A safe hunt is the best

The Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department offers the following safety tips:
    • 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.
    • 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.