is, where there is a road, there will be cars. Always visualize a target fully before firing. Plenty of hunters have been injured or killed because a fellow hunter shot at moving bushes. The point is always visualize the intended target, know what it is & only take the shot if no other structures, animals or roads are in the path of the bullet.
Hunting should be an enjoyable experience. Always keep gun safety a priority so that every hunt will be a cool experience & not finish in disaster.
Jelena Leger is a happily married sister of three. They has been marketing on the web since 2008 & has enjoyed the outdoors for most of her life. Find the best deals on spiral curling irons