Hunter Safety
This is not a hunter safety course
I am not a hunter safety instructor.
Review of common principles
Agenda
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Accidental discharge
Four primary causes of incidents
Five rules of gun safety
HSA elements
Guaranteed way to prevent a firearm
discharge
• Two safest places to keep a hand gun
There is no such thing as an
accidental discharge!!!!!!
• Negligent discharge is the
proper terminology
Four Main Causes of Hunting
Incidents
• Hunter Judgment Mistakes
• Safety Rule Violations
• Lack of Control and Practice
• Mechanical Failure
Eighty percent of all
firearm accidents occur
within 10 yards of the
muzzle.
Five Rules of Gun Safety
• All guns are loaded
• Never point a gun at anything you are not
prepared to destroy
• Do not put your finger on the trigger until
your sights are on the target
• Be sure of your target and what is behind
it.
• Guns and alcohol are a recipe for disaster.
HSA
Procedures
Equipment
Positions of People
PPE
Management of Change
Procedures
Pre Travel meeting
Pre Hunt meeting
Post hunt meeting
4 Rules of gun safety
Unloaded, bolt open, cased
Group or individual
Travel
Birds, blinds,
Equipment
Gun
Ammo
Good repair
Boots
Visible
First aid kit
Knife
Water
Fire
Rope
Map or GPS
Positions of People
Group or individual
Zone of fire
Distance apart
45 o in front
No fire zone
Blinds
Nearby blinds
PPE
Eyes
Ears
Head
Feet
Body
Management of Change
Game down
Gun Malfunction
Weather
Visibility
Hunter injured
Any unplanned event
Guns and Alcohol do not mix
• Secure guns
Guaranteed safe firearm
• Unload and show me clear
– Look in barrel
– Look in magazine
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Bolt forward
Muzzle in safe direction
Pull trigger
Case firearm
Two safest places to keep a
handgun
• Locked up
• On your person