To make your deer hunt a safe hunt remember the following tips and always keep safety first and foremost in any activity.
• Always treat every firearm as if it was loaded.
• Be sure of your target, and what is beyond it.
• Always keep the muzzle of your firearm pointed in a safe direction.
• Unload your firearm before entering a dwelling, before entering a vehicle, or before storing it.
• Sight in your firearm prior to hunting season.
• Be sure that someone knows where you are headed, and when you plan to return.
• Carry emergency survival gear, a flashlight, map and compass, matches and water.
• Stop periodically to eat and re-hydrate yourself.
• Wear two pieces of hunter orange that are in good condition.
