| Hunting
Report - October 27 to November 2, 2006 |
We opened Duck
Season at Pintail Farms with a great Youth Hunt on Saturday the 28th.
The day started with duck hunting and ended with the youth doing
a little
upland game
bird hunting. Everyone had a great time.
Parents worked with their children helping monitor and offering instructions
in hunting safety and safe firearm handling practices throughout the day.
The beginning of hunting season is a great time to review both hunting safety
and safe firearms handling practices. As a service to our visitors we have reviewed
both at the bottom of this page. Accidents are avoidable.
We also have some more great Game Camera pictures posted, just before
we feature Rockie Martin (Pintail Farms Partner) with the wild pig he took this
weekend. |
| Duck Season Opens
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| Last Week's
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| Featured Hunter
of The Week |
| Rockie Martin (Pintail Farms Partner)
is shown with a wild pig he took this weekend at Pintail Farms along
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| Firearm Handling
Safety Review |
1. ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in
a safe direction.
2. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
3. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
4. Be sure of your target and beyond before you squeeze the trigger.
5. Know how to use the gun safely.
6. Be sure the gun is safe to operate.
7. Use only the correct ammunition for your gun.
8. Wear eye and ear protection as appropriate.
9. Treat every firearm as if it was loaded.
10. Beware of fatigue when hunting. When you've been out in the woods
a long time, fatigue can cause accidents.
11. Never use alcohol or over-the-counter, prescription or other
drugs before or while shooting.
12. Regular cleaning is important in order for your gun to operate
correctly and safely.
13. Never pass a firearm to another person, or accept a firearm from
another person, until the cylinder or action is open and you've personally
checked that the weapon is completely unloaded.
14. Store guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons. |
| Hunting Safety Review |
Hunting accidents come in all shapes
and forms and can be inflicted by oneself, another person, by animals
and even nature. The two key words in avoiding hunting accidents
seem to be preparation and awareness.
Just this week there are a number of news stories coming in where
hunters were either ill-prepared and, or didn't have the correct
gear. One fell 18 foot out of a tree to his death because he wasn't
wearing
a safety harness. Another has been lost for 5 days in a snowstorm
and they have scaled the search back.
These stories are reported on our Hunting
News Page as they happen.
Reading stories about hunting accidents may seem a little gory on
the surface, however we can learn about some of the other dangers
that
present themselves when more exposed in nature, reinforcing a keener
mind set for awareness in everything we do when hunting. One of the
dangers that often present itself in remote locations is the lack
of nearby medical facilities and the extended time it may take to
realize medical assistance.
Pintail Farms extends our best wishes for your happy, enjoyable and
safe hunting this season. |
