Hunting Safety

There is an old poem in which a father exhorts his son to caution with the words "All the pheasants ever bred won't make up for one man dead."

For all the hunters out there, while hunting with one or more people, always keep your safety on and firearm unloaded until ready to hunt in order to prevent any hunting accidents from occurring. The primary reason for Texas hunting accidents remains swinging on game outside a safe zone of fire. This happens when a person points a firearm at another hunter while following a moving target, such as a flying bird. Hunter education teaches people to set up safe zones of fire where a gun can be safely pointed whether the target is moving or stationary. A good example is how V.P. Dick Cheney blasted a fellow hunter.

So to all my friends, please be safe with firearms when you are hunting this season. And good luck on bagging the big one.

Bob